Legal position of fatwa: observations from selected jurisdictions

• Main Authors: Md Nor, Mohd Zakhiri, Megat Latif, Hairuddin, Md Desa, Md Rejab, Mohd Khalid, Al Hanisham, Hussain, Mohammad Azam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/21638/1/Legal%20Position%20of%20%20Fatwa%20%28SOLAS%202016%29.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/21638/

This paper aims to trace the Islamic concept of Ifta within the context of the legal position of fatwa in the jurisdictional limits of four countries: Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Sudan. Essentially, the Islamic Shariah has placed great emphasis on the practices of ijtihad in the early days...