Stem cell research is very promising. The use of human embryos has been confronted with objections based on ethical and religious positions. The recent production of reprogrammed adult (induced pluripotent) cells does not - in the opinion of scientists - reduce the need to continue human embryonic stem cell research. So the debate continues. Islam always encouraged scientific research, particul...

to praise and worship the god is an essential part of abrahamic religions (e.g., judaism, christianity, and islam); but in islam, this religious practice, in form of praying (salat) is a cornerstone of muslims everyday life. in spite of religious importance of praying and the emphasize of islamic jurisprudence (fiqhe) on it, in real sphere of muslims life, especially in iran as a islamic countr...

the islamic sharia as a full legal value system with sustainable resources (qur’an and the tradition) as well as benefiting from wisdom as inner messenger is the most adaptable value system with changes of the world. the logic used in qur’an and the tradition is a multi-valued and continuous logic. in this value system, religious statements have been expressed in continuous and graded linguisti...

Raja Ali Haji is best-known as the author of famous poem "Gurindam Dua Belas", even though he authored some other important poetries and proses that are often overlooked. In fact, wrote a vast number subjects in variety literary genres ranging from culture, history, politics, jurisprudence to language. While researchers such Junus, Putten, Andaya, Syam, have been concerned mainly with his works...

One of the major advances in medicine has been the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure since the 1960s in order to save human lives. This procedure has so far saved thousands of lives. Although CPR has helped to save lives, in some cases, it prolongs the process of dying, suffering, and pain in patients. This study was conducted to explain the experience of Iranian physicians r...

a survey between falsehood and forbiddance seyyed mohammad reza ayati [1] hooshang golmohammadi [2]   abstract one the important issues of jurisprudence is the issue of withholding judgment and religious restraining order. therefore, each of these orders are of different types. studying these orders and their types and also answering the question of what task these withholding judgment and reli...

In Islam, the person with somatic sex ambiguity due to a disorder of sex development (DSD), such as 46,XX congenital adrenal hyperplasia or 46,XY androgen insensitivity, is recognized as khunsa. Two types of khunsa are distinguished: wadhih (discernible) and musykil (intractable). A recent fatwa (religious edict) in Malaysia decreed that it is permissible for male-assigned patients from these t...