The Role of Islam in the Prevention of Suicide: An Analytical Study of the Reasons Behind Suicide Prevention in Islam

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this research is to extrapolate and analyze the causes leading to suicide prevention in the Islamic religion, by deducing the relationship between the level of Islamic religiosity and mental health, specifically suicide, then extrapolating the factors or components that lead to suicide prevention in the Islamic religion, as well as analyzing the Islamic faith's position on Suicide, then inferring the effect of belief in fate and destiny on psychological security and in reducing suicide.Methods: This study follows the inductive and analytical approach, based on extrapolating studies and statistics about suicide rates in the world as a whole, then the Islamic world, then the deductive approach by construing and analyzing the relationship between the level of Islamic religiosity and the suicide rate, and the effect of belief in fate and destiny in reducing suicide.The importance of the study: it has appeared in that it addresses non-Arab societies, clarifying the position of Islamic law on suicide.Given that suicide is a global issue, this paper proposes solutions to this phenomenon by presenting Islamic teachings.Results and Conclusions: The study concluded with a number of results.Most notably, the existence of a positive correlation between the high level of Islamic religiosity and mental health at the onset, and that the lower the religious faith and the level of Islamic religiosity, the more this leads to a higher rate of suicide in Islamic countries.Then, the Islamic religion's prohibition of suicide and the stipulation of its punishment on the Day of Resurrection led to a lower rate.Suicide among Muslims, in addition to prohibiting causes that can lead to suicide, such as drug abuse.Recommendations: The study recommends conducting more research in the English language - to further dialogue with non-Muslims-on the impact of the Islamic faith on the problems of the contemporary world including the impact of the Islamic faith in preventing addiction as well in preventing sexually transmitted diseases.