فتوی نویسی :اہمیت و معنویت اور تاریخ و ارتقا: Fatwa Writing: Significance, History and Evolution

Dr. Muhammad Ismail khan; Dr. Qazi Furqan Ahmad; Dr. Saima Munir

فتوی نویسی :اہمیت و معنویت اور تاریخ و ارتقا

Fatwa Writing: Significance, History and Evolution

Authors

Dr. Muhammad Ismail khan Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, GC Oghi, Mansehra
Dr. Qazi Furqan Ahmad Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies University of Gujrat, Gujrat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-0482
Dr. Saima Munir PhD Islamic Studies, University of Sargodha, Sargodha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-2789

Keywords:

Fatwa, significance, history, evolution

Abstract

ABSTRACT

A fatwa is a non-binding legal opinion on a point of Islamic law (Sharīʻah) given by a qualified Jurist (Muftī) in response to a question established by a private individual, judge or government. Issuing fatwas is called Iftāʻ. This paper explores the significance, history and evolution of issuing a Fatwa. It finds that Iftāʻ and fatwa is an exclusive Muslim intellectual tradition that provides Sharīʻah based solutions for the problems having no clear solution in Quran, Ḥadīth and sayings of the pious companions of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). In this age of globalization, knowledge and research, utility of Fatwa and its need has been increased even more than ever before.

Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Dr. Muhammad Ismail khan, Dr. Qazi Furqan Ahmad, and Dr. Saima Munir. 2020. “فتوی نویسی :اہمیت و معنویت اور تاریخ و ارتقا: Fatwa Writing: Significance, History and Evolution”. Al-Qamar 3 (2):13-26. https://alqamarjournal.com/index.php/alqamar/article/view/157.