Islam has precise opinions on euthanasia and this essay will bring to the fore all the main beliefs relevant to the issue of euthanasia/assisted suicide. Islam explains things quite clearly, with enough similarities to clarify every point of the belief system. The sanctity of human life is a fundamental value decreed by God even before the times of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Commenting on the killing of Abel by his brother Cain (the two sons of Adam), God says in the Quran: "For this reason We commanded the children of Israel that if anyone kills a person, unless it is for murder or spreading evil in the land, it would be as if he killed all the people. And if anyone saved one life, it would be as if he saved the life of all the people" (Quran 5:32). The Quran also says: "Do not take away the life that Allah has made sacred except in the course of justice" (Quran 6:151 and 17:33). The Shari'a has gone into detail in defining the conditions under which taking life is permitted in both war and peace (as an element of criminal law), with strict prerequisites and precautions to minimize such occurrence. There is no right to suicide in Islam at any time in life. Since we did not create ourselves, we do not own our bodies. We are entrusted with care, nourishment and custody. God is the owner and giver of life, and His rights in giving and taking must not be violated. Attempting to kill yourself is a crime in Islam as well as a grave sin. The Quran says: "Do not kill (or destroy) yourselves, for verily Allah has been merciful to you" (Quran 4:29). To warn against suicide the Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever kills himself with an iron instrument will bring him to hell forever. Whoever takes...half of the paper...not from disease is obligatory in Islam, according to to two sayings of the prophet: "Seek the cure, subjects of God, for for every disease God has prepared a cure", and "Your body has the right over you. But when the treatment promises nothing, it ceases to be obligatory". This applies both to surgical and/or pharmaceutical measures and, according to the majority of scholars, to artificial animation equipment which is a right of every living being and which are not classified as "care". They include food and drink and ordinary nursing care, and must not be denied as long as the patient lives. WORKS CITED: The Islamic Code of Medical Ethics 1981 p.67 Islamic Organization of Medical Sciences, Kuwait, 1981, p.65 The Noble Qur 'a http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/