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The 24th session of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) Conference, which was held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and hosted by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD), was concluded today by issuing a group of resolutions that were read during the final session of the conference.
Dr. Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Haddad, Chairman of the Scientific Committee started the closing session with a speech in which he thanked all participants of the conference’s sessions, including members of the Academy, researchers and specialists, and those interested in Islamic affairs. During his speech, Dr. Al-Haddad thanked, on behalf of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, for his interest in science and scientists and his patronage of the blessed scientific activities, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai for his patronage of the conference, and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre for following up and encouraging initiatives that benefit humanity and develop the Islamic economy.
Dr. Al-Haddad pointed out that all the jurisprudential decisions issued by this session were taken after extensive discussions of the topics that were raised, in which all members participated. The consultations focused on the various scientific, jurisprudential and Sharia aspects of each of the topics which lead the Council’s final decision.
Dr. Omar Al-Khatib, Executive Director of the Islamic Affairs Sector IACAD, conveyed the greetings on behalf of H.E. Dr. Hamad Bin Al Shaikh Ahmed Al Shaibani, Director General of IACAD, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy Conference, as well as his delight with the success of the 24th session of the conference, which the UAE was honoured to host.
Dr. Al-Khatib pointed in his speech to the importance of the contribution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy in solving the unsolved issues between the Islamic countries, as well as to their cultural, social and economic renaissance. This was done by coming up with successful recommendations to the Islamic Nation that shows the contemporary Sharia provisions for several important jurisprudential issues and matters that look to the future and address the present, such as smart contracts, currency inflation, FIDIC contracts, tolerance in Islam, food and water security, the human genome and future biomedical engineering.
It is noteworthy that the 24th session of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy Conference was launched in Dubai on Monday 4 November. It lasted for three days where eight scientific sessions were attended by a group of scientists, jurists and specialists. During these sessions, more than 50 research papers were discussed on various contemporary issues and matters of interest to the Islamic world.
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