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Pulling the Plug: The Islamic Perspectives on End- |
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بِسْمِِ اللِِ الرَّحْمٰنِِ الرَّحِيْمِِ |
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Abstract |
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Cultural competency and patient-centered care is best achieved when a physician has some understanding of a patient’s beliefs and practices. The |
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paucity of English-language literature on Islam’s perspective on end-of-life care and life-sustaining measures in terminal illness makes caring for dying Muslim patients in the United States of America difficult. Decisions made by scholars of Islamic legislative assemblies, in consultation with medical professionals, are used for treating disease and employing life-sustaining measures in terminally ill patients. These rulings are based largely on an Islamic legal maxim that obligates the avoidance of harm. The following discussion will present information to enhance the experience of the Muslim patient receiving treatment and the healthcare professionals providing care by facilitating an understanding of Islam’s teachings on medical treatment |
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and end-of-life care. |
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