Medicine and Shariah:
A Dialogue in Islamic Bioethics
"Medicine and Shariah" unites clinicians, scholars of Islamic studies, and Muslim theologians to explore the collaboration between medical professionals and jurists in shaping the emerging field of Islamic bioethics.
Dr. Aasim I. Padela
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About the book
Medicine and Shariah:
A Dialogue in Islamic Bioethics
This book, Medicine and Shariah: A Dialogue in Islamic Bioethics, edited by Aasim I. Padela, brings together leading experts in medicine, Islamic studies, and theology to address the growing field of Islamic bioethics. "Medicine and Shariah" explores the dynamic interactions between medical professionals and Islamic jurists as they work together to shape ethical frameworks for contemporary healthcare. It examines the integration of Islamic legal principles with modern biomedical practices, highlighting the ways these disciplines inform and challenge each other. The book encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, aiming to refine ethical guidelines and contribute to the development of a robust Islamic bioethical discourse.
What’s inside the book
1. Medicine and Religion
Explore the relationship between medical practice and Islamic religious principles through fatwa literature, offering key insights into bioethical decision-making.
2. Dire Necessity in Biomedical Interventions
Delve into the Islamic juridical principle of al-ḍarūra (necessity) and its implications for applying biomedical interventions in critical health scenarios.
3. Jurists and Physicians: Collaborating on Defining Death
Examine the cooperative framework between Muslim jurists and physicians, focusing on the complex issue of determining death in light of Islamic jurisprudence.
4. Techno-Science and Islamic Epistemology
Consider the impact of modern technological advances on Islamic thought, addressing questions of knowledge and being in the context of contemporary science.
Know More About Author
Aasim I. Padela
Dr. Padela is a bioethicist, community health researcher, and emergency medicine clinician. As a multidisciplinary academic scholar, Dr. Padela holds an MD from Weill Cornell Medical College, an MSc in Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan, a BS in Biomedical Engineering, and a BA in Classical Arabic from the University of Rochester. His formal training includes a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Rochester, a health services research fellowship at the University of Michigan, a medical ethics fellowship at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago, and an Islamic theology & law fellowship at the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies.
What people are saying
"Medicine and Shariah fills an important and widely felt gap among Muslims. There have been numerous recent works on Islamic bioethics, but none as far as I am aware that specifically focus on the actual interaction between physicians and jurists. Aasim Padela is one of the foremost medical experts who has brought to the fore practical as well as institutional challenges that face Muslim physicians and patients."
Author of Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thoughts.
"The book is well written, striking an academic and balanced tone, which cannot be said of much that passes for Islamic bioethics today. I have no doubt that Aasim Padela will be remembered as a pioneer of our field."
"This volume is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Islamic bioethics."