Author: International Islamic Fiqh Academy

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Praise belongs to God, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and all his family and Companions.

Resolution No. 48 (10/5) concerning Implementing the Rulings of Islamic Law

The Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, meeting at its fifth conference session in Kuwait from 1–6 Jumada al-Ula 1409 AH, corresponding to 10–15 December 1988,

having considered the papers submitted by members and experts on implementing the rulings of Islamic law and heard the discussions on this subject; and considering that the International Islamic Fiqh Academy arose from the benevolent resolve of the Third Islamic Summit Conference in Makkah to seek Islamic legal solutions to the Muslim community’s problems, regulate the affairs of Muslim life by the rules of Islamic law, remove all obstacles to implementing God’s law and prepare every means necessary for its implementation, affirming God’s sovereignty, establishing the supremacy of His law, removing the contradiction between certain Muslim rulers and their peoples, eliminating the causes of tension, contradiction and conflict in their lands, and providing security in Muslim countries;

Resolves as follows

The foremost duty of those who govern Muslims is to implement God’s law among them.

It calls upon all governments in Muslim countries to take the initiative in implementing Islamic law and establishing its complete, comprehensive and enduring authority in every sphere of life, and to call Muslim societies – individuals, peoples and states – to adhere to God’s religion and apply His law, recognising this religion as creed, law, conduct and a system of life.

Recommendations

  1. The academy should continue in-depth Research and Studies into the different aspects of implementing Islamic law and monitor what is being done in this regard in Muslim countries.
  2. Coordination should be established between the academy and other scholarly institutions concerned with implementing Islamic law, and plans, means and studies should be prepared to remove obstacles and misconceptions hindering its implementation in Muslim countries.
  3. Draft Islamic laws prepared in different Muslim countries should be collected and studied so that their benefits may be drawn upon.
  4. Educational curricula and the various media should be reformed and directed towards implementing Islamic law and preparing a Muslim generation that refers its affairs to God’s law.
  5. Training for students and graduates who will serve as judges, public prosecutors and lawyers should be expanded to prepare the personnel needed to implement Islamic law.

God grants success.

Source: Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, issue 5, volume 4, p. 3471.

Article link: https://www.iifa-aifi.org/ar/1772.html

About the organisation

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy is an official international body established pursuant to Resolution 8/3-TH (I.S.) of the Third Islamic Summit Conference, the “Palestine and Jerusalem Session”, held in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on 19–22 Rabi‘ al-Awwal 1401 AH (25–28 January 1981). It belongs to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which comprises 57 Muslim states. Its scholar members are the official scholars representing their countries. The academy’s website states: “The statute of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy provides that each member state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation appoints an active member to the Fiqh Academy. More than one active member from the same country may be admitted by decision of the academy’s council. The member states of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy are the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.”