Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that the judicial proceedings leading to the death sentence and execution of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979 violated principles of due process and the right to a fair trial.”

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) [urged] Parliament to enact a law for the establishment of a Kadhis Court of Appeal to deal with issues relating to inheritance and other property cases among Muslims through the guidance of the Quran.” “The Allahabad High Court [in India] dismissed a plea by a married… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“A two-day conference on contemporary fatwas (Islamic religious edicts) was just convened recently in Singapore. Organised by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), the conference aims to explore the role of fatwas in shaping Muslim communities and guiding them to live effectively and confidently in facing contemporary challenges in plural societies.” “In a landmark decision,… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

Reacting to the Federal Court of Malaysia‘s recent decision declaring unconstitutional certain sharī’a-based state laws, the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said that “all parties should respect decisions of the Federal Court, and the position of the Federal Constitution as the supreme law of the country.” “Days after the state government appointed a… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“By an 8-1 majority, the Federal Court [of Malaysia] ruled . . . that the Kelantan state government did not have the power to enact the laws, on offences from sodomy to sexual harassment, possession of false information, intoxication and scale measurements, because they were already covered in civil law and were the responsibility of… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore has issued a fatwa declaring that cultivated meat is generally halal, and Muslims can eat these products as long as they adhere to halal standards.” “A court in Pakistan has now jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for seven years, ruling their 2018 marriage… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“A group of clerics in Pakistan’s northwestern Upper Kohistan district . . .  declared in a decree that women’s campaigning for votes ahead of the upcoming national elections was ‘against the Islamic law.'” Bangladesh continues to witness controversy and protests over the issue of transgenderism, and “last year, clerics at the Hathazari Madrasa, one of… CONTINUE READING

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

A purported fatwā barring Muslims from voting for minority candidates in Pakistan‘s upcoming general elections in February went viral on social media.

Cases and Fatwās Roundup

“A Pakistani court on Tuesday indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the Islamic law requirement that a woman wait three months before remarriage, his lawyer said.” “A housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, has asked a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court [in Nigeria] for divorce after a… CONTINUE READING