The Ifta’ Law number (60) of the year 2006, and the modifying Law number (4) of the year 2009 state that a Board is to be established in the Kingdom and called “Board of Iftaa’, Islamic Studies and Research,” and that the General Mufti (who is now Shaikh Abdel Kareem El-Khasawneh) is the Head of the Board. The following are members: ... Read More
The Fatwa Department of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was founded in 1921. Since its formation, it has relied upon Hanafi fatwas which were in use during the Ottoman era, and the Mufti has answered the questions of members of the public, whether they relate to worship or financial transactions or personal statutes, and it has assigned a mufti to each judge in cities both large and small. The judge seeks the mufti's assistance in solving social problems, just as the mufti refers to the judge matters which are not within the mufti's jurisdiction and which require evidence and witnesses....
What is the ruling of Sharia on learning the Maqaamaat (melodic tunes and sounds) and reciting the Quran according to them?
A Zakat committee plans to build a special room for burning worn-out copies of the Noble Quran and papers containing mention of Allah. The burning process is conducted in a clean place far from residential buildings and the ashes are buried in a clean place as well. What is the ruling of Sharia on this?
Is it permissible for a woman to recite Quran in a gathering attended by non-Mahram men?
What is the ruling of Sharia on quoting from the Noble Quran and including its verses in people`s speech?
I wanted to hang a framed Quranic verse on a wall of a mosque; however, the people there objected to that under the pretext that the Quran has been sent down to be acted upon and not for decorative purposes; what is the ruling of Islamic Sharia on this issue?
Does reading the Quran directly from the Mus'haf have the same reward (Ajr) as listening to an audio recording of Quran recitation?