While the argument for a fatwa is practical and based on science, not all are in agreement. “We need to have real rules to find solutions for the crises we are facing now,” Dr. Qays Mohammed Al Shaik Mubarak, Professor in the department of Islamic Studies at King Faisal University, s...
Despite longstanding relations with Abu Dhabi’s ruling Al-Nahyan family, Mr. Bin Bayyah was long aligned with their nemesis as vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) and the European Council for Fatwa and Research that was established to provide guidance to European ...
The holy month of Ramadan will start on Friday, April 24 but different countries may have different start dates depending on when their moon committee spots the Ramadan moon. Egypt has already declared the start date for Ramadan as April 24. The Emirates Fatwa Council has issued five fatwas...