Evolution of Islamic Medical Ethics – An Overview

Abstract The Ethics was not a separate discipline in the early Islamic era because all the oral values were already embedded in Islamic jurisprudence. Nevertheless, the importance of the manners, especially for physicians, prompted Ishāq ibn `Alī al-Ruhāwī t write...

Global Crisis of Abortion and the Islamic Viewpoint

Abstract Heath professionals face various medical and ethical dilemmas throughout their professional careers. Some of these challenges become more testing when they pose a threat to one’s religious teachings and beliefs. During current times when people, in...

“Is Brain Death Actual Death?” “Absolutely not !”

Abstract Despite the concept of brain death being around for over five decades and the various attempts to define death by different disciplines, the question, “Is brain death actual death?” continues to be a source of controversy and debate. Unfortunately, the...