Ethics and Theology
In the Islamic world, special legal protections were given to the mentally ill. This attitude was reinforced by scripture, as exemplified in Sura 4:5 of the Qur'an:
"Do not give your property which God assigned you to manage to the insane: but feed and clothe the insane with this property and tell splendid words to him."This Quranic verse summarized Islam's attitudes towards the mentally ill, who were considered unfit to manage property but must be treated humanely and be kept under care by either a guardian or the state.
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