The University of Karbala’s College of Islamic Sciences discussed the Ph.D. thesis on “Human Samples in Scientific Experiments: A Jurisprudential Study” by Nora Luwa Jassim Mohammed

The researcher utilized an analytical-inductive methodology and defined ambiguous terms, supported the issues with evidence from the Quran, Sunnah, jurisprudential rules, and rational evidence. She presented the opinions of jurists from different schools of thought on the matter, including the majority school and the Imami school, based on contemporary rulings of religious authorities.

The study addressed the legal aspects of various types of scientific experiments conducted on humans, not limited to a specific type. It covered medical experiments (therapeutic, non-therapeutic, surgical, clinical, preventive), psychological experiments, biological experiments, and chemical experiments. The research also examined the ruling on conducting such experiments on non-infallible individuals and fetuses.

A noteworthy aspect of this study is that it distinguished the rulings for each type of experiment and elucidated the jurisprudential perspective, especially in the context of the Imami school.

The examination committee was composed of: Prof. Dr. Mohammed Hussein Aboud from the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala as the Chairman, Assistant Prof. Dr. Muslim Kazim Ayydan from the College of Imam Al-Kadhim (AS) as a member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Aqeel Razzaq Nauman from the University of Baghdad – College of Ibn Rushd Education as a member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Mohammed Nazim Al-Mufrajy from the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala as a member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Khaseer Jasim Haloub from the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala as a member, and Prof. Dr. Dhirgham Kareem Kazim from the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala as a member and supervisor.