title: Human genetics and islam: scientific and medical aspects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To relate diverse aspects of genetics and its applications to concepts in the Glorious Qur'an and the ḥadīth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author compared passages from the Glorious Qur'an and ḥadīth with modern concepts in genetics, such as recessive inheritance, genetic counseling, genetic variation, cytoplasmic inheritance, sex chromosomes, genetics-environment interactions, gender determination, and the hypothesis of "pairing in the universe."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A fresh understanding of Islamic scripture reveals references to principles of genetics that predate contemporary discoveries. This highlights the need for further exploration of possible links between science and religion.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Arab American University-Jenin (AAUJ), Jenin, Palestine.
authors.forename: Bilal A A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ghareeb
keywords: Qur’an; cytoplasmic inheritance; epigenetics; gender determination; genetic counseling; genetics; recessiveness; ḥadīth