"FAMILY PLANNING"

According to study, abortion from day one is like killing. These verses can be cross checked and referred to any gynecologist or to any site of Discovery Channel or any Encyclopedia on the subject of pregnancy. Regarding the start of the process of creation from the day one, another reference from the Qur'an is, 53/45 to 47:

"And it is ALLAH Who Creates the two kinds - the male and the female, out of a mere drop of sperm as it is poured forth, and that it is within HIS Power to bring about a second life (after this)."

(From Holy Qur'an 53/45-47)

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By these verses it is clear that ALLAH determines gender of child by selection of sperm. It is from the father, not from the mother. Unfortunately in our Indian sub-continent, poor mother is blamed for female child.

Now on FAMILY PLANNING. A true Mo'min plans even his eternal life of Akhirat here in this world. He should plan everything. Planning in all the matters is very much appreciable act. One can plan his family but not by abortion which is murder of the child. Now there remains only one way for such Mo'min which is "to avoid pregnancy" for various reasons and by many means of his own. The question arises whether "to avoid pregnancy is permitted or not"?

In this regard we find many narrations in the books of Ahadees. One of them is;

"Hazrat Jabir narrates that we asked the Prophet of ALLAH (s.a.w.s) that we do 'AZL', means at the time of discharge, one is getting out avoiding pregnancy. Jews say that it is wrong and not permitted. The Prophet (s.a.w.s) said that the Jews are wrong. Indeed when ALLAH wants to create any being, no body can stop HIM."

This one is the quotation from Tarmazi, Chapter of "AZL", first Hadees. Similar chapters are in all the books of Ahadees and one can find more than 50 Ahadees in various books on the subject of 'AZL'.

So, by so many Ahadees, one can safely assume that 'to avoid pregnancy' is not prohibited by the Prophet (s.a.w.s). Regarding BIRTH CONTROL, one can do what he can, but if The Creator has decided to Create, no body can stop. We also know that after trying to avoid pregnancy by any means, success rate can never be 100%.

One interesting piece of news is worth mentioning. In the sixties, Communist China announced reward to kill the mice as their share in food-grains was assumed 30 percent. Within a decade after killing trillions of mice, the population of mice was not reduced. Once again scientists found that in emergency, birth rate increases in female mice six hundred times!!!! So here is ALLAH the Real Creator and life Giver to all and HE Creates whatever HE Wishes just HE said in 24/45:

"And it is ALLAH Who has Created all moving creatures out of water and Has Willed that among them are such as they crawl on their bellies, and such as they walk on two legs, and such as they walk on four. ALLAH Creates what HE Wills. Verily ALLAH has the Power to Will and Do anything."

(From Holy Qur'an 24/45)

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