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ArticleCureus2025

Examining the Role of Islamic Moral Gradation in Contemporary Vaccination Practices.

Bilal Irfan, Ibrahim Omeish, Majd Abu Alnour, Ahmad M Khleif, Basel Tarab

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Bilal IrfanCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
Ibrahim OmeishDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Majd Abu AlnourDepartment of Global Health Research, Horizons Academy, Gaza, PSE.
Ahmad M KhleifInternal Medicine, Hebron University, Hebron, PSE.
Basel TarabCenter for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This editorial explores the evolving role of Islamic jurisprudence in addressing contemporary preventive health measures, particularly vaccination. Unlike curative interventions, preventive measures such as vaccines present unique ethical and legal dilemmas for Islamic scholars. The paper examines the limitations of fatwa reviews, emphasizing methodological challenges like publication bias, decentralized rulings, and diverse linguistic contexts. It highlights the nuances of moral gradation assigned to vaccination, analyzing whether vaccines are framed as obligations (

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fatwahealth behaviorislamic bioethicsmoral gradationvaccinations

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PMID40636647
PMCPMC12239524

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