O mankind! Fear
Your Guardian Lord,
Who created you
From a single person
Created, out of it,
His mate, and from them herain
Scattered (like seeds)
Countless men and women -
Fear Allah, through Whom,
Ye demand your mutual (rights),
And be heedful of the wombs
(That bare you): for Allah
Ever watches over you

(Chapter 1, verse 1)

Creation

• Creation of the universe and mankind
• Purpose of creation of mankind
• Creation of heavens and the earth in true proportions

Hierarchy in Islam?

• There is no hierarchy in Islam
• Allah (God) is the supreme being
• Every Muslim prays directly to God
• Five scholars in the 8th and 9th century

• Maliki
• Hanafi
• Shafi’I
• Hanbali
• Jafari

Islam and Science

• No conflict between Islam and science
• Many scientific facts today were described in the Qur’an 1400 years ago
• Qur’an was revealed for all mankind and for all times
• As we understand science better, we understand some of these facts in the Qur’an better

Islamic Beliefs

• Oneness of God
• Angels
• All the prophets from Adam (PBUH) to Muhammad (PBUH)
• All the Scriptures from “Suhul” of Abraham (PBUH), Psalms of David, Torah, Bible, and the Qur’an
• The Last Day and the Hereafter
• The Divine Decree

The Divine Decree

• “For to anything which We have willed, We but say ‘Be,’ and it is. (Ch. 16: 40)
• Fundamental belief in rationalizing and accepting scientific developments
• God has the ultimate power to regulate and govern everything that happens in the universe

Ethics of Genetic Technology

• Staying within the conformity of God’s Will (Ch. 81: 29)
• Any improvement to further the cause of humanity or human health
• Genetic manipulation to improve the health of a fetus
• Improving the chances of fertility and conception within the sanctity of marriage

Cloning

• Inter-personal human relations heavily weighted in Islam
• Development of an embryo without any spiritual or moral connection between a man and a woman
• A mother can only claim motherhood if she carried the child in her womb
• Potential for abuse

• Dominance of a race
• Black market for organs
• Who makes the decision

• Islamic legal issues

• Cloning of sheep by God’s will
• Is it a test for the human race?

“Allahu Alim”

We can theorize all we want, and debate all we want, but we have to admit that only God knows the real truth