Fiqh Academy


Majlis creates new Islamic affairs council
The parliament has amended the 1994 Religious Unity Act to set up a new Supreme Council for Islamic affairs with the authority to issue fatwas or legal opinions on religious disputes.
13 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM


Islamic ministry orders TV station to stop programme on sorcery
In a letter sent to Sangu TV, the ministry noted that the Fiqh academy had issued a fatwa advising the media not to broadcast programmes that encourage the practice of sorcery as it a grave sin prohibited in Islam. The academy had warned that such programmes could “lead the public astray from the clear path of Islam.”
16 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM


Fiqh Academy issues fatwa on Jihad
“Travelling to Islamic countries where groups belonging to Islamic countries create havoc and instability in the name of jihad will open avenues for enemies of Muslims to interfere in the affairs of Muslim countries,” reads a fatwa (legal opinion) issued by the academy of religious scholars today.
25 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM


Fiqh academy warns against promotion of black magic
The Fiqh academy’s warning comes after opposition figures linked uprooting of old trees at the Republic square and removal of the Republic monument in Malè to President Abdulla Yameen’s alleged fear of sorcery.
16 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM


Fiqh academy reconstituted without Adhaalath Party scholars
24 May 2015, 5:00 PM
Maldivians shouldn’t fight foreign wars in name of Islam, says Islamic minister
28 May 2014, 5:22 PM
Fiqh Academy advises against importing kosher meals
11 Mar 2014, 3:30 PM
Islamic Ministry reveals policies and programmes for the year
12 Feb 2014, 10:57 PM
Week in review: February 1 – 8
08 Feb 2014, 6:04 PM
President Yameen vetoes sexual offences bill
15 Jan 2014, 3:22 PM
Fiqh Academy VP condemns Sexual Offenses Bill for conditional criminalisation of marital rape
05 Jan 2014, 7:15 PM
Fiqh Academy reveals opinion on abortion
17 Dec 2013, 7:06 PM
Government calls for immediate Tourism GST increase to 15 percent
08 Jun 2013, 2:42 PM
Islamic Ministry calls for lowering age of prosecution for minors to 10 years-old
24 Apr 2013, 11:30 AM
Parliament committee to probe Sheikh Ilyas Hussain’s “false preaching” over draft penal code
27 Mar 2013, 6:27 PM
Females cannot perform marriage ceremonies under Islam, declares Fiqh Academy
31 Jan 2011, 6:19 PM