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a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority

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It is stated in the fatwa that According to the existent legislation, mourning ceremonies must be held in mosques, places of worship, and their areas and should not hinder public order: 'Religious ceremonies and rituals should be led by only religious leaders officially appointed by the CMO.
Last Tuesday, High Court judge Datuk Nordin Hassan threw out SIS' challenge of the fatwa saying the civil courts have no jurisdiction to decide on the case.
There is a version of the remote-controlled Fatwa robot designed for people with special needs.
1 / 3 The robot will provide pilgrims under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' guests program with fatwas and other religious advice.
He added that everyday a new fatwa is issued while most of those who issue them are "idiots and not specialists".
Instead of reacting to the issue of the fatwa against Jahan, I feel like crying.
According to the bill, it is prohibited, in any way, to issue a public fatwa, which is connected to the fate of the homeland, and to have it broadcasted in the media, unless it is issued by Al-Azhar's Supreme Council of Scholars, Egypt's Dar Al Ifta, the Islamic Research Complex, and the Ministry of Religious Endowments' General Fatwa Department, or someone who is authorised to issue fatwas by one of the previously mentioned bodies.
The fatwa aims to help promote vaccination to Muslims as a safe and efficient way to prevent common diseases, according to Dr.
'This move will help to discourage issuance of fatwa on every street and village of the country,' Qadri said while addressing a book launching ceremony at the CII headquarters.
The UAE Cabinet last month set up the UAE Fatwa Council -- a single authority -- to regulate fatwas and ensure preaching of the true and moderate values of Islam.
The question of why the Paigham-e-Paksitan initiative, despite its holistic, progressive and enlightened aspects, in tandem with the imperative the need of the hour is failing to take root in the socio-political matrix is one that delves into not what the fatwa says that doesn't sit well with society at large, but rather what it doesn't say.
ISLAMABAD: In October last year, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa travelled to Kabul and agreed that Pakistan would seek a 'fatwa' or religious decree from its religious scholars against suicide bombings inside Afghanistan, however, according to a report by a private media outlet, it was not just Pakistan that agreed to seeking the fatwa, itwas a 'mutual commitment', meaning that both the sides would seek a fatwa from their respective religious scholars against suicide bombings.According to the report, both the sidesagreed to obtain a 'fatwa' from their religious scholars, declaring suicide attacks being perpetrated by outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates inside as un-Islamic.
Download Dar Fatwa refutes information on Derian's visit to Saudi Arabia NNA - Dar Fatwa on Monday categorically refuted the analysis and information published by the Central News Agency (Markaziyya) as "groundless", stressing that Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian has not cancelled his meetings and itinerary.
A fatwa has been issued on using another person's wifi without permission.