The actions of the Islamic State are anything but Islamic, and Muslims must battle extremism to maintain the religion’s message of mercy, the grand mufti of Egypt told CNN. Sheikh Shawky Ibrahim Abdel ...

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Renowned scholar Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani on Monday issued a Fatwa (decree) that any armed activity against the state of Pakistan is a “rebellion” and “haram” and proscribed according to the Islamic ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia 's grand mufti who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ...

A school has renamed its 'mufti day' to 'be yourself day' after concerns the colloquial use of the Arabic word was culturally insensitive. Heretaunga College, in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, held its ...

Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan was named as Saudi Arabia's grand mufti [File: Saudi state television via AP Photo] Saudi Arabia has named Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the country’s new ...

Mufti Shah Mir, a prominent Muslim scholar, accused of being involved in the abduction of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Turbat city of ...

So does everyone need to roll up their rooks and box up their bishops? Maybe not, but some people in Saudi Arabia might be wondering. Saudi’s grand mufti, the kingdom’s top cleric, was appearing on a ...