Monday, August 3, 2026

The Gravity of Murder in Islam


In his Friday Sermon of 31 July 2026~16 Safar 1448 AH, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius profoundly reflects upon a foundational principle of both Divine Law and Secular Law: respect for the sanctity of human life and of rule of law and justice for social peace. The ongoing genocidal violence against the people of Palestine; being perpetrated by the barbarian state of Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu with virtual impunity over the last several years; the indifference and complicity of powerful actors doing nothing to end this horrendous bloodletting of children, women, and a people under military occupation, says something about the dismal state of international rule of law and justice in our hypocritical world. Instead of displaying respect for the sanctity of agreements and shared undertakings of international humanitarian law; the Israelis- in their vengeful excesses against another people- by acting without limits of proportionality, nor the equity of military necessity, or the required restraint for the protection of a hapless civilian population,- have become lawbreakers and oppressors. Playing 'God' in pursuit of total dominance over the entire region- scheming disorder and creating havoc on God’s earth; they will only inherit the wrath of God in their tracks in the not-so-distant future, Insha Allah, Aameen.


Read the Friday Sermon below:       


Human life is a sacred treasure, a gift from Allah, and no one has the right to destroy it without just cause. In the Qur’an, Allah says: “Whoever kills an innocent person, unless he has committed a crime or spread corruption in the land, it is as if he has killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it is as if he has saved all of humanity.” (Al-Maida 5: 33).