100129L - SETTING THE VISION FOR ISLAMIC HEALTH CARE

Lecture at the Pusrawi Hospital Kuala Lumpur 29^th January 2010 by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule Sr

OVERALL PURPOSES

•   Society: khilafat, imarat, & taskhiir

•  Individual: ubudiyyat (‘ibaadat & taqwa), tazkiyat al nafs

•  Law (5 maqasid): Ddiin, Life, Family, Intellect, Property

MAQASID AL SHARI’AT IN HEALTH CARE

· Islam has a parsimonious and rigorously defined ethical theory of Islam based on the 5 purposes of the Law, maqasid al shari’at

• Any medical action must fulfill one of the above purposes if it is to be considered ethical.
• Healthcare workers in their conduct and decision making must constantly be aware of the maqasid to practice medicine in an ethical and legal way accepted by the shari’at.