Evaluation of Genetically Modified Organisms in Terms of Islamic Law
الموضوعات : Biotechnological Journal of Environmental Microbiology
امیررضا محمودی
1
,
عباس تقوایی
2
,
محدثه قوامی پور سرشکه
3
1 - گروه حقوق، واحد لاهیجان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، لاهیجان، ایران.
2 - گروه معارف اسلامی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد لاهیجان، لاهیجان ،ایران
3 - Department of law, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran
الکلمات المفتاحية: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), Biotechnology, Food, Islamic Law, Gene,
ملخص المقالة :
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), which emerged in order to meet the increasing world population
and the food need arising in this direction, to bring the structural properties of foods to the desired level
by interfering with the genes of the foods by using the developing technological opportunities and thus to
get more efficiency from a small area in a short time is important in terms of the food production philosophy
of the future. Although there is not enough experimental evidence about the possible benefits and
harms of interfering with the genes of foods and animals by means of gene technology, necessary precautions
should be taken to minimize the possible effects and risks on the environment and future generations.
The haram or halal status of GMO, which has started to take place in the food sector, has also been seriously
discussed in terms of Islamic law. Issues for which there is no clear provision are tried to be decided
within the framework of benefit-harm balance and within the framework of the general principles of
fiqh. In order to determine the verdict of Genetically Modified Foods, its effects on health, environment,
economy and politics should also be taken into account. In particular, it is necessary to consider the possible
risks that may arise, such as changes in human genes, by interfering with the nature of the food.
