Biomedical ethics: an Islamic formulation
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Title
Biomedical ethics: an Islamic formulation
Author
Kasule, Omar Hasan
Publisher
2010/00/00
Language
English
Publication Date
20100000
Abstract
The term 'ethics' translated into Arabic as akhlāqiyāt suggests an alien notion that ethics is separate from or is parallel to the law. Ethics is an indivisible part of Islamic law, unlike the situation in the West where ethics evolved in the recent past as a distinct area of study and practice to deal with issues of a 'moral' character that the secular positive law could not deal with since it divested itself of 'religious' elements. The Islamic view is that some moral issues cannot be resolved using empirical experience alone. With clear and robust purposes and operating under various sources of the law, Muslims can analyze and resolve all ethical issues from within the Law and do not therefore need another discipline outside the Law.
Primary Classification
2.1
Secondary Classification
2.1;1.2
Primary keywords
bioethics--[pri];fiqh--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];principle-based ethics--[pri];values--[pri]
Secondary keywords
ethics;health care;Koran;law;quality of life;religion;resource allocation;risks and benefits;sharia;sunna;terminology;value of life
Journal Article
Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America 2010; 42(1): 38-40
Link for Internet access
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
Primary Document Type
ja
Call Number
citation
Bibliography
3 refs.
Collection
Citation
“Biomedical ethics: an Islamic formulation,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed September 7, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34597.