Cases and Fatwās Roundup

  • The General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide […] welcomed the Danish Parliament’s decision to prohibit insulting the Holy Quran, by tearing, desecrating, or in any other way that would strip the sanctity of the Quran and all other holy books.”
  • Lebanon‘s Dar El-Fatwa mourned […] the passing of the Emir of the sisterly State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.”
  • In Malaysia, “[a] woman failed to claim Bitcoin cryptocurrency worth over RM10 million from her former husband after their divorce four years ago. This was after the Syariah High Court in Shah Alam ruled that cryptocurrency is not considered part of the matrimonial debt claimable by a former spouse.” For more content and context on Islamic debates over the permissibility of using cryptocurrencies, consult the contributions by Raha Rafii here and here.

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