Virtual conference on post-coronavirus pandemic Fiqh’ starts on July 18th

Abu Dhabi: Onset of COVID-19 pandemic, the Muslim World League and the Emirates Fatwa Council organized a virtual international conference, titled, “Emergency Jurisprudence: Features of Post-Coronavirus Pandemic Fiqh” on 18^th July.

The conference discussed a sharia-complaint approach of emergency jurisprudence and relevant regulatory standards. It is also aimed at providing important recommendations related to areas affected by the pandemic, such as beliefs and rituals.

The two-day conference was opened by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. He was accompanied by prominent scholars from over 45 countries, as well as Islamic scholars, ministers of Islamic affairs, jurisprudence experts and researchers from around the world.

Addressing the event, Sheikh Nahyan affirmed the UAE’s keenness to support such conferences, which, he said, are designed to underline the importance of continual dialogue, cooperation and joint action between all peoples of the world.

“Thanks to the support of the UAE’s wise leadership under President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the continuing efforts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, our nation will continue to champion peaceful coexistence and to provide efficient solutions that ensure intellectual intimacy and connectivity between all scholars and Muslims all over the world,” the minister said.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council and President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies noted that the conference is taking place at a time when the whole of humanity is facing an unprecedented global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Pakistani Federal Minister of Religious Affairs, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri also spoke at the conference. He stressed about the significance of the conference in addressing many of the challenges faced by scholars all over the Muslim world.

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