The truth about birth control drugs, health concerns, contraceptive devices, fertility awareness, abortion, and stds for christians. Family planning and contraception in islamic countries. What is the ruling on family planning and temporarily. In short, the notion of family planning is overwhelmingly sanctioned as compatible with the teachings of islam. The schemes goal was to have a vast impact in the shortest time possible, with a. Changing muslim views on family planning and contraception. How should appropriate family planning programmes within muslim settings be developed and applied. Family planning is the practice of regulating how many children are born into a family, including controlling the number of years between births, by means of artificial contraception, voluntary sterilization, treatment of involuntary infertility, natural family planning nfp, or other methods to either prevent or encourage. Family planning means to adopt such methods that human race could not be increased.
They have generally argued that islam is a religion of moderation and point to the principle of liberty or permissibility in islam that is, everything is lawful unless explicitly designated otherwise in the quran or prophets tradition sunnah. Thanks to islamic scholar asghar ali engineer of mumbai for his article on islam and family planning. Family planning in the islamic tradition like the other two abrahamic religions, islam values the family and encourages procreation. It means that by special planning, human breeding is. According to an estimate, its population was 112 million in 1990 and would increase to 163 million in. Family planning in the legacy of islam is abdelrahim omrans magnum opus, a scholarly work of the first magnitude that every islamic scholar and lay person must read. The participants involved represented many different trends and schools of. Its objectives were to motivate muslim men and women to time and space births, to help to disseminate correct concepts on islam and family planning, and to promote involvement by muslim leaders with issues of population policy, according to the unsigned agreement. Full text of family planning in the legacy of islam. However, there are a few verses that some jurists use to justify their agreement or disagreement with the issue of family planning.
Graduate school of public health in partial fulfillment. While fertility remains high compared to other parts of the world, modern family planning is widespread and the rewards for high fertility. Firstly, this paper will giv e definition of strategic planning in general before being explain according to divine. After the advent of islam, it was also practiced among the muslims and prophet muhammad saw was said to have approved it with moderation.
Islam is permissive of family planning, and many muslim countries have active population and family planning programs. Year 1 islam ks1 planning worksheets, lesson plans and other primary teaching resources. This scheme became the template for all subsequent family planning strategies. There are no specific verses in the holy quran to cover the issue of family planning. This article seeks to present the ongoing debate on family planning within the muslim community and offer. Planning and interactive whiteboard resource for upper and lower key stage 2 covering a wide range of objectives.
Allah swt has provided a natural method of planning the family, which is medically known as lactation amenorrhea. D how would you assess the level of acceptance of family planning within muslim communities. Some muslims see it as an attempt to justify family planning in the modern context. Introduction the setting of goals, making plans and designing strategies to assure the accomplishment of objectives are all islamic sunnah. Feb 22, 2017 there are no specific verses in the holy quran to cover the issue of family planning. In addition, discussions with trained providers indicated that the training module on islam and family planning helped them to become advocates for family planning. It is an essential part of quranic philosophy, because islam was revealed for all people and for all times. Day care centers and family planning programs were condemned as. Family planning fp remains one of the most debated topic in marital issues today, no thanks to the illperceived ideology and antics of the west, family planning is the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births. The issue of family planning is usually observed from two dimensions. The participants involved represented many different trends and schools of thought.
Family planning and islam may 2, 2005 the middle east programs haleh esfandiari compares the approach of various muslim countries toward population growth and family planning, in this point of view column from the may issue of centerpoint. Feb 16, 20 planning and interactive whiteboard resource for upper and lower key stage 2 covering a wide range of objectives. In this context, the scientific council for government policys. Nov 26, 2011 thanks to islamic scholar asghar ali engineer of mumbai for his article on islam and family planning. Family planning fp remains one of the most debated topic in marital issues today, no thanks to the illperceived ideology and antics of the west, family planning is the practice of controlling the number of children in a. Acceptance and knowledge of family planning among muslim women in rural villages of kelantan article pdf available july 2007 with 312 reads how we measure reads. My name is mohammed shahadat, i am a chemical engineer in hindustan petroleum. Ask the children to think, pair, share some of the key events in the life of muhammad from the. The extent and manner of reproductive health service provision, however, varies across the muslim world according to the cultural and political context in which womens rights are defined. Full text of family planning in the legacy of islam see other formats. Perceptions and practices a pilot study in sialkot and chakwal districts was carried out on the said topic including quantitative and qualitative research methods as only quantitative data does not adequately address the issue because of the limitations of standardized survey methods of data collection. Family planning, understood by islam, is not opposed to marriage or to the begetting of children, nor does its concept imply disbelief in the doctrine of fate and divine dispensationfor allah almighty has bestowed reason upon man to enable him to distinguish between the useful and the harmful, and to help him follow the path that would. Jul 05, 2010 e as regarding other temporary ethods of family planning like condom etc. The question of family planning and birth control was discussed in detail by the majma alfiqh alislami.
