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Author's note: All the details about this man in the story were freely provided by him; he was aware when he spoke to me that I was a reporter at The National and was asking for the information because I wished to use it in a story. I have withheld other information that I obtained independently, including his name. Reporting on activity that even the person involved admits is illegal does not constitute "hounding".
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Islamic Jurisprudance is far more developed to deal with subjects like Medical ethics then any other. There are clear set principles and guidline laid out which incorporates modern medical science in addressing some of these issues. There are various International forums that gathers islamic scholars in the field of Ethics and Jurisprudance, academics, scintists and experts from medical field from all around the world. One such 3 days event was held in 2006 Medical Ethics Forum, UK. In South Africa and in UK, there are well placed scholars such as Mufti Mufti Muhammed Zubair Butt, is British born and committed the Holy Qur'an to memory at the age of 16 before going onto receiving Ijazahs in the ten variant recitals of the Holy Qur’an at the Institute of Islamic Education, Dewsbury, UK. He has studied traditional Islamic sciences, including Arabic language and literature, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Usul al-Hadith, Tafseer, Usul al-Tafseer, and completed the Shahaadah al-‘Aalamiyyah at Darul Uloom Karachi, Pakistan in 1995. In 1997 he graduated from his post graduate specialization in the issuance of fatwa – legal edicts under the instruction of the world renowned Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani.
Mufti Zubair holds the position of Senior Advisor on Islamic law at the Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence, Bradford. He is also active in various fields including health and education where he serves as Chair, Shariah Advisor, or member of several committees. He lectures on the Ethics of Transplants and Autopsy at the University of Leeds and is a regular contributor at seminars on Islamic medical ethics.
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