Matters Of Life And Death Flashcards
(15 cards)
Define Akhira
Life after death- ISLAM
What are the christian views on life after death?
> All churches support life after death
When you die your spirit goes to God
God judges you
Define Barzakh
Waiting for judgement- ISLAM
Define Jannah
Heaven- ISLAM
Define Jahannam
Hell- ISLAM
Surah (30:18) says what?
Bring forth the living from the dead and dead from living. Resurrect earth after death.
What are the non religious reasons for life after death?
Reincarnation
Ghosts
Near death experiences
Mediums
What is an abortion?
The removal of the foetus within a certain time in the pregnancy within justified reasons.
Catholic and evangelical Protestant reasons against abortion.
> every human has right to life and abortion is taking that away.
Life is a gift from God and only God decides who dies.
5th commandment States “though shalt not murder.
God has a plan for humans and we shouldn’t interfere with that.
Christian views FOR abortion
> Sanctity of life is broken in times of war so abortion may be the same
Jesus taught to act with love and sometimes abortion is love.
how can we be sure life begins at conception.
ISLAMIC view FOR abortion
> As foetus is not human until 120 days the future health effects on the family can be considered.
Shari’ah states that life of mother is always taken over child.
several Hadiths say foetus does not receive soul until 120 days
ISLAMIC view AGAINST abortion
> a soul is given at the moment of conception.
the Qur’an bans abortion
life begins at conception and it is the same as murder.
Define assisted suicide
Process of providing someone else with means to end their life.
Define voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
Define in-voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life when they are unable to ask but you have good reason.
