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The terminally ill Muslim: death and dying from the Muslim perspective
N Sarhill1, S LeGrand, R Islambouli
1Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
|July 27, 2001
Abstract:
Islam holds life as sacred and belonging to God and that all creatures will die one day. Suicide is forbidden. Muslims believe death is only a transition between two different lives. The terminally ill Muslim desires to perform five ritual requirements. Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders are acceptable. A deceased Muslim must always be buried after being ritually washed and wrapped. There are different Muslim schools of thought, but they are united regarding their views on death and dying.