General Rights A. Right to Life 1: The sanctity and absolute value of human life is upheld by the Qur'an, which states: "Take not life, which God Hath made sacred, except By way of justice and law" (Sura 6: 151).6 In Sura 5:35, the Qur'an points out graphically that in essence the life of each individual is comparable to that of an entire community and, therefore, should be treated with great care: "We ordained For the Children of Israel That if any one slew A person-unless it be For murder or for spreading Mischief in the land- It would be as if He slew the whole people: And if any one saved a life, It would be as if he saved The life of the whole people l B. Right to Respect An In Sura 17:70, the Qur'an says, "Verily, We have honored every human being." Human beings are deemed worthy of esteem because they are human.