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Can Fatwas Be Changed?

What Is A Fatwa?

A fatwa is an opinion on a matter of Islamic (Sharia) law issued by an Islamic scholar or religious leader, who could represent a Muslim organization or who could issue the fatwa independently. The fatwa should be based on evidence from Islamic sources. However, it is not uncommon for scholars to come to [...]

Can Or Should Muslims Be Visiting Jerusalem?

A Thorny Issue

Jerusalem is a popular tourist place, and among its attractions are the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Sunni Islam, and the Dome of the Rock, another sacred Muslim place. However, is Jerusalem drawing Muslim visitors, and if not, why not? This issue was much discussed after the recent visit to Jerusalem by [...]

Russia – Lawyer’s Call For Sharia Courts Is Rejected

Violence If No Sharia Courts?

An Islamic lawyer in Russia, Dagir Khasavov, has put himself in a tight situation. In a recent television interview, he strongly urged the Russian government to set up Sharia courts for its Muslim population that includes Islamic immigrants, as “Muslims don’t want to have anything to do with the (secular) court system.” [...]

Australian Football Stadiums To Have Prayer Rooms

Why Need For Prayer Rooms

Muslims are required to pray five times a day. What do Muslim football fans do then? Skip attending a match or pray anywhere in the stadium, perhaps in the carpark or in stairwells? According to Bachar Houli, an Australian Football League player and the league’s multicultural ambassador, that is the dilemma facing [...]

Iran – Is There A Fatwa Banning Country From Going Nuclear?

Good News For The Worried West?

Questions have been raised on whether the highest religious and political authority in Iran, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued a fatwa forbidding the country from manufacturing nuclear bombs. This possibility should be of great interest to U.S. and its European allies, which have slapped a broad spectrum of [...]

Morocco – Fears Over Islamization Of Media

“Our Editorial Independence Is Sacred”

Morocco is in the news recently – for the wrong reasons.  First off, newly elected Justice Minister Mustafa Ramid foolishly said that tourists went to Marrakech in order to sin.  This has upset many Moroccans who depend on the tourist dollar for a living.  Now the Communications Minister Mustapha Khalfi too came [...]

Talaq And The Hilla Marriage

Elderly Mother Forced To Accept Hilla Marriage

One of the worst things that could happen to a married Muslim couple is when the husband suddenly uttered that divorce word – talaq – 3 times to his wife. Now the husband may not actually wanted to divorce his wife, but he could have uttered that talaq word 3 times [...]

Fatwa Says OK To Have Sex With Corpse

Necrophilia

Last year a Moroccan cleric by the name of Zamzami Abdul Bar issued a fatwa allowing a man to have one last sex act with his dearly departed wife.  Now, if news report are correct, the Egyptian parliament is set to introduce a law allowing husbands to do just that.  But in other places, laws are [...]

Pakistan – Leading Scholar Says Islam Is A Peaceful Religion

Terrorism And Islam Are Mutually Exclusive

Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri is a Muslim scholar. Recently at an interview on the launch of his new book, Fatwa on Terrorism and Suicide Bombings, he declared that there is no place for violence against others in Islamic doctrine, philosophy and teaching. As such, people who justify their acts of terror on [...]

Church In Norwich, UK, Loses Place Of Worship And Bookstall Because Of Hate-Motivated Leaflet

Ban On Bookstall

The Norwich Reformed Church has been running a bookstall weekly at a site at Hay Hill owned by the Norwich City Council. However, it has now been banned from using the stall because of a complaint about the material distributed there. Norwich City Council’s view was that the materials produced by the church’s pastor, [...]