Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences
Background: Human cloning is a recent occurrence that is not confined to bio-issues; rather, it has provoked numerousquestions worldwide and presented scientific and religious challenges. These series of articles aim to examine theproposed approaches and analyze the aspects of human cloning in terms...
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| description | Background: Human cloning is a recent occurrence that is not confined to bio-issues; rather, it has provoked numerousquestions worldwide and presented scientific and religious challenges. These series of articles aim to examine theproposed approaches and analyze the aspects of human cloning in terms of tenets, morals, jurisprudence, and laws. Inthis paper, we analyze the ideological and theological evidences, regardless of scientific, ethical and legal problemsthat exist in the reproduction method.Materials and Methods: We used a descriptive-analytical method to consider the challenges of human cloning accordingto the “system of Divine creativity” and “the will of God”, as well as the “pairing system” and “diversity innature” with emphasis on the Holy Qur’an and Qur’anic commentaries.Results: According to the Qur’an, although any type of physical changes and retouching of the human body are forbidden,the alteration of God's creation may not prove the prohibition of cloning. Cloning is not contradictory to theprinciple, precedent, and rule of coupling, and it may be one of the hidden precedents of creation. Therefore, not onlydoes a clone not contradict the precedent of the variety of men, but this variety is a sign for men and not a precedentpredominated over the order of nature.Conclusion: It is proven that cloning does not give life; instead, it utilizes the life bestowed by God. This techniquedoes not contradict the precedents of existence. It is a way to discover some precedents of God and is under the orderof cause and effect of the world. Cloning is not considered as a challenge to human beliefs, nor is it a change in Divinecreation. Moreover, cloning does not contradict the theological teachings and concepts of the Holy Qur’an and ShiiteMuslims. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88e17eafae7f49c08f21057bea2af63b2022-12-21T20:31:41ZengRoyan Institute (ACECR), TehranInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility2008-076X2008-07782021-01-01151737910.22074/ijfs.2020.13441545668Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological EvidencesMohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani0Khadijeh Ahmad khanbeigi1Ali Hasannia2Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Jurisprudence and Law, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution, Tehran, IranDepartment of Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, IranBackground: Human cloning is a recent occurrence that is not confined to bio-issues; rather, it has provoked numerousquestions worldwide and presented scientific and religious challenges. These series of articles aim to examine theproposed approaches and analyze the aspects of human cloning in terms of tenets, morals, jurisprudence, and laws. Inthis paper, we analyze the ideological and theological evidences, regardless of scientific, ethical and legal problemsthat exist in the reproduction method.Materials and Methods: We used a descriptive-analytical method to consider the challenges of human cloning accordingto the “system of Divine creativity” and “the will of God”, as well as the “pairing system” and “diversity innature” with emphasis on the Holy Qur’an and Qur’anic commentaries.Results: According to the Qur’an, although any type of physical changes and retouching of the human body are forbidden,the alteration of God's creation may not prove the prohibition of cloning. Cloning is not contradictory to theprinciple, precedent, and rule of coupling, and it may be one of the hidden precedents of creation. Therefore, not onlydoes a clone not contradict the precedent of the variety of men, but this variety is a sign for men and not a precedentpredominated over the order of nature.Conclusion: It is proven that cloning does not give life; instead, it utilizes the life bestowed by God. This techniquedoes not contradict the precedents of existence. It is a way to discover some precedents of God and is under the orderof cause and effect of the world. Cloning is not considered as a challenge to human beliefs, nor is it a change in Divinecreation. Moreover, cloning does not contradict the theological teachings and concepts of the Holy Qur’an and ShiiteMuslims.https://www.ijfs.ir/article_45668_58b294bcbeab280839bfc0dd9f31b2ad.pdfclonehuman cloningtheological |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani Khadijeh Ahmad khanbeigi Ali Hasannia Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences International Journal of Fertility and Sterility clone human cloning theological |
| title | Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences |
| title_full | Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences |
| title_fullStr | Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences |
| title_short | Qur’anic Views on Human Cloning (I): Doctrinal and Theological Evidences |
| title_sort | qur anic views on human cloning i doctrinal and theological evidences |
| topic | clone human cloning theological |
| url | https://www.ijfs.ir/article_45668_58b294bcbeab280839bfc0dd9f31b2ad.pdf |
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