Islamic perceptions of medication with special reference to ordinary and extraordinary means of medical treatment

• Main Author: Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eubios Ethics Institute 2014
• Subjects: BJ Ethics; BJ1188 Religious ethics; BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40879/2/EJAIB92014.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40879/; http://www.eubios.info/EJAIB92014.pdf

This study attempts an exposition of different perceptions of obligation to medical treatment that have emerged from the Islamic theological understanding and how they contribute to diversity of options and flexibility in clinical practice. Particularly, an attempt is made to formulate an Islamic pe...