Organ transplantation : a sunni islamic perspective
Author
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 4 (31 Aug. 2012), pp.817-822, 6 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2012-08-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper reviews the standpoints of Muslim jurists within the Sunni tradition on organ transplantation.
Muslim jurists allowed different forms of bone grafts (auto graft, allograft and engraft) for widely broken bones.
Ibn Sina in 1037 discussed this subject in Al-Kanoon 1000 years ago.
In 1959, the Muftis of Egypt and Tunisia allowed, under specific conditions, corneal transplants from dead persons.
Thereafter, many fatwas (jurisprudence) on organ transplantation have been issued from different parts of the Muslim world.
In Amman, Jordan, the International Islamic Jurist Council recognized brain-death as a recognized sign of death in Islamin October 1986.
This paved the way for organ transplantation from brain-dead persons, which started immediately in Saudi Arabia.
In 1990 and 2003, the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) and the Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA) issued important fatwas on organ transplantation.
By the end of 2008, more than 3600 organs were transplanted from brain-dead persons in Saudi Arabia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bar, Muhammad Ali. 2012. Organ transplantation : a sunni islamic perspective. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 23, no. 4, pp.817-822.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-312264
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bar, Muhammad Ali. Organ transplantation : a sunni islamic perspective. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 23, no. 4 (Aug. 2012), pp.817-822.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-312264
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bar, Muhammad Ali. Organ transplantation : a sunni islamic perspective. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2012. Vol. 23, no. 4, pp.817-822.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-312264
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 821-822
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BIM-312264