Nor Aina Binti Mhd Khotib

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Senior Lecturer at Northern University of Malaysia

The concept of brain death refers to the irreversible loss of brain function which includes the brain stem. The diagnosis of brain death is a controversial issue among Muslim scholars and medical experts because it involves the pronouncement of death of a patient whose heart is still beating with the assistance of a ventilator (breathing apparatus)...

Organ transplantation has proven to be successful in treating patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. However, organ transplantation can only be done if there are organ donors. Currently, the shortage of organs for transplantation is a worldwide problem. This is a critical challenge that needs to be overcome in order to ensure that transpl...

Abstrak Mati otak ialah keadaan yang ditakrifkan oleh Harvard Medical School pada tahun 1968 sebagai koma, tiada pergerakan, tiada pernafasan (apabila dihentikan alat bantuan pernafasan), tiada tindakan refleks daripada pangkal otak dan tiada aktiviti otak. Dari sudut perubatan, mati otak ialah kematian. Walau bagaimanapun, diagnosis mati otak suka...

This article proposes a suitable ethical framework based on Islamic teaching in tackling emerging scientific and technological issues. The framework is based on the maqasid al-shariah or the higher purposes of the Islamic Divine law. Under this framework, there are five purposes of the Islamic Divine law which are protected, namely faith, life, int...

Abstrak: Penurunan al-Quran bertujuan memberi petunjuk kepada manusia dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab sebagai hamba dan khalifah di bumi. Al-Quran bukan sahaja petunjuk dalam persoalan akidah, syariah dan akhlak, malah banyak ayat al-Quran mengajak manusia untuk merenung dan berfikir tentang kejadian alam agar dapat dimanfaatkan untuk keperluan hid...