Al-Azhar edict backs polio vaccination

Fatwa says prohibiting any vaccine that was beneficial for the children, was against the Sharia

ISLAMABAD:

Internationally acclaimed Al-Azhar University of Islamic teachings has said in a fatwa that vaccination against the deadly polio disease was a “religious, medical, and humanitarian duty”.

The Al-Azhar University dismissed the fatwas issued in Pakistan against polio vaccination of children and termed it a violation of rights of the children and their families.

The fatwa said that prohibiting any vaccine that was beneficial for the children, was against the Sharia. It urged the people, relief organisations, countries to reach out to the flood affected people of Pakistan