ISLAMIC TREATMENT TOWARDS ANIMALS: A STUDY ON RIGHTS AND WELFARE

Abstract

Islam is more than a religion and the complete culture for life, the way of life here and hereafter. Hereby it describes and indicates every aspect related to human life. The almighty Allah has created human beings as the best of his creatures and the others, including animals, to serve them. Though all the other creatures are created to serve human beings, these all have specific rights given by the almighty Allah, narrated in the Quran, Hadith and Islamic law. In this article animal rights and welfare will be discussed according to the Islamic view.