Non-monetary renal transplantation: An old issue and a new look from Holy Quran.

*Corresponding author: Milad Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi; Medical Physics and Medical Engineering Department, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Telephone: 00983117922432 , Fax: 00983116688597 Email: [email protected] Dear Editor read the recent publication by Zahra TolouGhamari entitled “Nephro and neurotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors and mechanisms of rejections: A review on tacrolimus and cyclosporin in organ transplantation” with a great interest. In which, the history of transplantation and viewpoints from the ancient time, especially in the renal transplantation has been reviewed (1). Following this paper, taking a new look from Holy Quran in renal transplantation seems of utmost importance. Renal transplants differ from most other transplants because living people are able to donate without significant adverse effects on their own health. Therefore, donated kidneys have a potential to become a commercial asset. Today’s, in order to resolve the lack of donors, some have advocated financial payments being made to donors (2). In Holy Quran, it is stated that the body (i.e. the kidney) is not human belonging and it is held in trust for a lifetime, then it returns to the creator (3). In addition, Muslims are encouraged to seek remedy and treatment and adherents to help others and to save life (4). Furthermore, it is declared that, if anyone saves a life, it would be as I ARTICLE INFO