H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, chaired the 124th meeting of the departments on Tuesday, 09 Ramadan 1445, corresponding to 19 March 2024, at the headquarters of the Secretariat General in Jeddah.

At the beginning of the meeting, His Excellency welcomed the participants, then spoke about the international conference: “Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Law” organized by the Muslim World League under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. His Excellency delivered a speech at the closing session in which senior Islamic figures, including muftis and senior scholars from different Islamic schools of law, participated.

His Excellency also spoke about signing a memorandum of cooperation between the Academy and MWL’s Islamic Fiqh Council on the sidelines of the conference. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, and His Excellency Mr. Hussein Ibrahim Taha, OIC Secretary General.

The meeting discussed previous decisions and issued new decisions, notably:

• Preparing the documentary film on IIFA to display at the next session and prepare an agenda for the next session.
• Start preparations for the symposium on the Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Violence Against Women.
• Confirming the holding date of the IIFA Waqf Fund’s Board of Trustees and prepare the online meeting well before the deadline.