ANIMAL LOVE AND CARE IN ISLAM AND OTHER RELIGIONS

ANIMAL LOVE AND CARE IN ISLAM AND OTHERlaboratory animal's welfare rises. However, the Quran,
RELIGIONSthe holy book of God too preaches the love for the
         BY                   PROFanimals .The love for the animals is as essential as the
DR GHULAM MOHYUDDIN WANIlove for any human kind.The animals and all the
            The love of the animals is not theorhter creatures are told to be preaching and
new slogan of the modern ethics alone .Many yearssubjugating to God and GOD alone.
before the first Bishop of Athens has said that truthBook of Islam, as well as Hadiths contain the
does not enter the soul which loved not animals. Iobligatory ways to keep and treat animals since
had heard of some tales of the Muslim lord andmore than 1430 years ago ,as such no muslim can be
nawabs having spent thousands of rupees on theand should be brutal to any livining creatures
marriage of their pet dogs .According to Islamic principles, humanity is not
           When they were ridiculed on thisallowed to do everything to the living things and must
spending he has made a legend. He took his son ontraet them with respect.The master of any animal
the top of the place which was few stories abovehas to provide him with proper food and shelter.It
the ground.Closed all the doors and windows andwrong to leave them unattended in old age , as most
asked him to jump from the top. All thought he is runof the people do even with cows and calves if they
mad and mocked at him. Then he Put  his dog in theare not economic.We have seen many old parents
similar situation and called him in distress, the dogyawning to see their sons and daughters in old
jumped breaking his  legs in the endeavour. Thus heage.Even in Asian countries the western culture of
answered all question to his spending on his pet.nuclear families have necessiated parental home.We
        Here we do learn that animals are morehere in India here many dreadful stories of the
loyal to man than what he is to them. From timescruelity to men and women in old age,Therefore a
immoral animals have been helping human to performlove for the animals is essential to create a feeling
many tasks.for the life on this planet.LOVE OF LIFE IS
           Many stories are in the literatureESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF WOTLD
when dog has helped him to come out in difficultPEACE Hunting of young birds for pleasure is
situation. We do sometimes see that animals have soforbidden by Islam. From the Islamic viewpoit animals
much affection for the man who once cares forrepresent GODS MIGHT.The might and wisdom of
them that they never forget his love and affection .IGod is more important saver of the animals Several
have never seen or heard of a animal hurting hisIslamic manuscripts state that animals have their own
master but have seen many sons careless andposition in the world and humans are responsible for
leaving their own parents and other human beings inthe facilities and  animals' health Islam determines
distress. Goats have been helping the people inthe living costs of animals and orders humanity to
deserted conditions .Animal do recognize andrespect and not to abuse the animals.Quran says
recipocorate the love and affection one gives them, "Certainly, there is no one who has been created
they do have revenge qualities too and literature iswithout the will of the as such no man has an
full of reports while wild beasts have recognized theathourity to be cruel to them
man who endangered them and killed them beforeMany scholars in the Islamic world have discussed the
himself being killed.ethics of animal welfare a muslim is duty bound to
The animal ethic is not new Islam the religion which isfollow the guidelines of the God.Let us pray all of us
thought to be wrongly linked cruel to the animals hasirrespective of gender,religion,race shall start loving
been asking for their protection and well fare. Belowanimals.Yes we leave it to you eat or not to eat an
we reproduce the paper of an professor from Irananimals ,as they are created for this purpose,but yes
who details the Islamic principles for animal welfaretheir eating is not a binding but an option.They have
enunciated much before 1980 when the modernto be even kliied or sarcrified polietely.Quran does not
animal welfare came into exisistence.Several yearsallow sacreficing an animal infront of another
has elapsed since the societal recognition of the issueanimal.Here in this world we kill and slaughter the
that not only people should but animals too needhumans what to talk of animals,Beware man you
your care and attension.have to answer your deads ,do good now to have
Biomedical education as a social concern forenterrence to peace in the heavens.