Medical Ethics is not an exercise between all black or all white, or absolute right or all wrong but, in gray areas, when it is not clear, in Medical Ethics we try to find a better answer over the worse one. The difference between what can be done and what should be done is the reason for Medical Ethics. The objectives of Islamic Shariah (Laws) is for the protection of individual life, religion, mind, property and family. In difficult cases, the rules are: a) take the lessor of the two evils, b) necessity overrides the prohibition. Here's the link: Medical Ethics in Islam Interesting Sites: Islamic Perspectives on Medical Ethics (Check it Out) IslamSet: Islamic Medicine Centre Wonderful Islamic site that deals with: 1. Science 2. Technology 3. Environment 4. Psychology 5. Bioethics 6. Encyclopedia 7. Muslim Scientists 8. Health News 9. Etc. Etc.

Q.21. When does life begin? At inception or at 120 days "when the spirit is blown"? A. Life and spirit are not synonymous. Life begins at the inception, fusion of sperm and egg. Abortion in both stages is a crime however, it is a more severe crime in the second stage. Q.24. Are Muslims allowed to consume medications which contain alcohol or pig by-products? A. Only if it is a life saving necessity, when non-alcoholic and non-pork medicines ate not available. Q.26. I am a medical student and I would like to know if it is OK for a female doctor to examine male patients private areas, or is it OK for a male doctor to be a Gynecologist? A. It is alright, early jurists allowed it. Medical Figh Conference in Kuwait in the 80's allowed it for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment and medical education. The Niyyah, (intention) however, is of crucial importance in the individual case. Patients' preferences should be respected.

Q.16. Is giving medication like RU 486 "the morning after pill" which prevents the formation of zygote equal to causing an abortion? A. No,unless the pregnancy has already formed or implanted. Q.18. If a mother is fertile but cannot carry the child for medical reasons, is surrogacy allowed? A. Not in Islam. Procreation emanates from a marriage contract, and a marriage contract accommodates two persons; husband and wife. Thus, assisted reproduction is allowed only between husband and wife while they are married. Q.19. When a woman is not able to have a baby, the man has the option of marrying another woman. What happens if the man is sterile, does the woman have any options. A. She has the legitimate option of procuring a divorce and marrying another man. Q.20. What is your view about permanent sterilization? A. Only for permanent medical indication or for the parous woman approaching her menopause. Other than that it is haram in Islam.

Q.12. What type of contraceptions are allowed in Islam? A. As long as they are not harmful; they are not abortifacient; or they do not cause sterility. Q.13. How come contraception is allowed and abortion is not? A. Contraception is a prevention of pregnancy; abortion extinguishes an existing human life Q.15. Would you allow an abortion for pregnancy resulting from rape? A. No. Why kill an innocent life? But the baby should be the responsibility of society if the mother cannot support it. Coverage, care and sympathy are amongst her rights. I acknowledge a different position taken by other notable jurists. Why commit one crime because of another crime.

Is it OK to withdraw the life support system for example: ( A Ventilator for a patient who has no cerebral function and is in a vegetative state) Dr. Shahid Athar: If there is no hope of treatment, you may withdraw the life support equipment. In an attempt to prolong life without quality, one must not prolong the misery at a high cost. If a person is in a vegetative state on artificial life support but he is not brain dead but his survival chances are minimal, are physicians' allowed to turn off the machine at this point? A. If "minimal" means hopeless upon scientific assessment, one may turn off and withdraw life support.

ORGAN DONATION/TRANSPLANTAION I have always been told that it is haram to donate your organs after death. But I wondered why it was alright if one is alive...but not if he/she is dead. This is what I found. Are you allowed to donate or receive organs, since I have seen no direct prohibition on organ transpants in the Quran. Praise be to Allaah. This subject is one of the topics which is being researched by the Islamic Fiqh Council (Majma’ al-Fiqh al-Islami), which has issued the following fatwaa: 1. It is permitted to transplant or graft an organ from one part of a person’s body to another, so long as one is careful to ascertain that the benefits of this operation outweigh any harm that may result from it, and on the condition that this is done to replace something that has been lost, or to restore its appearance or regular function, or to correct some fault or disfigurement which is causing physical or psychological distress. 2. It is permitted to transplant an organ from one person’s body to another, if it is an organ that can regenerate itself, like skin or blood, on the condition that the donor is mature and understands what he is doing, and that all other pertinent shar’i conditions are met. 3. It is permitted to use part of an organ that has been removed because of illness to benefit another person, such as using the cornea of an eye removed because of illness. 4. It is haraam to take an organ on which life depends, such as taking a heart from a living person to transplant into another person. 5. It is haraam to take an organ from a living person when doing so could impair an essential vital function, even though his life itself may not be under threat, such as removing the corneas of both eyes. However, removing organs which will lead to only partial impairment is a matter which is still under scholarly discussion. 6. It is permitted to transplant an organ from a dead person to a living person whose life depends on receiving that organ, or whose vital functions are otherwise impaired, on the condition that permission is given either by the person before his death or by his heirs, or by the leader of the Muslims in cases where the dead person’s identity is unknown or he has no heirs. 7. Care should be taken to ensure that there is proper agreement to the transplant of organs in the cases described above, on the condition that no buying or selling of organs is involved. It is not permitted to trade in human organs under any circumstances. But the question of whether the beneficiary may spend money to obtain an organ he needs, or to show his appreciation, is a matter which is still under scholarly debate. Anything other than the scenarios described above is still subject to scholarly debate, and requires further detailed research in the light of medical research and shar’i rulings. Is organ donation permitted in Islam? A. Certainly with the juridical safeguards. "An whoever saves a soul it would be as if he had saved all mankind". It should be given as a gift. The sale of an organ is prohibited. (Quran 5:32) Q.9. Is receiving organs for transplantation from an animal source permitted and especially if the animal is a pig? A. Certainly permitted. Necessity overrules prohibitions in the juridical rule. The Organ Transplant Nowadays many diseased organs are being replaced by healthy organs from living donors, cadavers and from animal source. Successful bone marrow, kidney, liver, comea, pancreas, heart and nerve cell transplantations have taken place. The incidence is limited only by cost and availability of the organs. The ethical questions are what are the lights of the living donor, the dead body and the recipient. To prolong a life, does the recipient have a right to take away the organs from the dead? Is the sale of organs justified? Is the taking of animal organs justified? Is accepting organs from aborted fetuses justified? Is the cost of transplantation worth the benefit derived from it? The cost of a heart transplantation alone is $ 70,000 now, not including long term care. Will harvesting fetal tissues lead to more abortions? The Islamic Perspective: The basic question is who owns our organs, we, our relatives, or our creator? A. Animal to Human: lf we can kill them for our food and let their meat become our flesh, why can't we use their comea to give us eyesight? B. Living to Living: This is like giving a gift at no cost. The sale is prohibited. C. Dead To Living:This is not permitted since it involves the desecration of the dead body.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO P.S. Yankees...STOP STEALING OUR VACCINES :mad: :mad:

