Ensoulment and the prohibition of abortion in Islam

This article identifies ways in which philosophical ideas of personhood influence rulings concerning abortion. The terms ‘life’, ‘soul’ and ‘spirit’ are clarified through a comparative study of authoritative Shi&art10;a texts. There is a consensus that ensoulment occurs at four months, when the...

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Main Author: Hussain, Arif Abdul (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2005
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2005, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 239-250
Further subjects:B ethical argumentation
B Islam
B Ethische Argumentation
B Abtreibung
B Abortion
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