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Cloning & Islam
Let us first
briefly explain what cloning is
A "human clone" is a time-delayed identical twin of another
person. A clone is not an exact replica of the original, but a much younger
identical twin. As with identical twins, the clone and the original person
will have different fingerprints. Scientists extract needed cells from the
original person then implant them into a womb for the normal growth process
and eventual birth.
Islam encourages us to use science to find cures to all diseases by
developing medicines that will do just that. However, this should not be
taken as a green light from God to do anyhting we want. Hence, you will read
why cloning may not be condoned in Islam.
One of the main reason is attributed to the chaotic intermexing that cloning
causes in blood relations and family genealogical trees. If you look closer
at the cloning creation process you will discover that the end results of
cloning will be the birth of an innocent bastards or incestuous children.
The way scientists plan to do this is by implanting the womb of any human female
with a donor's DNA and the host's egg. The host could be the original mother
or a surrogate mother. In the case of a surrogate mother is used, then the
child shall be born without Wedlock (A bastard, adulterous ) and if the
original mother is used, then an incestuous child is born if they cloned her
Father, Brother, Husband, Son, etc…
Some will say what if the natural mother decided to clone her natural birth
son or daughter using her womb for the cell implant and eventual birth? To
answer this, one must know what is the allowed conception in Islam and how
We were intended to procreate by GOD.
The Allowed conception in Islam is through marriage between a man and a woman
which through the mixing, fertilizing and growth of the couple’s egg and
sperm in the womb of the female. the end result of this process will be the
birth of a child.
(Islam condones In vitro fertilization if for some
reason, the mother can’t be fertilized normally and if you can guarantee that
no one will change or tamper with the specimen in the lab Prior to implanting
the natural mother. Like the case we heard recently, a doctor used his own
sperm in the lab to father hundreds of babies without the knowledge of the
implanted would be mothers.
In addition, using a female other than your wife as a Surrogate mother is not
allowed in Islam. Islam calls this adulterous plain and simple and it can
also be incestuous. As in one case I heard on the news, when doctors
implanted a mother with her dead son’s frozen sperm in her so she can have
him as a child again! )
Know this “each clone will definitely have a separate and
unique soul.”
With all this in mind, let's look at cloning, scientists extract a
somatic cell from a donor (or anyone they want to clone) extract the cell’s
DNA then combine it with unfertilized female egg then implant it into the
womb of a surrogate mother.
As you see in this whole process there is no male sperm present here! No
father is involved and in addition, any womb will be utilized to nurture the
growth and birth of a child.
As a result,
1- Women will no longer need men to procreate.
2- Companies will use science to create human factories and or parts.
3- A boom of 1 parent family homes will create many dysfunctional households.
4- Human trade will rise when average people can make good money supplying
babies.
5- Most important of all, this will lead to the creation of many incestuous
and adulterous innocent children.
Islam condones none of this. My
Conclusion shall be as follows, Cloning conflicts with the social order that
GOD set forth for us since the creation of Adam. (May peace be upon him)
Conclusion
I. All cases introducing third parties into a marriage, whether a womb, an
egg, a sperm or a cloning cell are not permissible.
II. Ordinary human cloning, in which the nucleus of a living somatic cell
from an individual is placed into the cytoplasm ofan egg devoid of its
nucleus, is not to be permitted. If exceptional cases emerge in the future,
they should be considered to verify compliance with the Shari'ah.
III .All Muslim countries are called upon to formulate the necessary
legislation to prevent foreign research institutes, organisations and experts
from directly or in directly using Muslim countries for experimentation on
human cloning or promoting it.
IV. The Islamic Organisation for Medical Sciences and other similar bodies
are called upon to monitor all scientific developments in the field of
cloning and define its terminology and organise seminars and meetings, as
required, to determine and articulate the Islamic rulings and principles
pertaining thereto.
V. Specialised committees should be set up to look into the ethics of
biological research and adopt protocols for study and research in Muslim
countries, and prepare a document on foetal rights as a prelude to formulate
legislation on the rights of the foetus.
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