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?
What is the ruling on printing the deceased`s name on copies of the Quran and asking people to pray for him/her ?
What is the Islamic ruling on the person who quotes verses from the Noble Quran, but fails to recite them correctly?
Is it permissible to use the same rhythm of Quran verses in writing or use the verses in intertextuality? Actually, intertextuality is an interconnection between selected literary texts-old or new, prose or poetry-with the original text of the poem in the sense that it is harmonious with the idea proposed by the poet and indicative of it.
Is reciting Quran with Tajweed (art of correct recitation of the Quran) obligatory or preferable from a Sharia view point?
What is the ruling on saying "Allah speaks the truth" after reciting the Quran since some people claim that it is an innovation (Bida`ah?