Islamic Ethics and Stem Cell Research. Fahm Abdulgafar Olawale. Published in ICR Philosophy, Medicine. ICR Journal. TLDR. The contribution of Islamic law and ethical tradition is reviewed, focusing on the higher purposes of Sharia law and Islam can help define the ethical boundaries at the heart of this. Because of their promise for health research and treatments, stem cells have generated scientific enthusiasm. for decades. Most cells in the adult body are "differentiated," meaning they are intended to be a single type of cell, such as a skin cell or a fat cell. Stem cells, on the other hand, constitute a sort of “blank slate”. Introduction. Induced pluripotent stem cells iPSCs are artificial stem cells produced from somatic cells by co-expression of defined factors associated with pluripotency 1, 2. Like embryonic stem cells, they can generally proliferate and self-renew indefinitely in vitro and differentiate into derivatives of all. three primary germ layers, i.e.