- “The members of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), Kaduna State Chapter, have expressed deep sorrow over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. …The council recalled that a notable hallmark of Buhari’s legacy was his courageous support for the reimplementation of Shari’ah law in Northern Nigeria during the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a time when the move sparked intense national debates and stiff resistance.”
- “Indonesia is set to establish a new Islamic Economy Agency (BES) to replace the existing National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance (KNEKS), aiming to enhance policy innovation and strengthen coordination across the country’s Shariah economic ecosystem.”
- The cryptocurrency exchange firm Binance “launched Sharia Earn, a faith-based crypto staking product certified…by Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm[.] Sharia Earn is the first multi-token staking product build to align with Islamic finance.”
- The Arab Weekly reported that “Egypt’s official religious bodies, long accustomed to acting as gatekeepers on everything from marriage to finance, are now facing competition from tools that deliver instant answers, often accompanied by citations from classical sources.” Egypt’s Dār al-Iftā’ announced that its 10th international Conference, “The Making of the Competent Mufti in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” will “lay down clear foundations for training a discerning mufti—one who can engage with digital transformations and responsibly employ AI tools to serve the fatwa process while upholding Islamic principles.” Ahead of the conference, Dār al-Iftā‘ issued a statement on the “e-fatwa in the AI age,” noting that its FatwaPro platform “has handled 6,740 fatwas [since 2022], with 3,470 issued in 2024 alone. The platform now averages up to fifteen inquiries per day, predominantly in English and French.”