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The need to develop a Qur’anic ethical framework for bioethics: An introductory paper
Panjwani, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Imranali
Panjwani, Dr. Sibtain
Panjwani, Imranali
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"„The enterprise of setting common standards in the biomedical field, although difficult, is possible because international human rights law presupposes that some basic principles transcend cultural diversity. Of course, the major challenge is to identify those universal principles with regard to biomedical issues, but it is possible through promotion of an open and constructive dialogue between cultures. This would explain why international organizations, in which different cultural traditions and values are represented, seem to provide the ideal arena for the discovery of such common criteria.‟6 As Muslims and academics working in the field of bioethics, our focus in this article is to introduce the potential of the Qur‟anic ethical framework within the scope of current bioethical principles and issues. The aim of this is to further engage Islamic scholarship in bioethics as there are still very few Muslim contributions to rapidly emerging biogenetical advancements.7 In traditional Islamic scholarship, particularly those of seminaries, fiqh (jurisprudence) and kalam (theology) are regarded as essential subjects. Whilst they have their place as classical disciplines, there is a need to expand Islamic sciences to include bioethics because of the questions posed by contemporary developments which affect the purpose and stability of human existence. Arguably, there is a burning need to acquaint traditional scholars with such developments hence the format of this paper.8 The second aim of the article is to introduce the Qur‟anic ethical worldview of humanity to scholars from other traditions and fields to acquaint them with some foundational ethical concepts that can be a source of fruitful and mutual dialogue. Our methodological approach is introductory but interdisciplinary and schematic so as to achieve an overview of the ideas we would like to discuss and illicit initial responses for further development. The first part of our article will give an overview of current bioethical issues and the Beauchamp and Childress framework. The second part will introduce Qur‟anic ethical concepts and compare them to ethical concepts currently used in bioethics."(pg 1-2)
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