Fiqh Council of North America

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The Fiqh Council of North America is an association of Muslims who interpret Islamic law within the United States. The 18 members of the Council are Muslims who issue religious rulings, resolve disputes, and answer questions relating to the Islamic faith. As outlined in its by-laws, the Council's primary objectives include: "To consider, from a Shari'ah perspective, and offer advice on specific undertakings, transactions, contracts, projects, or proposals, guaranteeing thereby that the dealings of American Muslims fall within the parameters of what is permitted by the Shari'ah."

[edit] Members

The current members of the Council are:

Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, chairman,
Dr. Ahmad Shleibak
Dr. Akbar Muhammad
Dr. Deina Abdulkadir
Shaikh Hassan Qazwini
Dr. Ihsan Bagby
Dr. Jamal Badawi
Dr. Muhammad Adam Sheikh
Shaikh Muhammad Al-Hanooti
Shaikh Muhammad Nur Abdallah
Dr. Salah Soltan
Dr. Taha Jabir Alalwani
Shaikh Yahya Hindi
Shaikhah Zainab Alwani
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Dr. Mukhtar Maghraoui
Dr. Nazih Hammad

[edit] Fatwa

In July 2005, the Fiqh Council of North America issued a fatwa stating Islam's condemnation of terrorism and religious extremism.

However, in 2002 the Fiqh Council was searched by federal agents as part of Operation Green Quest, a task force created to track and disrupt terrorist financing [1]. No arrests were made to this day, and the Fiqh council denies any links to terror financiers, and has no official links to charities (the search was due to the fact that a few board members publicly contributed to numerous Islamic charities in America and abroad).