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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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2005
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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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