Birth Control &
Abortion in Islam
By (Mufti) Muhammad
ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Paperback 88 Pages: 88
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
ISBN: 1-933764-00-7
Pub. Date: May 2006
Published By White thread Press, California
Birth control, or family planning through
contraception, has become a common practice in society. Many new methods of
permanent and temporary contraception have become widespread. Consequently,
Muslims have also increasingly begun adopting the various means of limiting or
spacing out procreation.
This no doubt has a deep influence on the very
core of our society and thus raises many ethical and religious questions,
particularly surrounding abortion. Birth Control & Abortion in Islam
systematically and concisely presents the relevant rules and regulations of
Islamic law on these issues. The discussions are based entirely on the Holy
Qur’an, Sunna, and the formal legal rulings propounded by the jurists of the
four major Sunni schools of Islamic law. After learning of the significance of
the topic through the author’s simple writing style, the reader is guided
through the Islamic teachings on the various forms of birth control and abortion
with unequivocal conclusiveness. Short and to the point, it contains all the
essentials one needs to know about the subject.
About The Author
Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
(Shaykh Mufti) Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari is
a traditionally trained scholar who studied in different parts of the world.
Born in Leicester, UK in 1976 and raised under the guidance of his illustrious
father, Maulana Adam, he started learning about Islam from a very young
age. He memorized the Holy Qur’an at a very tender age of 9.
At the age of 12, he enrolled into one of the
famous Islamic institutions in Britain, Darul Uloom in Bury, and studied the
Arabic Language and various other Islamic Sciences
After graduating from the Dar al-Uloom, he travelled to Karachi, Pakistan, where
he studied under Shaykh Justice Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Vice Chairman,
International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah) and others.
In the year 2000, he travelled to Damascus,
Syria, where he increased in experience and knowledge by studying under the
great Ulama of Sham ( Syria). Among those from who he has Ijazah are Shaykh Abd
al- Razzaq al-Halabi and Shaykh Doctor Abd al- Latif Farfur al-Hasani.
He presently resides in Leicester, UK, where he
teaches students the various Sciences of Islamic Knowledge at Jamiah Uloom
al-Qur’an, and helps people with their queries and problems with the Darul
Iftaa.
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'Kill not your children for fear of want: We
shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them
is a great sin'
{TM Qur'an Al-Isra 17:31}
'With accurate Islamic rulings based on
classical Islamic scholarship and careful consideration of the modern context,
this book is a must-read, especially for healthcare professionals who might have
to discuss issues related to abortion or birth control with Muslim patients.'
— Husain Abdul Sattar, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology,
University of Chicago Hospitals
'Enjoyable, informative, and well-referenced. A
much needed guide that draws on all four schools of Islamic law to rigorously
address an oft-debated issue.'
— Shaykh Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf, Zamzam Academy, USA
“A valiant attempt to bring traditional
Islamic jurisprudence and its principles to bear on modern-day challenges. An
engaging, educational, and intellectually stimulating work that reassures us
that our scholarly forefathers provided us with guidance in all areas of life.'
— Ahsan Arozullah, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of Illinois Chicago
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