Preserving Human Dignity during War and Prohibiting Reprisals among Followers of Divine Messages

The research addresses an important issue of ethical values during wartime. This issue revolves around honoring human beings and prohibiting reprisals among followers of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian teachings. Many people still hold the view that followers of Islam are perpetrators of brutal and savage acts during conflicts. The reason for this perception is either a lack of effort on their part to seek the truth about Islam and its followers or due to the distortion carried out by those with a hostile agenda against Islam, constructing a misleading image of the Islamic religion and its adherents. This has led to the imagination of a distorted image. The research addresses this issue from a specific perspective, which is to elucidate Islam's condemnation of reprisals and its prohibition by advising its followers against committing such acts. It emphasizes that these legal principles have been put into practical application by Muslims throughout history. In contrast, the research also presents the actions of followers of Judaism and Christianity, highlighting the ethical atrocities committed against humanity during times of war. Using the analytical approach to the texts of Islamic Sharia that address the prohibition of reprisals, as well as employing the historical approach by recounting practical events where Muslims applied the value of honoring human beings and refraining from reprisals as dictated by Islamic law, the research highlights the practical realities. It also presents instances where followers of Judaism and Christianity engaged in reprisals against the deceased in accordance with Jewish and Christian laws. The outcome of this research suggests that, for followers of Islam, war is a means to protect human values, whereas for followers of Judaism and Christianity, war violates human dignity.