Dear Friends,
Sometimes there is the question how Sufism is considering euthanasia. Words of our Master Hazrat Inayat Khan concerning this subject are:
“One may wonder if illness is never to be understood as being the will of God. And if not, how is it with death? Death is different from illness, for illness is worse than death. The sting of death is only momentary; the idea that one leaves one’s surroundings is one moment’s bitter experience, no longer; but illness is incompleteness, and that is not desirable. Is it wrong to let a person die who is suffering very much, or should one use artificial means to keep him alive? It is not advisable that a doctor, or a relation, or anyone should kill a person who is suffering very much from a disease, in order to save him from pain; for nature is wise and every moment that one passes on this physical plane has its purpose. We human beings are too limited to judge, to decide to put an end to life and suffering. We must try to make the suffering less for that person, to do everything in our power to make that person feel better. But to use artificial means of keeping someone alive for hours or days is not a right thing to do, because that is going against nature’s wisdom and the divine plan. It is as bad as killing a person. The tendency is for man always to go further than he ought to; that is where he makes a mistake”.
The Sufi Message, Volume IV: Healing and the Mind World, Part 1: “Health”
Nowadays there are so many possibilities to lengthen our lives, but every-
body has his own responsibility. May we have the wisdom to choose the right decision!
With loving greetings,
Sattva van Dorssen, Secretary of the Spiritual Healing Activity
Shamsher van Hees, Assistant Secretary, Spiritual Healing Activity
