Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim

Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim is a Seychellois scholar of Islamic bioethics and emeritus professor of Islamic Studies in the School of Religion and Theology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1][2][3][4][5] He is a Senior Professor and researcher at the Regent Business School in Durban, South Africa and the Academic Research Director of the International Institute of Islamic Thought.[6]

Biography

Ebrahim, a Seychelles native, finished his initial studies on Islam at the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1975, and then went on to receive a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) degree at Cairo's Al-Azhar University in 1977. He then went on to Temple University in Philadelphia, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in 1983 and 1986 respectively. He is currently serving as Professor Emeritus in the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and a Senior Professor and Researcher at the REGENT Business School, in Durban, South Africa.[6]

Works

  • Abortion, Birth Control and Surrogate Parenting: An Islamic Perspective (1989)
  • Islamic Guidelines on Animals Experimentation (1992)
  • Biomedical Issues: Islamic Perspective (1993)
  • Ethics of Medical Research: Some Islamic Considerations (1994)
  • Organ Transplantation: Contemporary Islamic Legal and Ethical Perspectives (1998)
  • Organ transplantation, euthanasia, cloning and animal experimentation (2001)
  • Reproductive Health and Islamic Values: Ethical and Legal Insights (2001)
  • Muslims in Seychelles: A Historical Appraisal of Their Legacy (2016)

References

  1. ^ "New book traces history of Muslims in Seychelles". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. ^ Moran, Greta (2016-03-10). "When Medicine and Faith Define Death Differently". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. ^ "Dr. Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim | CILE - Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics". www.cilecenter.org. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  4. ^ "Professor Emeritus Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim – University of KwaZulu-Natal". www.ukzn.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. ^ "Contributors". Asian Bioethics Review. 3 (4): 366–366. 2011. ISSN 1793-9453.
  6. ^ a b "Author has 'enriched Seychelles history' says Sir James". www.seychelleslife.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-21.