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“God’s agents" — that was the term that famed 13th-century Islamic Jurist Ibn al-Qaayyim al-Jawziya gave to reflect how critical…

RIYADH - A leading Qatar-based cleric declared in a religious edict, or fatwa, on Saturday that Egyptians should support ousted…

 

Egyptians living in Belgium are awaiting a religious edict from Al-Azhar on whether it is prohibited for Muslims to eat…

The president’s office on Wednesday condemned the fatwa issued by Al-Azhar scholar Mahmoud Shabaan calling for the murder of National…

Political powerhouse Mohamed ElBaradei denounced a fatwa Wednesday that authorized the murder of National Salvation Front members. The NSF leader…

Ali Gomaa, Egypt’s grand mufti, demanded on Saturday that a scene in the leading box office movie “Abdu Mouta” should…

  The Muslim Brotherhood rejects fatwas that call for killing demonstrators participating in the planned 24 August protests, said MB…

A panel of Islamic scholars has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, that would prohibit voting for any presidential candidate…

Christian bishops in Germany, Austria and Russia have sharply criticised Saudi Arabia's top religious official after reports that he issued…