A significant gap exists between availability of organs for transplant and patients with end-
stage organ failure for whom organ transplantation is the last treatment option. Reasons for …

As medical technology continues its advance, the use of organ transplantation for the
palliation and cure of chronic diseases is rising. However, many barriers to organ donation …

Islam is the second most practiced religion globally, and the number of Muslims in Western
countries has been increasing due to recent trends in migration. Studies have shown that …

Brain death remains controversial in Islam. In a literature review in a recent issue of CHEST
(October 2014), Miller et al 1 indicated that the majority of Muslim scholars and …

End-of-life organ donation is controversial in Islam. The controversy stems from:(1)
scientifically flawed medical criteria of death determination;(2) invasive perimortem …

Muslim patients and families are often reluctant to discuss and accept fatal diagnoses and
prognoses. In many instances, aggressive therapy is requested by a patient's family …

Death is a complex concept. It should be simple enough to recognize when one is dead and
who is still alive, but still we struggle with the concept. To some, a dead person is one who …

Brain death is a novel construct of death for the procurement of transplantable organs. Many
authoritative Islamic organizations and governments have endorsed brain death as true …

ABSTRACT ةيئاهنلا ةلحرلما جلاعل يساسأ رايخ ءاضعلأا ةعارز تحبصأ ينب ةوجفلا عربتلماو يلحا
وضعلا نم لاك قيض. وضعلا ضرلم يف ةمدقتلما ثوحبلا تتبثأ. ءاضعلأا ةعارزل ةجالحاو ديوزتلا …‎

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a long history of medicine. The principles derived from core
Islamic teachings provide a comprehensive moral, ethical, and legal framework for the …