New Book Sheds Light on Contraception and Abortion in Islam



Healthcare professionals and Muslim couples now have greater guidance on Islam's8217;s role in the bedroom available to them as a much-anticipated guidebook on birth control and abortion goes on sale in the United States and Canada today.

In Birth Control & Abortion in Islam, British-born scholar Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari explains common contraceptive methods, such as the morning-after pill and the patch, and discusses abortion, giving rulings deduced from the Qur's8217;an and sayings of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).

Husain Abdul Sattar, a clinical instructor at the University of Chicago Hospitals, says the author's8217;s 's8220;careful consideration of the modern context's8221; while issuing Islamic rulings makes the book an invaluable resource.

's8220;This book is a must-read, especially for healthcare professionals who might have to discuss issues related to abortion or birth control with Muslim patients,'s8221; said Abdul Sattar.

While there is an abundance of literature discussing birth control in both Christianity and Judaism, that is not the case in Islam, according to Abdur Rahman, a spokesperson for White Thread Press, the publisher of the book.

's8220;There has been a real need for guidance on birth control as young Muslim couples, especially in the West, are increasingly drawn towards using contraception through its prevalence in society nowadays,'s8221; he said.

Rahman says libraries and distributors from across America have expressed interest in the book, which retails for $7.95 U.S. Review copies are available for journals and universities.

White Thread Press is a Santa Barbara, California-based publisher of traditional Islamic texts. Its mission is to aid in the revival of the true heritage of Islamic scholarship in the Muslim, English-speaking world by presenting original works by contemporary scholars and translated classical texts of scholars past.

White Thread Press books are known for their elegance and high quality that, until recently, were difficult to find in English-language Islamic books published overseas.

For more information, please visit http://www.whitethreadpress.com.





New Book Sheds Light on Contraception and Abortion in Islam