Abstract:

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the comparison of traditional and Quranic (Islamic) view of birth control in line with scarce resources. The comparative analysis is applied to seek the differences of two streams, contemporary and Islamic. Traditional theories focus on the birth control followed by the proposition that population is growing too faster than world resources which result reduction in living standards of the masses. Islam has its own plausible underlying theory and rejects the conventional theory of birth control. It is undoubtedly mentioned by Allah in the Holy book Quran that unlimited resources have been created by Him. Islam rather encourages more fertility rate as it considers it as basic instinct. The findings reveal that Islam contradicts conventional thought of population control. Islam also condemns using the contraceptives and permit for Azl (Islamic Contraceptive) under some specific conditions. Government intrusion is not at all permitted by Islam to disseminate controlling the birth rate. The findings also delineate that fertility plan is very much personal subject of spouses. Islam underlines that there are unlimited resources bestowed by the Allah (The Creator), and it is one of the main responsibilities of State to exploit these productive resources and deploy them in a productive way to increase the welfare of humanity.

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