Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life

Abortion is an act that is done with the intention of terminating the life of a fetus before it is born. Under Islamic law, the life of a human being is sacred and as such, no one is allowed to kill or bring an end to the life of another except in accordance with the law. Whether a fetus under Islam...

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Main Authors:	Mohd, Azizah, Abdul Hak, Nora, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Alkali, Alhaji Umar
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	Tokyo International Conference on Social Sciences (TICSS) 2014
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/18/73097%20abstract.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/1/Abortion%20in%20Islamic%20law%20ticss2014tokyo.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/3/TICSS2014%20certificate%20of%20presentation.pdf

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spelling	iium-730972019-07-09T03:29:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/ Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life Mohd, Azizah Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina Alkali, Alhaji Umar KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Abortion is an act that is done with the intention of terminating the life of a fetus before it is born. Under Islamic law, the life of a human being is sacred and as such, no one is allowed to kill or bring an end to the life of another except in accordance with the law. Whether a fetus under Islamic law is entitled to enjoy this protection or not is a subject that is hotly debated by Muslim scholars. Abortion has a direct link to the right of the child to life because when abortion is done, it simply brings an end to the life of the human being in the womb that is in the process of development. Abortion is generally prohibited under Islamic law because it is tantamount to killing a human being that has not fully developed. Islamic jurists are not unanimous on the stage and conditions that can warrant the permissibility of abortion. This work, therefore, intends to employ a doctrinal analysis in its methodology which is basic library research. Examination extends on the definition of abortion from juristic and medical perspectives, the concept of abortion under Islamic law and authorities from the Qur’an, Sunnah and scholars’ views concerning abortion, situations under which abortion may be permitted under Islamic law and the position of the law in some Muslim states. The paper ends with a conclusion and recommendations on the practical steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that children’s right to life is well protected even before they are born. Tokyo International Conference on Social Sciences (TICSS) 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/18/73097%20abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/1/Abortion%20in%20Islamic%20law%20ticss2014tokyo.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73097/3/TICSS2014%20certificate%20of%20presentation.pdf Mohd, Azizah and Abdul Hak, Nora and Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina and Alkali, Alhaji Umar (2014) Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life. In: Tokyo International Conference on Social Sciences 2014 (TICSS), 17th -19th December 2014, Tokyo, Japan.
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spellingShingle	KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Mohd, Azizah Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina Alkali, Alhaji Umar Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
description	Abortion is an act that is done with the intention of terminating the life of a fetus before it is born. Under Islamic law, the life of a human being is sacred and as such, no one is allowed to kill or bring an end to the life of another except in accordance with the law. Whether a fetus under Islamic law is entitled to enjoy this protection or not is a subject that is hotly debated by Muslim scholars. Abortion has a direct link to the right of the child to life because when abortion is done, it simply brings an end to the life of the human being in the womb that is in the process of development. Abortion is generally prohibited under Islamic law because it is tantamount to killing a human being that has not fully developed. Islamic jurists are not unanimous on the stage and conditions that can warrant the permissibility of abortion. This work, therefore, intends to employ a doctrinal analysis in its methodology which is basic library research. Examination extends on the definition of abortion from juristic and medical perspectives, the concept of abortion under Islamic law and authorities from the Qur’an, Sunnah and scholars’ views concerning abortion, situations under which abortion may be permitted under Islamic law and the position of the law in some Muslim states. The paper ends with a conclusion and recommendations on the practical steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that children’s right to life is well protected even before they are born.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd, Azizah Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina Alkali, Alhaji Umar
author_facet	Mohd, Azizah Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina Alkali, Alhaji Umar
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title	Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
title_short	Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
title_full	Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
title_fullStr	Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
title_full_unstemmed	Abortion under Islamic Law: an infringement of the child's right to life
title_sort	abortion under islamic law: an infringement of the child's right to life
publisher	Tokyo International Conference on Social Sciences (TICSS)
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