Protecting children in times of armed conflict in Islamic law and international humanitarian law

Abstract

Islamic Sharia prohibited the participation of children under the age of puberty in war and the killing of children in war, which is the same matter stipulated by international laws and ordered not to differentiate between children and their families as stated in the Prophet’s Sunnah, which is what it called for.

It is also subject to international laws. Islamic Sharia had the honor of taking precedence in legislation and the honor of application in the actual field. Therefore, we hardly find violations of children's rights during armed conflicts in the prosperous peaceful era.