I am really concerned about what is going on in my country which is family planning to avoid children. Oliver roys contention about the failure of political islam does not mean the end of. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. No not at allthey are not even taking precautions, still they cannot supersede humanbeings who ve cowward. Islamic perspectives on birth control american international. Religion, family planning, and abortion sirverkuyl aug 21, p 473 issues a challenge to islam and to the roman catholic church on attitudes to contraception. Is family planning and population control against islam. Family planning in islam is one of the recent issues that includes its own rules and regulations. This report is about strategic planning from islamic perspective.
A family planning resource for christian couples with moral considerations for various methods of contraception. Still, the unmet needs among women in the muslim planning. His succint yet pertinent roundup of the islamic shariah is fascinating. Birth control or family planning as interchangeably used was as old as the advent of islam.
The arabs before the advent of islam were said to have been practicing birth control in their jahilliyah days. They had twenty three scholars research this topic and present their findings on this matter. The relationship between state and religion varies widely across the muslim world. Initially muslims were ambiguous about family planning due to the issues of language. Many people, especially women, ask me if family planning is permissible in islam. Creating spaces for youthled advocacy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Emergency contraceptives are being added to the services provided by irans health network. What is the ruling on family planning and temporarily using contraceptives to space children in order to give them a proper upbringing, or for other reasons. Family planning in the legacy of islam internet archive.
Mar 23, 2017 do animals, birds, insects carryouts tubectomy. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Pakistans first family planning scheme was a part of the countrys third five year plan 19651970. Year 1 islam ks1 planning worksheets, lesson plans and other.
I am an engineering student, a regular reader of islamic voice. Pdf family planning and contraception in islamic countries. On september 2425, 20, change and 30 guatemalan civil society groups welcomed more than 200 youth from all over the country as participants in that countrys first youth summit on adolescent sexual and reproductive health asrh. Bs of health science, slippery rock university, 2005. Faculty indicated that the module enhanced their confidence about the topic of family planning and islam, making it easier to introduce and discuss the issue with their students. The reproductive context of the region has changed over the past twenty years as well. The question of family planning and birth control was discussed in detail by the majma alfiqh alislaami. Pdf acceptance and knowledge of family planning among. Long before the familyplanning movement of modern times, muslims were allowed by shariah law to space their children. Others perceive it as a concept which is totally against the principle of islam. Pakistans population stands at more than 180 million, is growing rapidly, and has the highest unmet need for family planning fp in.
By islam clearly values procreation within marriage, andheather boonstra in his address to a joint session of congress in the wake of the events of september 11, president george w. Oct 16, 2009 the answer to the question of how the quran views family planning, and other contemporary issues, should not be sought in specific verses but within the overall ethical framework of normative islam. This is according to the quran and the practice of prophet muhammad saw. Dr zakir naik within the zaarori maloomat forums, part of the mera deen islam category. The official islamic line is not opposed to contraception. That which was the principle factor which guaranteed success of this movement was the cooperation of the respected grand scholars through their contemplation on the issue of family planning and issuing of. Islam and family planning interview with professor ahmed ragaa abdel hameed ragab, md, ph.
Pakistan is the ninth most populous country in the world. Ahmed ragab is a consultant and a professor of reproducfive health and sexual health at the internafional islamic centre for populafion. I used his material in some my researches due to its width, deapth, and profundity. In this study, dr omran surveys the source books of islamic jurisprudence from the eighth to the twentieth century in search for views on family formation and family planning. The answer to the question of how the quran views family planning, and other contemporary issues, should not be sought in specific verses but within the overall ethical framework of. Most islamic scholars and muslim reproductive health experts accept the use of temporary contraceptive methods under islam. In quran it is mentioned thatit is allah who decides the characteristics and the personality of a person inside his or her mothers womb. The present study entitled islam and family planning perceptions and practices a pilot. They say the imams and ulama say quran prohibits family planning and quote a verse which says, and kill not.
The population of the world reached seven billion in 2012. Islamic scholars studying family planning have justified contraception in many ways. Is it allowed in islam because i believe what allah has ordained for us will surely happen and i believe that we shouldnt hesitate to follow what allah has enjoined us to do. The schemes goal was to have a vast impact in the shortest time possible, with a reduction of the birth rate from 50 to 40 per by 1970. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Subsections abortion female infanticide foeticide related sections human rights in islam women in islam wife in islam honorhonour killing marriage in islam polygamypolygyny and islam repentance and forgiveness dua supplications circumcision ghusl bathing islamic. Approaches to family planning in muslim communities. Some muslims have concluded from these facts that islam does not permit family planning. They have generally argued that islam is a religion of moderation and point to the principle of liberty or permissibility in islam that is, everything is lawful unless explicitly designated otherwise in. From an islamic perspective, islam wants man to plan a viable business. In reality, however, islamic thought is flexible on reproductive matters, and political interpretations of muslim law are as varied as the countries that make up the. Two pieces of evidence are often cited in support of this conclusion. Family planning as a private measure to space or regulate the family size for health or economic reasons is permissible in islam. Islam and family planning final 11122010 national institute of.
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