ISLAMIC PERSONAL LAW II ASSIGNMENT
NAME: SYED NAEEM HUSSAIN SHAH
SUBJECT: ISLAMIC PERSONAL LAW II
CMS ID: 447-2020
BATCH: #43
LECTURER: MA’AM TAHIRA MANZOOR
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 28TH - NOVEMBER- 2022
TOPIC: ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON ARTIFICIAL
METHODS OF PREGNANCY
, Islamic Perspective on Artificial Methods of
Pregnancy
Seeking a cure for infertility is not only permissible, but also encouraged
in Islam. In Islamic law, all assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are
allowed, provided that the source of the sperm, ovum, and uterus comes from
a legally married couple during the span of their marriage. No third party should
intrude upon the marital functions of sex and procreation. Surrogacy is not
accepted in Islam. An excess number of fertilized embryos can be preserved by
cryopreservation and may be transferred to the same wife in a successive cycle,
while the marriage is intact. Using frozen sperm after the death of the husband
is not permitted.
Introduction:
Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 1 year of
regular, unprotected intercourse. Natural cycle fecundity, or the chance of a
couple conceiving in a given month, is 20–25 % for a healthy couple.
Approximately 10–15 % of couples experience infertility, and after 1 year of
trying to conceive, it is appropriate to evaluate a couple for infertility.
Recent research has shown that suffering from involuntary childlessness
may be nearly equally distributed between women and men, but men have
more difficulty in communicating this emotional crisis. The psychological impact
of infertility is a complex, integral part of the condition which must be taken into
account by all treatment services associated with assisted reproduction.
Islamic View of Infertility:
It is human nature to want to have children. The Qur’an says that;
, “Wealth and progeny are adornments for the life of this world”.
The Holy Qur’an 18:46.
Which means that families seek two things: to have a secure financial
future and children. Because one of the prayers of believers described in the
Holy Qur’an is:
“O, Lord, grant us spouses and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes”.
The Holy Qur’an 25:74
So seeking a cure for infertility is, thus, appropriate. There are a few case
scenarios depicted in the Holy Qur’an which helps us to gain a proper insight
into the problem of infertility.
Story of Prophet Ibrahim:
The first illustrates the story of Prophet Ibrahim (May Allah give Him His
blessing) and His wife Sara as revealed in the Qur’an (surah 51: 28–30).
“And they (angels) gave him (Ibrahim) glad tidings of a son endowed with
knowledge. But his wife came forward clamoring, she smote her forehead and
said: A barren old woman! They said: Even so has thy Lord spoken and He is
full of wisdom and knowledge.”
The aged Sara had willingly resigned to her destiny of being infertile but
yet continued to be firm in her faith and true to her husband. She remained a
complete, faithful woman in every other way. And she offered Hajar to Ibrahim
in marriage, so as to enable him to have children. She was ultimately blessed
with a child, Ishaq.
NAME: SYED NAEEM HUSSAIN SHAH
SUBJECT: ISLAMIC PERSONAL LAW II
CMS ID: 447-2020
BATCH: #43
LECTURER: MA’AM TAHIRA MANZOOR
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 28TH - NOVEMBER- 2022
TOPIC: ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON ARTIFICIAL
METHODS OF PREGNANCY
, Islamic Perspective on Artificial Methods of
Pregnancy
Seeking a cure for infertility is not only permissible, but also encouraged
in Islam. In Islamic law, all assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are
allowed, provided that the source of the sperm, ovum, and uterus comes from
a legally married couple during the span of their marriage. No third party should
intrude upon the marital functions of sex and procreation. Surrogacy is not
accepted in Islam. An excess number of fertilized embryos can be preserved by
cryopreservation and may be transferred to the same wife in a successive cycle,
while the marriage is intact. Using frozen sperm after the death of the husband
is not permitted.
Introduction:
Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 1 year of
regular, unprotected intercourse. Natural cycle fecundity, or the chance of a
couple conceiving in a given month, is 20–25 % for a healthy couple.
Approximately 10–15 % of couples experience infertility, and after 1 year of
trying to conceive, it is appropriate to evaluate a couple for infertility.
Recent research has shown that suffering from involuntary childlessness
may be nearly equally distributed between women and men, but men have
more difficulty in communicating this emotional crisis. The psychological impact
of infertility is a complex, integral part of the condition which must be taken into
account by all treatment services associated with assisted reproduction.
Islamic View of Infertility:
It is human nature to want to have children. The Qur’an says that;
, “Wealth and progeny are adornments for the life of this world”.
The Holy Qur’an 18:46.
Which means that families seek two things: to have a secure financial
future and children. Because one of the prayers of believers described in the
Holy Qur’an is:
“O, Lord, grant us spouses and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes”.
The Holy Qur’an 25:74
So seeking a cure for infertility is, thus, appropriate. There are a few case
scenarios depicted in the Holy Qur’an which helps us to gain a proper insight
into the problem of infertility.
Story of Prophet Ibrahim:
The first illustrates the story of Prophet Ibrahim (May Allah give Him His
blessing) and His wife Sara as revealed in the Qur’an (surah 51: 28–30).
“And they (angels) gave him (Ibrahim) glad tidings of a son endowed with
knowledge. But his wife came forward clamoring, she smote her forehead and
said: A barren old woman! They said: Even so has thy Lord spoken and He is
full of wisdom and knowledge.”
The aged Sara had willingly resigned to her destiny of being infertile but
yet continued to be firm in her faith and true to her husband. She remained a
complete, faithful woman in every other way. And she offered Hajar to Ibrahim
in marriage, so as to enable him to have children. She was ultimately blessed
with a child, Ishaq.
