Birth Control & Abortion In Islam
Birth Control & Abortion In Islam
Muhammad Ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Birth control, or family planning through contraception, has become a common practice in society. Many new methods of permanent and temporary contraception have become widespread. Consequently, Muslims have also increasingly begun adopting the various means of limiting or spacing out procreation. This book systematically presents the relevant rules and regulations of Islamic law on these issues. The discussions are based on the Holy Qur’an, Sunna, and the formal legal rulings propounded by the jurists of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic law.
Contents include:
Purpose of Marriage
Children: A Source of Mercy to Parents
Irreversible and Reversible Contraception
Sterilisation
Viewpoints of the Hanafi, Maliki, Hanbali and Shafi’i Schools
Ruling on Abortion
When does the soul enter the foetus?
Abortion before and after 120 days
