Maryam Amir – Abortion in Islamic La

The Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him,

address the stages of an embryo in a mother's womb over 1400 years

ago, and men and women, scholars of Islam, Muslim jurists

throughout centuries, have used those statements to derive rulings

on abortion. One of the objectives of Islamic law is a protection of

life for a mother and for her fetus. But Islam is also relevant

and recognizes there are going to be times in which an abortion is

necessary. Islam encourages healthy * lives between married

couples and allows the use of contraceptives, and abortion is

not seen as a contraceptive. That being said, there are going to be

times in which a woman is pregnant unexpectedly or forced into

pregnancy or raped, and of course, in the case of *, she can have

an abortion. Muslim scholars discuss when the soul enters the

fetus, whether it's at 40 days or 120 days, after which an abortion

would be considered murder. The four major legal schools of

thought discuss the timing. The Maliki say it is impermissible at

all times unless a woman's life is at risk. The hambalis say up to 40

days if there's a need. The Hanafi say 120 days when there's need.

And the shafiries have two predominant opinions, the Shafi

scholar Ibn Hajj mentioning it can be done in the early stages,

between 40 to 42 to 45 days. And the great Shahi scholar, a rum

mentioning that it can be done before installment, which, for the

Shafi is is at 120 days. 120 days is around four months of

pregnancy. Some modern scholars discuss whether or not 120 days is

valid and needs to be set to 40 also. Islamic law begins to count

at conception, not the last day of a woman's last period, which makes

a difference when she realizes she's pregnant unexpectedly.

Reasons for abortion are too many to go into in this video. It's so

important that a woman consults her doctors and scholars and

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