Religious Teachings And Reflections On Advanced Directive – Religious Values And Legal Dilemmas In Bioethics – Islamic Perspective

FAROQUE A. KHAN, M.B., M.A.C.P. ( e-mail: faroquekhan@yahoo.com)
Professor of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook

In this article I will briefly outline the following Islamic concepts regarding:

1. Purpose of Life
2. The Sanctity of Life
3. Concept of Death and the Definition of Death
4. End-of-Life Issues and the Resulting Issues of Advanced Directives, Pain Control and Comfort Care
5. Some Relevant Case Studies From Author’s Personal Experience Which Highlight the Dilemmas

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