Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms including their structure, function,

growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines.
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

 Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through medication, surgery, or some other form of therapy.
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality - that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong. The term 'ethics' translated into Arabic as akhlqiyt and is parallel to the law.

Islamic ethics ( ) defined as good character

The major benefits of biomedical what we have today such as: Vaccines for measles and polio. Insulin treatment for diabetes. Classes of antibiotics for treating a host of maladies, medication for high blood pressure. Improved treatments for aids. Other treatments for atherosclerosis. Increasingly successful treatments for cancer.

 The Islamic theory of ethics is based on the five general purposes of the shariah (maqsid al-shara). For a medical issue to be considered ethical, it must fulfill or not violate one or more of the five purposes that constitute the Islamic theory of Ethics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Protection of religion (hifz al-dn) Protection of life (hifz al-nafs) Protection of progeny (hifz al-nasl) Protection of the mind (hifz al- aql) Protection of resources (hifz al-ml)

 Ethical principles based on the five major fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) principles:

1. The principle of intention (q`idat al-qasd)

Requires pure and sincere intentions in all medical decisions and procedures. The intentions should be fully in the patients interests; any other considerations can be considered unprofessional.

2. The principle of certainty (q`idat al-yaqn) Requires that medical decisions are evidence-based and not the result of subjective feelings. In emergencies, interventions can be undertaken on imperfect evidence, but in all circumstances we must attempt to reach as high a degree of certainty as possible.

3. The principle of injury (q`idat al-darar)

Requires careful balancing of the benefits of an intervention against its side effects. If the benefits and the side effects are equal in worth, it is best not to undertake the intervention unless there are specific extenuating circumstances.

4. The principle of hardship (q`idat al-mashaqqa) Allows medical procedures and therapies that are normally prohibited (harm) if there is a necessity (darra) of saving life.

5. The principle of custom or precedent (q`idat al-`urf) Is the basis for treating generally acceptable protocols and procedures as legally binding on every practitioner. A physician should practice according to what is considered customary. This principle protects patients from adventurous treatments.