Re: Surrogacy
^ So is a womb.
I don't understand what you are saying in response to Niksik. A surrogate is not supposed to keep the child. She's simply providing a warm, nurturing place for it to grow. Sure, I don't like the fact that it's become like a business in many parts of the world, but to be honest, I don't think that that's the fault of childless couples.
Frankly, I think it's very troubling that people with children would exclaim so easily against allowing others an opportunity to have the same blessing without SOLID (and it's not solid) evidence.
I don't pretend to be a religious scholar. I know that there are many people who are more knowledgeable about Islam than I am. And I am prepared to listen to them. However, that doesn't mean I give up use of my brain. In cases like this, the scholar is twisting the Quran's sacred words to fit into HIS preconceived notion of right and wrong and his paranoia about "innovation" in this day and age. I'm sorry, but that is why so many people have come to doubt religious scholars. Rather than encouraging a better understanding of Islam, they advocate a narrow-minded view to fulfill their personal agendas.
I'm not saying surrogacy is right and encouraged in Islam. I'm saying that no human should be saying with certainty that it is a sin and wrong, because, quite frankly, there isn't any evidence to support such an extreme opinion.