Uṣūl al-fiqh hermeneutics as reflected on the debate on human cloning : a critical analysis of contemporary Islamic legal discourse

This thesis discusses the prohibition of human cloning in contemporary Islamic legal discourse, which relies on two distinct doctrines: the first seeks support in the Qur'anic text, while the second depends on method of utilitarian legal hermeneutics (al-istiṣlaḥ ). These doctrines are exam...

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Main Author: Obiedat, Ahmad Z.
Other Authors: Hallaq, Wael (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2004
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79968