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Death Be Not Proud: A Commentary on Muslim Acceptance of Death in the Intensive Care Unit.
Khan, Imran; Saad, Ahmed.
  • Khan I; Institute of Population Health Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB, UK. Imran.Khan@qmul.ac.uk.
  • Saad A; Ihsan Institute of Islamic Studies, Birmingham, UK.
J Relig Health ; 61(6): 4913-4922, 2022 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1513729
ABSTRACT
Technologies used in medicine have meant that treatments can keep people biologically alive but often fail to provide meaningful recovery and quality of life. Many of those from the Islamic faith have relied on these technologies for recovery on religious grounds, even when it may be against clinical advice. This commentary seeks to challenge this notion among many Muslims and suggests there is a psycho-spiritual motivation within the Islamic tradition in not pursuing intensive care treatment that is deemed futile by clinicians. A wish to embrace death in these situations should be expressed to loved ones, and the dying person's loved ones should be encouraged to embrace death, in order to minimise harm from disagreements between clinical staff and family.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Medicine / Islam Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Relig Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10943-021-01458-5

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Medicine / Islam Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Relig Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10943-021-01458-5