Dar al-Iftaa

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta announces new Animation Unit launch to respond to extremist ideologies, starts by celebrating Prophet’s birth videos

In pursuance of its endeavors to combat extremist ideologies via modern technologies and in response to the call of Egypt’s President, HE Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, during the recently held World Youth Forum to correct the erroneous religious concepts, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta announced the launch of its new ... more ...
Islamophobia observatory hails electing first two Muslim women to US congress, exhorts Muslims to engage in developing their communities

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta Observatory for Monitoring Islamophobia praised the election of first two Muslim women to the US Congress in midterm elections 2018. more ...
30% of Daesh Fatwas allow slaying Christians, demolishing Churches, Global Fatwa Index comments on Minya's bloody shootings

In a new report released on Sunday commenting on Minya's bloody shootings, the Global Fatwa Index (GFI) at Egypt's Dar al-Ifta confirmed that terrorist organizations exploit Fatwas as a lethal weapon to justify slaying opponents and people of other faiths. more ...
Egypt's Grand Mufti strongly condemns terror attack on Coptic citizens in Upper Egypt's Minya

Friday, November 2, 2018 The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, vehemently condemned the heinous terror attack on a bus carrying Coptic citizens near the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in Upper Egypt's Minya on Friday causing tens of casualties. more ...
60% of Daesh Fatwas oblige women to join Jihad, Global Fatwa Index reveals in a new report

In a new report released on Wednesday in the wake of a 30-year-old woman blew herself up in Tunis on Monday near a police patrol, the Global Fatwa Index (GFI) revealed the mechanisms by which terrorist organizations employ Fatwas to exploit and recruit women in implementing terrorist attacks. The re ... more ...

Gender Equity in Islam: A Reflection on Social Injustice Towards Women

Painting T-shirts with Quranic verses on them, is it permissible?

Should we imitate the way Prophet Muhammad dressed?

The Right to Life in Islam: A God-given Gift?

The ruling for sending blessings upon the Prophet after the adhan

A Sunnah Invoking blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the adhan (the call to prayer) is firmly established in the corpus of authentic hadiths. 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn al-'As (may God be pleased with them both) narrated that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "When you ... More

New to Islam

Rajab: A month to prepare

It is well known within our sacred scriptures that God has ordained some months to be more sacred than others. The Islamic tradition is filled with sacred times and sacre ... more ...

Researches

The History and Sources of Islamic Law

All praise is due to Allah, from Whom alone we seek help and guidance. We seek refuge in God from the evils of our own selves and from our evil deeds. He who Allah guides ... more ...

Using the Arabic term ‘Ishq to describe love for the Prophet

Loving the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is an innate feeling that exists in the heart of every Muslim. It is the condition for a believer’s complete sound fa ... more ...

Articles

Prophet Muhammad: Timeless Guidance of Renewal and Revival

The advent of the lunar month of Rabi al-Awwal brings to Muslims worldwide the joyful memory of Prophet Muhammad's birth (peace and blessings be upon him). The name of th ... more ...

Muslim Minorities

Were Christians forced to pay the Jizyah to spare their lives?

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How would I explain to my American friend the following verses: “Fight those who do not more ...