Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning

Cloning via somatic cell nuclear transfer is a process by which mammals are reproduced asexually. Although human cloning is currently prohibited by most countries and denounced by the scientific community, some argue that it is within the reaches of genetic engineering and biotechnology. To date, mo...

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Main Author:	Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	BL Religion
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44767/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44767/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44767/1/44767.pdf

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spelling	iium-447672015-09-22T01:25:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44767/ Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed BL Religion Cloning via somatic cell nuclear transfer is a process by which mammals are reproduced asexually. Although human cloning is currently prohibited by most countries and denounced by the scientific community, some argue that it is within the reaches of genetic engineering and biotechnology. To date, most cloned mammals derived by nuclear transfer die during pregnancy, and those that survive the birthing process frequently face health problems. Nevertheless, it is often argued that these are technical problems that will be solved by scientific progress in the foreseeable future. But some of these problems may very well prove to be unsolvable. From an Islamic perspective, human cloning, if achieved, does not bring into question any Islamic belief, as it is merely a manipulation of God’s creation. However, it definitely offers some challenges to all the sciences of Islam, including Qur’anic exegesis. This article attempts to analyze the implications of human cloning for Qur’anic exegesis by re-visiting the meanings of some of the Qur’anic verses pertaining to issue of creation, reproduction and infertility. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44767/1/44767.pdf Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed (2014) Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning. In: International Conference on Global Trends in Academic Research (GTAR 2014), 2nd-3rd June 2014, Bali, Indonesia . http://www.globalilluminators.org/gtar2014-bali-indonesia/
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description	Cloning via somatic cell nuclear transfer is a process by which mammals are reproduced asexually. Although human cloning is currently prohibited by most countries and denounced by the scientific community, some argue that it is within the reaches of genetic engineering and biotechnology. To date, most cloned mammals derived by nuclear transfer die during pregnancy, and those that survive the birthing process frequently face health problems. Nevertheless, it is often argued that these are technical problems that will be solved by scientific progress in the foreseeable future. But some of these problems may very well prove to be unsolvable. From an Islamic perspective, human cloning, if achieved, does not bring into question any Islamic belief, as it is merely a manipulation of God’s creation. However, it definitely offers some challenges to all the sciences of Islam, including Qur’anic exegesis. This article attempts to analyze the implications of human cloning for Qur’anic exegesis by re-visiting the meanings of some of the Qur’anic verses pertaining to issue of creation, reproduction and infertility.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed
author_facet	Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed
author_sort	Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed
title	Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
title_short	Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
title_full	Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
title_fullStr	Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
title_full_unstemmed	Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
title_sort	genetic engineering advances and qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning
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Genetic engineering advances and Qur’anic exegesis perspectives and challenges: the case of human cloning

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