An Examination of Having the Permission to Use Transgenic Products from the Perspective of the Holy Qur’an

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student in law, Ghaemshahr branch, Azad University

2 Assistant Professor of Ghaemshahr Islamic Azad University

Abstract

With the advancement of human knowledge, human was able to conquer nature as Allah's successor. An obvious example of this is the success of biotechnology in altering the genes of plants and organisms. The current paper, which is organized in a descriptive-analytical method, with the aim of examining transgenic products from the perspective of Qur'anic verses, criticizes and examines the views of those who agree and those who disagree. This article seeks to answer the question of whether transgenic products are usable from the perspective of the Qur'an and offers a moderate perspective. The findings of the present study show that the main Qur'anic reason brought by opponents of transgenic production is resorting to verse 119 of Surah Nisa and verse 30 of Surah Isra. They have considered such an act contrary to the laws of divine creation and human dignity. Others who disagree have relied on verses such as the permission of man to conquer the universe and his succession to Allah on earth. This paper considers the use of these new products as inevitable by presenting an intermediate view with regard to the requirements of time and human biological necessities in the contemporary world; of course, if the harm and danger of using these products are not obvious and the permissible conditions of consumption are not preferable to the conditions of observing the principle of precaution

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Quranic Science Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 7
September 2021
Pages 64-87

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