I think IF one truly loves her husband then she will let him marry however much he wants. DOnt be selfish ladies

^^^Mash'allah. Your future daughter is so lucky to have a father like you. You bring tears to my eyes. Why cant all men be like you?

The Taj Mahal was built by the Emperor of India for his beloved wife Mumtaz who died giving birth to his 14th child. He wanted to set a monument in her memory...a tomb to celebrate her and remember. I think it was built for over 20 years and completed in the 14th century. :confused: Dont know when. What a lovely, kind, thoughtful man.

^^So true

I WANTED TO ASK YOU A SURVEY OF THE SOMALIAN MOVIES? There are somali movies? I mean other than those homemade, blurry ones with sound problems (but halariously funny though!!!! ) WOULD YOU PAY MONEY TO SEE A GOOD PICTURE SOMALIAN MOVIE What else do you have to pay other than money? Bariis iyo Paasto? Yes I would. Probably counterfeit though...cause Im guessing the movie is gonna be as good as the value of the counterfeit cash WHAT THEME DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN A MOVIE...LOVE,SOCIETY,SCARY ETC The problems associated with immigration and integration into a new society and culture. Family relationships (esp marital problems and kid rebellions and how the parents deal with it) and the roles of elders in the community in relation with the younger generation...and the issues that arise. Basically humour...not lovey-dovey stuff...I already have Indian moveis for that. And not action moves...there is Hollywood for that. COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY based on real relationships and events. WHAT CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA IS MOST POPULATED OTHER THAN MINN, OHIO, AND T.DOT Dont know. But lets just say If you see a black (and IM not saying somali...I mean AFRICAN) face in my area (vancouver)...its considered a miracle or something BIG is gonna happen. Its like a mirage. ALSO DO YOU WANT THE SLANG OF THE LANGUAGE TO BE SOUTH,NORTH OR WHATEVER WHo cares? I wouldnt understand anyway. Hope that helped sis Whats the survey for? Or are u just curious?

Sexist and racist comments will not be tolerated. I suggest you retract those stereotypical, fabricated lies. P.S. Its obvious that men are the worst drivers in history.

Im gonna try that on the irratating neihbourhood kids and my younger sibs....they wont know what hit them **PINCH PINCH***

LOOOOOOOOOOL@crazy shiinees I admire his strong faith and willingness to due sacrifice his life for it Maybe we should take lessons eh? (Of course not the animal kingdom)

What's gonna happen to Arafat...how will his death affect the region?

Walahi...waxaa loo bahanyahay inaa si fiican loo garaaco nacasyashaan buryagabka ah. Uff. Dhandhanmadaan yaa meesha soo galiyey. Acuudu bilah :mad: :rolleyes: Ramadhan spirt baan ku giraa....so habaarka aan ni ee haayo waan iska dheynayaa.

Jacaylbaro...I didnt expect that coming from you DID SOME GIRL STEP ON UR ITTY BITTY LITTLE EGO?

As a (Wo)Man I Yes she should marry him...but first he has to be castrated.....without anesthesia. Hmmmm...he shouldnt he alive for that matter. NO need for him to sully the gene pool. :mad: :mad:

^^^LOL...waa waalitey yareey...halkee ka heshay cajuusadaas?

^^^Caloosha kaa so dhacday ma ku dhahaa?

WHEN I SAY THIS IS WIILO...I REALLY MEAN WIILO Wiilo: Meel joog yaa ku dhaha...waxaan heystaa sawiradee oo markee ananaasiga kasoo baxday

whats xagal ciid :confused: :confused:

AFTER A WHILE After a while you learn the subtle difference Between holding a hand and chaining a soul, And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning And company doesn't mean security, And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts And presents aren't promises And you begin to accept your defeats With your head up and your eyes open, With the grace of a woman, Not the grief of a child And you learn to build all your roads on today, Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine Burns if you get too much So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers And you learn that you really can endure... That you really are strong And you really do have worth, and you learn and learn... With every good bye you learn Written By : Unknown

Transmittance of HIV: that has nothing to do with SEX 1. Blood 2. Breast Milk A mother who had HIV or A father...could transmit to their children (the kids didnt have SEX to get the disease) YOur in surgery or donating blood and the needles are not sterilized properly or the blood hastn been screened properly...you could get HIV... again...no SEX The virus can also travel across the placenta of a pregnant woman... If you are a doctor, nurse there is a risk of contacting HIV from infected patients.. so many scenerious....pple..