This course is tailored for those working in the healthcare professions and for academic researchers with interest in a wide range of fields, including ethics, bioethics, religious studies, intercultural studies, Islamic studies, and social sciences.

The course will help both groups to learn the internal dynamics and methodological aspects of Islamic Bioethics and how they result in concrete moral positions. They will also learn how the proponents of each position try to defend the correctness of their standpoint and its compliance with the Quran, Sunna, the scholarly disciplines rooted in the Islamic tradition along with its compatibility with modern biomedical sciences.

Module 1: Classical Islamic Bioethics

Module 2: Contemporary Islamic Bioethics

Module 3: The Beginning of Human Life

Module 4: Beginning of Human Life - Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)

Module 5: Beginning of Human Life - Human Milk Banks

Module 6: End of Life and the Concept of Brain Death - When Does Human Life End?

Module 7: Organ Donation

Module 8: End-of-Life Care (EoLC): Life-Sustaining Treatments (LSTs) and Euthanasia

Module 9: Ethics of Pandemics and Covid-19

“One of the best edX courses I have completed. A must-have for Muslim physicians, medical students, and other health workers. Up-to-date knowledge is delivered in a concise & interesting way that keeps you on track from the beginning to the end of the course. I enjoyed every word and every single piece of information in this course and I’m amazed at how beautifully the course is arranged and presented to us.” Dr. Mariam Elremeli – Pediatrician, Lactation Consultant and Pediatric Allergist