Chamsi-Pasha Hassan, Albar Mohammed Ali
Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Avicenna J Med. 2013 Jan;3(1):8-14. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.112788.
The relation between Islam and medicine has been described as intimate. Muslims are expected to be moderate and balanced in all matters, including health. Islamic law is based on a complete system of morality that can provide a moral context in medicine from a legal perspective. Islamic teaching is also very flexible and adaptable to many new and novel situations. Islamic Ethics also upholds "the four principles" of biomedical ethics proposed by Beauchamp and Childress. Several authors claim that the roots of these principles are clearly identifiable in Islamic teachings. However, there are some differences in the applications of these principles. This article shed light on the roots of the four principles in Islamic teachings and elaborates on the differences between Islamic and contemporary western bioethics.
伊斯兰教与医学之间的关系被描述为紧密相连。穆斯林在包括健康在内的所有事务中都应保持适度与平衡。伊斯兰教法基于一个完整的道德体系，能从法律角度为医学提供道德背景。伊斯兰教义也非常灵活，能适应许多新的和新颖的情况。伊斯兰伦理也秉持博尚和奇尔德雷斯提出的生物医学伦理“四大原则”。几位作者声称，这些原则的根源在伊斯兰教义中清晰可辨。然而，这些原则的应用存在一些差异。本文阐明了这四大原则在伊斯兰教义中的根源，并阐述了伊斯兰与当代西方生物伦理之间的差异。
