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22.04.2020 | Philosophical Exploration

The Beginning of Life Issues: An Islamic Perspective

verfasst von: Piyali Mitra

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 2/2021

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Abstract

Islam gives legal precedence to purity of lineage and known parenthood of all children. In Islam treatment to infertility using IVF is permitted within validity of marriage contract with no genes mixing. The paper shows that the Qur’ān, the word of Allah, and science, the deeds of Allah are not in major conflicts in defining the start of human life. The Holy Qur’ān provides an elegant description of origin, developmental stages of intra-uterine life. The Hadith explains two positions one that believes human embryo get ensouled at conception and the other after 40 days of conception. The paper aims to find that Islam confers moral respect to human embryo, but it also clarifies the absence of full human rights to a developing foetus. In Islam, human embryonic use is probably permissible for therapeutic and reproductive purpose keeping intact the principles of Shari’ah.

‘Ibaha’ is used in fiqh (jurisprudence) as a permission of possessing or utilising something. Ibaha means to allow. Majority of Shiá faqihs believe that both Shar’ and’ Aql (religion and reason) prove asalat al-Ibaha (primacy of permission). Such opinions find mention in the verses of the Holy Quran Sura al-Baquara, verse no. 29 and verse no. 168. Sura al-Anám, verse no. 145.

Shariáh: Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Prophet (Hadith and Sunnah), prescribing both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for law breaking. It has generally been supplemented by legislation adapted to the conditions of the day, though the manner in which it should be applied in modern states is a subject of dispute between Muslim traditionalists and reformists.

Sunnah is the verbally transmitted record of the teachings, deeds and sayings, silent permissions or disapprovals of the Prophet Mohammad, and also of companions of the Prophet.

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Titel: The Beginning of Life Issues: An Islamic Perspective
verfasst von: Piyali Mitra
Publikationsdatum: 22.04.2020
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01018-3

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