Al-Azhar condemned recent statements by a French official who linked Sunni Islam to terrorism and claimed it posed the greatest risk to France and Europe, describing them as “irresponsible and ignorant.” In a statement on Wednesday, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution noted: “The repetition of such irresponsible statements and similar ones by Western officials, despite...Read More
The Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace will hold its 10th meeting in December. The annual event brings together religious leaders, ministers, UN representatives and other senior figures to promote global coexistence. Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, the forum’s secretary general, said the event would continue to spread the message of peace and tolerance, and provide a...Read More
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, received yesterday at Qasr Al Watan Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the Emirates Council for Legal Fatwa, and members of the Council. His Highness was briefed on the work and plans of the “Emirates Fatwa...Read More
The Ansar Affairs Authority in Omdurman has issued a fatwa against theft and specified how to deal with stolen items amidst increasing looting in the Sudanese capital. In a statement yesterday, the Fatwa Committee of the Ansar Affairs Authority* stated that it is not permissible to buy stolen goods because that encourages more thefts and...Read More
The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa issued – after a field study it conducted regarding determining the amounts and values of zakat al-fitr, expiation, fasting ransom, expiation for oaths, and iftar for the fasting person for the year 1444 AH / 2023 AD, in coordination with charitable bodies and societies at the level of the...Read More
The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa affirmed that there is nothing wrong with children celebrating the night of mid-Sha`ban with “Haq Al-Laila.” The Council’s fatwa in this regard stated “The night of the middle of Sha’ban is one of the virtuous nights in which God bestows His pardon and forgiveness on His servants. The Prophet...Read More
The public opening of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Indonesia will take place before this year’s Ramadan, a religious ministry official said on Monday, as the government pins hopes on the new mosque to attract tourists and become a center for moderate Islam. The mosque in Solo, Central Java, is a smaller replica of...Read More
Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) and the UAE Fatwa Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching a mufti training programme for UAE Nationals. Open to postgraduate students at the university, the mufti training programme will equip UAE Nationals with the qualifications and expertise needed to practice fatwas and legal discourse. The programme is...Read More
The third forum of the African Conference for Promoting Peace praised the Emirati model of tolerance and happy coexistence, and called for drawing inspiration from it in developing international strategies and plans to promote peace in Africa. The forum, which was held in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, during the period from 17 to 19 January,...Read More
