In the Name of Allāh,

the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful

Praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our master Muḥammad, the last of prophets, on his family, and all his companions.

Resolution No. 62 (13/6)

Recommendations of the 6th Council Meeting of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy

The Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, holding its 6th session in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 17–23 Shaʿbān 1410h (14–20 March 1990),

RecommendS

First: Calls upon all Muslims to solidarity, unification of their word and at- tachment to Islamic solutions to their problems; to fulfill their duty of present- ing Islam to the world, as a radical solution to its problems, instead of hiding themselves behind materialistic principles which failure became evident. Also, calls upon all Muslims to pay due attention to the fate of their brothers in the Eastern countries and defend their legitimate rights to preserve their religious personality and enjoy their human rights.

Second: Condemns the deportation of Soviet Jews to Palestine, the Land of the Nightly Ascension, and is of the opinion that this constitutes a great dan- ger confronting the Ummah as a whole. The Academy call upon the Arab and Muslim Countries to unite their voice and their position to face this imminent threat and to use all possible means to liberate the occupied territories and the religious sites, and to save the station of the Prophet’s Ascension of its transgres- sors, and to support the (Palestinian) “Intifada” (uprising) against the Zionist enemy, in order to help it achieve its goal and ensure its continuity.

Third: To focus on all media and information means in Muslim countries, work on guiding them towards the right path in the service of Islam and facing contemporary challenges. Also, entrusts the Secretariat General of the Academy to organize a special seminar on media.

Fourth: To organize a seminar on contemporary arts such as acting, singing, music, dance, etc. and all other types of arts used by media.

Fifth: To undertake in-depth research and studies on the multiplicity of kafārah (expiation of multiple homicides) to issue an appropriate resolution in this regard.

Sixth: To postpone the examination of the issue of “Company Shares,” in order to undertake more in-depth studies of this subject.14

Seventh: To organize a seminar on “Options and Futures.”

Eighth: To establish, at the discretion of the Secretary General of the Academy, a committee composed of Fiqh scholars and economists, in order to answer the questions submitted by the Islamic Development Bank regarding participation in joint-stock companies.

Indeed, Allāh is the Giver of success.

14 Resolutions no. 63 (1/7), no. 77 (8/8), and 87 (4/9).