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• Aim: to understand the Islamic
viewpoint towards Abortion
• Starter:
• Give 2 alternatives to abortion (2
marks)
You have thirty
seconds to
explain what you
think Muslims
will think about
abortion and
why.
In teams you will have 4
attempts each to replicate
the Map from Memory!
Allah creates all
life, and only He
Ok if to save
mothers life?
can end it
"You shall not kill your children
for fear of want. We will provide
for them and for you. To kill
them is a grievous sin."(Qur'an
17:31)
For 4 months mother has
greater rights?
4
120 days to
ensoulment
The later the
abortion takes place
the worse it is
thought to be.
OK if foetus is
disabled?
What will happen
to foetus and
mother on
Judgement day?
“No severer of
womb
relationship ties
will ever enter
paradise” (Hadith)
Murder?
In 20 words
summarise the
Islamic viewpoint.
Go back to the
sheet from the
Chrsitianity
lesson and with
your new
knowledge
complete it.
On your sheet identify the pictures for
the Islamic viewpoint.
Pick three and write down what they
teach us about abortion.
In pairs come up with three actions to
help you remember the teachings.
Allah creates all life, and only He can end it
All life is sacred and cannot be destroyed except for a Just cause
Abortion is not generally permitted within Islam unless it is to save the
mother's life.
Some Muslims believe that for the first four months of pregnancy the woman
has greater rights than the foetus but that after this time they are equal.
There is a potential life from the moment of conception, but after 120 days a
foetus receives a soul (ensoulment) and abortion is not allowed according to
some after this point (but could be carried out before).
The later the abortion takes place the worse it is thought to be.
Before the time of Muhammad (pbuh), unwanted female children were often
buried alive in Arabia.
In Iran a woman can face the death penalty for having
an abortion.
Some Muslims will allow abortion is the child to be born
is likely to be seriously deformed or diseased –
although others reject this as a just cause.
Muslims believe that at Judgement Day Allah will take
into account a person’s intention (niyyah) in the act –if
this was not just what do you think will happen to
them?
It is a serious sin to take the life of a child (is the
foetus a child?)
On Judgement Day children will demand to know why
they were killed (does this include the unborn?)
Exam Alert
‘ Religious believers should never abort
their child’. What do you think? Explain
your opinion. 3 marks
Your guest is a
Muslim woman who
is concerned about
having her baby as
it is going to be
born with hearing
difficulties. In
addition to this the
woman’s husband
has just lost his
job.
What advice should
Jeremy offer?