TY  - JOUR
T1  - International Human Rights Laws vs. Islamic Religious Values in
Mandatory Pre-Marital HIV Screening Programme:
Analysing Significant Misconceptions
AU - Saidon, Rafeah AU - Ruzulan, Zulaipa AU - Alias, Baterah 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
SP  - 1656
EP  - 1661
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.1656.1661
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.1656.1661
KW  - Mandatory pre-marital HIV screening
KW  -human rights issues
KW  -Islamic religious values
misconceptions
KW  -controversial issues
KW  -descriptive
KW  -Islamic point
AB  - The mandatory pre-marital HIV screening programme has been implemented in some Muslim
countries. However, the application of such policy has raised several controversial issues surrounding the
clash of human right laws and Islamic religious values. It is always argued that Islamic religious values
contradict with the international human right laws in some aspect of the mandatory pre-marital HIV screening
programme. Therefore, this study aims to clarify some misconceptions relating to such issue. The writing will
first examine, the mandatory pre-marital HIV screening programme from both human right laws and Islamic
perspective and then elucidate the misconceptions arose. This is a qualitative study using descriptive
and explanatory approaches. It employs content analysis to review systematically the facts derived
from various literature and documents. Apart from that, evidences from the Quran, Sunnah of the
Prophet and an established Shariah principle, namely the qawaid fiqhiyyah will be appraised. Findings
of this research shows significant misconceptions relating to the mandatory pre-marital HIV screening
programme from international human rights laws and Islamic point of view. This study also clarifies
the correct understanding of the implementation of mandatory pre-marital HIV screening programme for
muslims.
ER  -