SINGAPORE – The Republic’s Fatwa Committee, chaired by Singapore’s Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, has been conferred an award by a global Islamic authority for its contributions in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and other contemporary issues affecting Muslims. The committee, which issues religious guidance to...
The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwas participated in the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence”, which was held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, under the patronage of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in...
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh affirmed that swearing by divorce has become a reprehensible phenomenon in the society and it is contrary to the true faith of Islam. He noted that swearing is glorification...
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta issued a fatwa charter promoting practices that are environmentally friendly based on Islamic law, as Egypt gears up to host the UN climate summit next month. CAIRO — Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, which is responsible for issuing religious edicts (fatwas), recently approved the first...
The Islamic Fatwa Council (IFC) mourns the passing of the eminent Grand Mufti of Tunisia, His Excellency Imam Shaikh Othman Battikh, who passed away on the 25th of October after a blessed life of sincere dedication and service to Islam and Muslims. Mufti Battikh...
