rans Plantation of origans of Brain Deads in Islamic law (1379)

Abstract

The soul does its duties by brain which are foresight and manipulation, therefore at the time of death, the soul leaves the body. There is difference between death of organs and the whole body, because some organs are still alive after death. This fact is the cause of transplantation from dead bodies, particulary Brain dead persons.Since the organs transplantation has the important role in saving the patients, it is necessary to make informed the public about it. In addition of Recognition certain occurrence of brain death, patient’s will or the assent of dead’s relatives is necessary requirment for transplantation, so organs transplant is not legally possible in the lack of these conditions, even though the death about to happen. However some jurisconsults have different idea and believe that mutilation is possible without testament or the assent of dead’s relatives. In accordance with the arthors’ opinion, moslem’s life is very important, so it is necessary to provide the possibility of transplantation in the lack of those requirments. In the other word, It could be said that those conditions are only necessary when life of organ depends upon transplantation. This essay attemps to illustrate the foundations of transplantation in addition to mention to the different opinions.

Keywords

• brain death
• organ transplantation
• death
• donation of organ