Islam prohibits tattoos? Talk about the relationship between tattoos and religion

Religion is both familiar and distant to many people. I don't know if you are religious or not, or if there are religious people around.

Is tattooing forbidden in Islam? Christianity, however, encourages tattoos? Does every religion have something to say about tattoos?

Today we will look at the understanding of tattoos by some religions with a large audience.

Christianity

Many Christian soldiers in the Middle Ages would tattoo crosses on their hands to show that if they died in battle, they asked people to bury them with a Christian burial.

There is a verse in the Bible that refers to a related issue: "Never cut the body of the dead or carve a mark on yourself. I am the Lord. " (Leviticus 19:28)

But the context makes it difficult to say that the "mark" here is a modern-day tattoo.

The Bible says not to mark the body because Jesus does not want believers to rely on other forces, but to follow God with one heart and trust in God's creation of man himself.

Many modern Christians (whether Orthodox, Protestant, or Catholic) will have biblical verses or scriptures inscribed on their bodies.

Even today, some people, despite not being Christians, still get tattoos with biblical sentences and elements of biblical stories.

Islam

According to traditional Islamic hadith, the Prophet Muhammad stated, "Cursed is the one who makes the tattoo and the one who receives it."

Islamic scholars usually consider non-permanent tattoos such as henna to be of no consequence. And, if a person previously had a tattoo and later started practicing Islam, he does not need to remove the previous tattoo.

On this subject, I was surfing the Internet and came across this Q&A.

Question: 

When I was an infidel, I had a tattoo on my shoulder; thanks to Allah, I have now become a Muslim and my husband is not against the tattoo; nevertheless, I want to remove the tattoo; I was told that removing the tattoo with a laser is costly and requires burning the skin; if Allah wills, I want to become a person who enters Paradise without purification; I have now repented of my sin Is there anything else here that I have to do? May Allah grant you happiness!

Answer: 

All praise and praise be to Allah.We thank Allah for guiding you to the path of decency, and we pray that He will make you steadfast on the right path; as for the tattoo on your body, if the only way to get rid of it is by laser surgery, then you do not have to do that, because it is very difficult and will cause you harm and pain; Allah says: "He has chosen you, and He has not made it obligatory for you to do anything with regard to religion. trouble to make it difficult for you to do your duty." (22:78) Your repentance and your abhorrence of the tattoo and your determination not to repeat it is sufficient; just as the belief in Islam removes all previous sins and exempts them, so the tattoo on your body, if Allah wills it, will not harm you in any way. May Allah make it smooth for you to attain the pleasure and satisfaction of Allah!

Scholar Sheikh Kutty says that the ban on tattoos exists in Islam to protect Muslims from AIDS, hepatitis, and other diseases that can be transmitted to people through tattoos. There is no direct mention of the word "tattoo" in the Quran.

In fact, in some Islamic communities in Indonesia, there are even traditional tattoos and almost everyone is required to have one.

Most Muslim scholars write that although the Qur'an does not actually mention tattoos, Islamic law prohibits intentionally causing pain to the body or destroying the natural form of the body. And tattoos alter Allah's creation of the human body.

Many people, therefore, believe that tattoos are forbidden in Islam.

There are still tattoo artists in Islamic countries, but most of them are somewhat dangerous.

Buddhism

There is a traditional protective tattoo tradition in Southeast Asia that incorporates Buddhist symbols and images and a Khmer script with protective mantras or scriptures.

Hinduism

Tattooing is culturally and religiously permitted in India, and tattoos are common among traditional Hindus. Hina tattoos (although semi-permanent) are a standard feature of Indian weddings.