Prokreacja w islamie – wybrane problemy
Procreation in Islam – Selected Problems

Author(s): Katarzyna Pachniak
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Islam; family; family planning; abortion; in vitro; contraception
Summary/Abstract: The Islamic concept of the family is a group that emerges from the unison of man and woman through a marriage contract and the children that are born of it. Children are very important in the social order. For this reason the issue of the abortion is important in this religion as well. Muslim views on it are shaped by the Muslim sacred texts: Qur’an, the Hadith, and by the opinions of religious scholars. The Quran does not directly mention intentional abortion, but there is no explicit prohibition to abort, and it depends in Islamic law on woman’s will. On the other hand, the schools of Islamic law differ in their opinions when pregnancy can be terminated.The second part of the article discusses the attitude towards abortion and contraception today, referring to the differences in the regulations of legal schools and countries.

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