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Q&A: What is the hukm shari'i regarding 'frozen embryos' and 'determining the child's gender'?

The following is the translation of a Q&A in Arabic from the website of the Ameer of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Sheikh Ata Abu Rashta, May Allah protect him. Question: Recently there have been some scientific studies, which are now considered proven, but for some time they were only spoken about in hushed voices. These are regarding 'frozen embryos' and ‘determining the child's gender.' These are quite well accepted in the Western world and have now arrived in the Muslim lands too. Such studies are no longer in the experimental or clinical stage, but have become quite acceptable to many Muslims. What is the hukm shari'i regarding these, may Allah reward you? Answer: Before we proceed to answer, let us remember that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has created mankind and taught it what man did not know. It is Allah سبحانه وتعالى who laid down specific properties, criteria, composition and traits in the universe and in man as a result of which man is enabled to explore and harness the s

Views on the news - 25/6/09

UN call to reform IMF and WB will fall on deaf ears "The world institutions created generations ago must be made more accountable, more representative and more effective," UN Secretary General Ban said at the opening of a three-day meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on the global financial crisis and its impact on the developing world. "I regret that financial institutional reform has divided (U.N.) member states," he said. The question of reforming the IMF, World Bank and other international financial bodies was one of the issues that the 126 nations participating in this week's financial crisis had struggled to agree on during months of negotiations on a set of proposals for reforming the global financial system. A 15-page draft obtained by Reuters, said nations “recognize that it is imperative to undertake, as a matter of priority, a comprehensive and fast tracked reform of the IMF ... to increase its credibility and accountability, its legitimacy and effec