Islamic Fiqh Academy, India
Islamic Fiqh Academy, India (IFA) is a Fiqh (Islamic law) institute in New Delhi, established in 1988. It was registered as a charitable trust in 1990. Maulana Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi was its founder and secretary general until his death.[1] The academy is a registered NGO working as a research-oriented organization since then.
| Type | Islamic Fiqh Academy |
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| Established | 1989 |
| Founder | Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi |
| President | Maulana Nematullah Azami |
| General Secretary | Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani |
| Location | Delhi |
| Website | www.ifa-india.org |
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It has issued statements on aspects of Islamic religious observance such as medical treatment during the Ramadan fast,[2] and on sex education,[2] mixed-sex education[1] and organ donation.[3] It has issued a number of published works, including an Urdu translation of the Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence.[4]:101–2 The Academy has been described as "the most recent and, in many ways, the most sophisticated articulation so far of claims to institutionalized Islamic authority in India".[4]:103
Membership
The membership includes a large number of young graduates (Fazils) from madrasas including Darul Uloom Deoband, Nadwatul Ulama and Firangi Mahal in Lucknow.[2] The academy coordinates with other academic and Fiqh institutions in the Middle East and in countries and areas with a significant Muslim minority population, such as the USA and Europe.
References
- "Islamic Fiqh Academy Conference In Mumbai". MEMRI. 30 November 2017.
- "Sex education is unIslamic, says academy". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2008.
- Ghannam, Obadah (17 June 2015). "Islamic Legal Views on Organ Donation: A View from Fiqh Councils" (PDF)., pages 18, 21.
- Muhammad Qasim Zaman (15 October 2012). Modern Islamic Thought in a Radical Age: Religious Authority and Internal Criticism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-57718-2.