“DNA Evidence and the Islamic Law of Paternity in Light of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa”

The protection of progeny (nasl) is one of the five universal ends (al-maqāṣid al-kulliyya al-khams) of Islamic law. Despite this principle, classical Islamic law (fiqh), with very limited exceptions, barred affiliating a child conceived through illicit intercourse to the child’s biological father,...

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Main Author: Fadel, Mohammad (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Hartford Seminary Foundation 2022
In: The Muslim world
Year: 2022, Volume: 112, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-323
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