Resolution No. 2

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy, holding its first session, in Makkah al-Mukarramah, on 26-29 Safar 1405 H (19 to 22 November 1984),

Having reviewed the report of the Studies and Research Division, its main themes and recommendations,

Resolves,

• Monitoring existing Sharia-based codifications and draft codifications and legislation of Sharia rulings in any Muslim country and collecting them to codify Sharia and document them in easily accessible ways.

• Prioritize research and studies in the following areas:

  • Curricula of Islamic jurisprudence and its methodologies.
  • Ijtihad in contemporary Muslim society.
  • Judicial and legal systems in Islam.
  • Contemporary business corporations and their points of interest.