Suicide - It's Not An Escape!

All praise and gratitude is to Allah – our Creator, Provider and the Maintainer of all the worlds.

In a society that prides itself for freedom and liberty to attain maximum happiness, suicide ought to be the furthest from the mind?  Yet it is not an uncommon practice and may be someone who is close to you and opens up to you and you may be the only person who can help.  Suicide, resorted to in times of crisis as an end to those worries, is not only prohibited in Islam but it is also not an escape.  This article illustrates how Islam provides an alternative that is worth living for!