Date of Award

2010

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Dissertation

Divisions

Academy of Islamic Studies

Department

Department of Fiqh-Usul and Applied Sciences (formally known as Dept of Fiqh & Usul)

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

This dissertation discusses legal rules pertaining to AIDS patients in ‘ibadat and family matters. ‘Ibadat covers prayers, fasting and hajj. Family matters deal with marriage, fasakh (annulment of marriage), sexual intercourse, pregnancy, abortion, fosterage and hadanah (custody of children). The research based on primary and secondary sources, for instances, al-Quran, al-Sunnah, classical fiqh books, related acts and enactments, dissertations, theses, journals, seminar paperworks, magazines and newspapers. Moreover, in order to acquire primary sources which are current and latest, the author make an effort to interview specialists such as medical experts and contemporary Islamic scholars. The author utilizes various methods which are micro in completing the interviews such as make an appointment with respondents, prepare the questionnaires and utilize tringulacy methods. All the information and data have been analysed by utilizing legal rules, comparative, historical, inductive and deductive methods. The research found that the Islamic legal rules are relevant in settling various issues pertaining to AIDS patients especially in ‘ibadat and family matters.

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Additional Information

Dissertation (M.A.) – Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, 2010.

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