Contemporary Bioethics: Islamic Perspective
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9783642256431
10.1007/978-3-319-18428-9
Author
Al-Bar, Mohammed Ali
Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan
Institutions
Abstract
Contemporary Bioethics: Islamic Perspective, by Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Bar and
Dr. Hassan Chamsi-Pasha, is a timely contribution in the field of Islamic bioethics.
The book is authored by two prominent practitioners of medicine in Saudi Arabia
with an impressive knowledge of Islamic religious sciences and legal-ethical rulings
on various topics of clinical significance. Rapid advancement in the innovation of
medical technology has given rise to the critical need for expansion of the bioethical
field to keep up with medical practice and research while relating the ethical
decisions to their religious sources and reliable medical knowledge. Muslim bio-
ethicists are struggling to keep pace with and produce answers to the questions
posed by the medical establishment. The early phases of Islamic bioethics saw a
number of medical professionals taking up to write on various issues in medical
practice and research. Some of these early works were supplemented by Muslim
legal scholars who teamed up with medical professionals to write responses to
religious questions for clinical cases that required careful analysis of Islamic tra-
dition and jurisprudence to provide dependable rulings. The present works are now
being authored by some medical professionals who also have a good understanding
of the religious sources that provide spiritual and moral guidance for complicated
medical cases.