BACKGROUND Advancements in medical technology have significantly increased the possibility of successful infertility treatment. Medical interventions in the initial process of pregnancy that intend to increase the chances of pregnancy create the risk of multifetal pregnancies for both mothers and fetuses. Physicians attempt to reduce the numbers of fetuses in order to decrease this risk and gua...

Hasan Onat Şiîlik üzerine çalışmalar yapmış, bu mezhebin tarihi ve sosyal özelliklerine yoğunlaşmış, hangi şart-lar altında teşekkül ettiği temel fikirlerinin süreçlerden geçtikten sonra ettiğini aydınlatmaya çalışmıştır. Bu fikirleri açısından hicrî I. asrın son çeyreğin-den itibaren şekillendiğini ortaya koymuş, zaman içerisinde mezhebe dönüştüğünü savunmuştur. Mezhe-bin dönemi hakkındaki ça-...

Recent developments and newly-discovered methods for infertility treatment including in vitro fertilization and third party reproduction raise many questions and challenges with different ethical, legal, sociological and psychological dimensions. In Islamic countries, despite great developments in using this technology, the questions concerned with recognition of IVF methods and third party rep...

Abortion is forbidden under normal circumstances by nearly all the major world religions. Traditionally, abortion was not deemed permissible by Muslim scholars. Shiite scholars considered it forbidden after implantation of the fertilised ovum. However, Sunni scholars have held various opinions on the matter, but all agreed that after 4 months gestation abortion was not permitted. In addition, c...

BACKGROUND The "Sex-Reassignment Surgery" is a solution that besides behavioral therapy has been suggested to people suffering from gender identity disorders in recent years. In Iran, this trend has become more popular over the past years due to the inclination to reach to the goal rapidly with less effort and also the surgery has attracted many patients with the problem. Religious clerics have...

The present study will have a new approach to all aspects of power in Shiite political thought and the author try comprehensive look at jurisprudential principles this issue based on Quranic arguments, narration, sayings jurists rational arguments.

The permanent conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in the southern regions of Lebanon forced local Shiites to create their own organization protect interests residents region. Today, Shiite Hizbullah has become an important factor socio-political landscape Lebanon.