Aasim I. Padela

Building on Prof. Sulmasy of @kieatgu.bsky.social 's description of intrinsic, attributed, and inflorescent dignity, we map out Islamic analogues and use cases to illustrate how they apply to end-of-life healthcare decisions.
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📢Hot off the press #IslamicBioethics & #dignity in #endoflife healthcare in @bioethicalinquiry.bsky.social
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Congrats to UNESCO Bioethics Chair in Rome on the publication from our last conference! Has some good reflections on ecology in there (including mine)
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YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti Episode 6 Promo | Are we truly alone in the universe?

Together we’ll look outward — toward the stars — and inward, to what makes us who we are.

Join me for this final stop on our journey:
🎧 Listen: youtu.be/pLeAqzhody0?...

#Podcast #ScienceAndReligion #BigQuestions #FaithAndReason #TheMedicAndTheMufti #Bioethics

After an extraordinary journey through science, faith, and the mystery of being human, our expedition comes to its final destination. 🌌

In this concluding episode of Big Questions About the Human Being, I invite you to reflect on one last question:
Are humans unique in the universe?

For insights on what I will speak to check out my book
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I am humbled to speak tomorrow night (US) Wed morning (Malaysia time) on philosophy of healthcare delivery through the preservation of religion at the 1st ASEAN Conference on Shariah Compliant Healthcare at International Islamic University Malaysia.
ascoch.sasmec.edu.my/index.php

YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti Episode 4 Promo | What is the Future of Humankind?

The 4th episode drops on the mora limits to medicine and the future of humankind! Join us on the podcast about Big questions about humanity: Islam and bioscience in dialogue
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YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti Episode 3 Promo | What Does it Mean to Be Human?

Can machines truly think? Are we just biological beings? What makes us human? Episode 3 of our Big Questions podcast Big Question about the Human Being has dropped
preview below
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and more info and episodes here: medicineandislam.org/the-medic-an...

What you don't see will harm them. Join me and Dr. Chelsey Patten, Director of Clinical Ethics at the Center for Bioethics & Humanities at the University of Colorado
Register here
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Episode 2 of our podcast Big Questions about the Human Being: Bioscience & Islam in Dialogue is out!
This time we focus on The Question of Human Origin"

here is a clip: youtu.be/DHoh3YgzVqA?...

🎧 Listen now on YouTube, Spotify, Anghami, and more.
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YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti Episode 1 Promo | Science and Religion: How Can We Know Anything at All?

It's almost here! Big Questions about the Human Being: Bioscience and Islam in Dialogue
As with all journeys of discovery, episode #1 will focus on epistemology: how can we know anything at all?
Follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Anghami, & more.
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I am not sure; sometimes organ donation/transplantation conceptually reduces us to interchangable biological parts; humans are much more than that. I would want a synthethic supply

for more about the #IslamicBioethics positions on #organtransplantation and #xenotransplants see our article here
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Pig Organ Transplants May Pose a Dilemma for Some Jews and Muslims

As xenotransplantation comes online religious bioethical considerations need to be assessed; #IslamicBioethics a good piece in @nytimes.com about the nuance of this modality with conditional permissibility in the Islamic tradition.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/h...

Social Media: Livestream: Big Questions About The Human Being

World Premiere Launch! 'Big Questions About the Human Being: Bioscience and Islam in Dialogue' with Dr. Aasim Padela, kicking off with a live webinar.

📅 Sept 14 | ⏰ 3 PM Chicago / 9 PM London

📺 Live Webinar on YouTube: linke.to/qf8j9

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Our latest on #IslamicBioethics & #infertility for
Islamic Horizons magazine;
issuu.com/isnacreative...
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@medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social

In Indonesia to join the Federation of Islamic Medical Associations conference in parallel with Consortium of Islamic Medical Colleges and Islamic Hospital Consortium Meetings
looking forward to discussing how to instill hikmah in healthcare through medical education
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