Question
I was reading your Q&A about Abortion on your website. Refer to your statement that abortion is not permissible after 120 days in the light of Quran and Hadith. I always follow Quran as main source and with time came to know our clergy just to bring themselves in power has changed views according to their personal views rather than what Quran says. Therefore, it will be highly appreciable if you could provide references or guide me when the soul is put in the child ? And is there any reference in Quran about it?
Answer
Please study the verses of creation in Surah Hajj and Surah Mu’minun. The way they present the development of the human fetus in the womb shows that life is injected at a certain point of time which is after human form had been given by God to it. The count of days given in the narrative is very close to this description. It is highly likely that the information given in the hadith is based on divine guidance.
Answered by: Dr. Shehzad Saleem
Date: 2015-01-09
