The twentieth weekly meeting of the Academy’s departments was held on Tuesday 11 Rajab 1442 corresponding to 23 February 2021.

The Secretary General of the Academy opened the meeting by reviewing the visits agenda he is conducting to the OIC subsidiary and specialized organs, such as the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission and the Islamic Solidarity Fund, which aim to strengthen the cooperation communication relations between the Academy and other OIC organs.

During the meeting, His Excellency expressed his thanks and appreciation to the research, studies and encyclopedias department, the sessions and conferences department and the media and public relations department for their efforts in planning the mini-symposium on “Shariah Ruling concerning the Use of Zakat Funds for Vaccine Distribution in Poor Countries”. The meeting was well received and appreciated by participants, which included eminent scholars, experts and medical specialists.

His Excellency also referred of the visit of the Secretary General of the Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Dr. Fahd bin Saad Al-Majid, to the headquarters of the Academy intending to strengthen joint cooperation and prepare a memorandum of understanding between the Academy and the Council in order to seek more coordination and communication between the Academy and the leading jurisprudential councils of Muslim countries, headed by the Council of Senior Scholars of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The meeting issued several decisions, notably:

-To organize a scientific meeting with the Shariah boards and councils of banks and financial institutions in East and Southeast Asia and central banks.

-To coordinate with the representatives and consulates that visited the Academy to visit them as well.

-The publications dedication committee shall continue its distribution of the fourth edition of the book of resolutions, provided that these copies for representatives who do not have a mailbox shall be delivered through their consulates with an explanatory note in that regard.

-Emphasizing to the department of sessions and conferences the follow-up of technical aspects and correspondence during the holding of forums and seminars, with the creation of a database for scholars and experts who participate in the Academy’s events to facilitate contacting them when necessary. Likewise, the department of research and encyclopedias shall take charge of the scientific aspects related to the studies, content and planning, and the transcription and printing of their scientific content.