Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31337/oz.78.5.9
Islamic Law and Abortion — Thoughts and Opinions of Islamic Scholars
Mevludi Arslani
orcid.org/0009-0007-1708-2849
; Islamic Community in Croatia, Islamic Secondary School Dr. Ahmed Smajlović, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This article deals with the phenomenon of abortion and aims to provide a comprehensive approach through an analysis of Islamic both traditional and modern theories, and thus to contribute to the ongoing debate on this topic. The issue of abortion gives rise to many controversies, especially in regard to religious teachings and perspectives. Therefore, it is no surprise that the acceptability and permissibility of abortion is so much debated for it is potentially a matter of life and death. When it comes to determining the beginning of human life, Islamic jurists have discussed this extensively and have reached the consensus that human life begins at conception, and that an embryo/fetus is a person from the moment of conception. When defining their position on abortion, Islamic jurists make a distinction between intentional abortion before and after the soul is infused into the fetus by an angel. This article attempts to clarify the Islamic perspective on abortion based on Islamic sources by citing traditional and modern Islamic scholars (jurists), as well as recent discoveries in medical science, particularly in perinatal medicine.
Keywords
abortion; Islam; Sharia; islamic law; perinatal medicine
Hrčak ID:
308652
URI
Publication date:
12.10.2023.
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