A BIT OF A CONTRADICTION

FROM THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT YOU SUICIDE BOMBING (THE KORAN), A PROHIBITION ON ASSISTED SUICIDE:

This International Herald Tribune story is most notable for the following section:

"Islamic scholars have generally prohibited the discontinuation of life support machines, since the Koran advises: 'Don't throw yourself into death.' Nabil Shaath, the Palestinian foreign minister, reacted violently to press reports yesterday that Palestinian officials had arrived in Paris to 'pull the plug' on Arafat."

So the Koran says "Don't throw yourself into death"? This section of the book should, perhaps, be more widely publicized in the Middle East.