Islamic Bioethics: The Interplay of Islam and the West

Abstract Contemporary Islamic bioethics is generally characterized by a friendly relationship with biomedical technology which is usually seen as one of the good fruits of Western modernity. Muslim religious scholars usually hailed this technology and further acknowledged and endorsed, within specific limits, its public benefits in the fields of medical treatment and healthcare. However, contributions of Muslim religious sch Read More

في هذا البحث دراسة عن صحة الإنسان في الأديان المختلفة موضحين نقاط التشابه و الاختلاف في مواقف الأديان من الإنسان و صحته ، و قد لاحظنا اتفاق الديانات التوحيدية حول عدد كبير من القضايا المرتبطة بالأخلاق الحيوية. فالقرابة الدينية التي تجمع الديانات التوحيدية وحّدت رؤيتها تجاه الحياة الإنسانية ، و قيمة الإنسان في هذه الحياة ، و ضرورة الحفاظ عليها ، و تقديم حلول لمشاكل الإنسان الصحية التي لا تتعارض مع وجهة النظر الدينية في طبيعة الإنسان و علاقته بالخلق و الخالق، كما يجب أن لا تتعارض أيضا مع الأخلاقيات التي Read More

Abstract As scientific progress in the realm of assisted reproduction and biotechnology continues to race ahead, the next revolutionary breakthrough on the horizon is the prospect of womb transplantation. Fertility doctors around the world are researching how to attain the first human pregnancy following a womb transplant. The world’s first human womb transplant was first attempted in Saudi Arabia in 2000 wi Read More

Abstract Contemporary western bioethics is based on two predominant philosophical theories and their off shoots, viz 1-Utilitarianism:(utilis=useful) is an ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall happiness, first expounded by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and expanded by his disciple John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) with many offshoots e.g. rule utilitarianism, act utilitarianism. The Read More

Abstract The achievements of the organ transplantation program in Saudi Arabia during the year 2011 reflected the progressive success in the number of organ donations and transplantations, but with escalating numbers of end stage organ failure patients awaiting transplantation. The organ failure census during 2011 showed more than 12,500 patients are on dialysis in 178 hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA Read More

Abstract Through ethnography of Islamic legal debates over assisted reproduction in Lebanon, this paper reaffirms the need to place discussions of ‘Islamic bioethics’ within particular intellectual, social and political contexts. ‘Islamic bioethics’, as most commonly employed in academic discourse at least, serves as a term of art for Islamic legal (fiqhi) discussions of biomedical ethical issues. Such discussions in the first place are, in Read More

Abstract Clinical ethics consultation is defined as a service provided by an individual or a group to help patients, families and healthcare providers, to address uncertainty or conflict regarding value-laden issues that emerge in healthcare. Currently, in many Western societies, healthcare providers and patient populations increasingly come from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. In this situation, the practitioner a Read More

يقوم هذا البحث على فكرة إعمار الأرض بيد الإنسان، وأنه المسئول عن وضع البرامج والمناهج وتطويرها حتى الأخلاقيات بما يتفق والطبيعة الإعمارية بحيث لا يضار الإنسان بعلمه، ولا يحرم الإنسان من نتاج بحثه. أما الدين فهو شرع الله للإنسان يهديه إلى معرفة ما يعجز عن الوصول إليه إلا عن طريق الوحي من أمور الغيب والتكاليف العبادية، ويثبّته على الحق الذي أراه الله عند طريق الاجتهاد، ويبارك له خطوه في كل ابتكار يعود بالنفع على الإنسان مادياً ومعنوياً. وإذا كانت التقنيات الطبية والحيوية قد بلغت تقدماً مذهلاً يكاد يكشف أ Read More