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Religious Authority

Collected by: Digital British Islam Project

Archived since: Apr, 2023

Description:

This collection of websites provides resources on Islamic religious authority within the UK. It includes platforms offering guidance on Shariah law, fatwas (religious rulings), and Islamic jurisprudence, addressing various aspects of personal and communal life. The sites also cover topics like moon sighting, religious education, and councils that mediate on matters related to Islamic law. These resources serve as authoritative references for individuals seeking religious counsel, legal rulings, and spiritual guidance in line with Islamic teachings and UK contexts.

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Title: Al Qalam Shari'ah Panel

URL: http://alqalam.org.uk/

Description: The site includes a Q&A database of fatawa, offering opinions on financial and personal issues, including on insurance, investment, zakat, banking and tax. Advice can be sought from its panel of experts, chaired by Mufti Zubair Butt, including Mufti Barkatulla, Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, Imam Abu Eesa Niamatullah, Shaykh Abdul Qayyum, and Shaykh Haytham Tamim. The site contains a series of online open-source resources, including sermons, presentations, and tutorials for download.

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Title: Central Moonsighting Committee UK

URL: http://centralmoonsighting.co.uk/

Description: Organised by Maulana Islam Ali Shah and Haji Qamre Alam, the site has links with (Wakefield Central Mosque), Hizbul-Ulama UK, Jamiat Ulama-e-Britain, and Darul-Uloom Bury. Its advice centres on disseminating moonsighting calendars for the purposes of calculating prayer timings, Ramadan and Eid(s).

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Title: Masud

URL: http://masud.co.uk/

Description: A long-standing blog and resource, Masud started in 1996, and has posted regularly on aspects of fiqh, Sufism, Muhammad, and British Muslim history. There are specific sections based on the work of Sh. Nuh Keller and Sh. Abdal Hakim Murad.

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Title: Hizbul Islam UK

URL: http://www.hizbululama.org.uk/

Description: This site represented the Society of Muslim Scholars in the UK, and the Central Moon Sighting Committee UK. However, it has not been updated since 2013. It is an interesting archive of articles on issues such as halal food and health concerns - and still contained links to books. The account was suspended in November 2023, but the archive version is available here.

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Title: Jamiat Ulama-e-Britain

URL: http://www.jamiat.co.uk/

Description: The Jamiat Ulama-e-Britain site acts as an information hub for basic details of practice, alongside contact details, such as phone and email links for religious opinions from scholars. This includes an extensive listing of diverse mosques across the UK, along with listings of members and affiliates. Content has not been updated on a regular basis since 2017, and there are several broken links.

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Title: Imam Ali Foundation

URL: http://www.najaf.org/english/

Description: A Shia institution that was established in 1994 by Sayyid Murtadha al Kashmiri, who is a special representative of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali al Sistani. It serves Shia Muslims in the UK and Europe and North America. It provides religious guidance in multiple languages and has other branches in Cardiff, Hull, Birmingham and Liverpool.

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Title: Association of Muslim Chaplains in Education (AMCed)

URL: https://amced.org.uk/

Description: Association of Muslim Chaplains in Education is an independent, national non-profit organisation which provides support, advice and training for Muslim chaplains working in higher education.

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Title: Anjumane al-Islah UK

URL: https://anjumane-alislah.org.uk/

Description: Anjumane Al-Islah was founded in Bangladesh by Mursheed-E-Kamil Allamah Muhammad Abdul Latif Chowdhury Saheb Qiblah Fultali, and has subsequently established branches internationally. The UK branch emerged in 1978, focused on community work and training. The site is occasionally updated, for example with information on its Central Council (2022-25) and its charitable endeavours (including disaster appeals).

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Title: The British Board of Scholars & Imams

URL: https://bbsi.org.uk/

Description: BBSI is a national assembly of Imams, Scholars & Islamically literate Muslim Academics formed to facilitate intra-Muslim dialogue on theology, jurisprudence and community welfare.

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Title: Darul Iftaa - Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence

URL: https://daruliftaa.com/

Description: This is a curated collection of the opinions pf British Deobandi inspired Mufti Muhammad ibn Ad-am Al-Kawthari . It aims to provide a better understanding of Islam on a range of ritualistic and so-cial matters. It also has an archive of articles and blog pieces written by Mufti Al-Kawthari that showcase his range of national and international public engagements.

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Title: Darul Ifta Birmingham – Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence

URL: https://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/

Description: Darul Ifta Birmingham was established in July 2006 by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah and his colleagues and has links to Darul Uloom, Bury. The website has fatwas and searchable feature on various questions of belief, ritual and social interactions.

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Title: The European Council for Fatwa and Research in UK

URL: https://fatwacommitteeuk.com/

Description: A representative of the European Council of Fatwa & Research and is based in Dublin. It is a bank of fatwas arrived at by the panel of scholars drawn from across Europe.

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Title: Haq Islam

URL: https://haqislam.org/

Description: The site includes regularly updated content, including blogposts on subjects including religious practices, pilgrimage, significant Islamic figures, family law, poetry, and the Qur’an. It lists a number of Darul Ulooms in the UK and internationally. Substantial traffic is generated for posts on Mufti Menk, ‘the Blessing of being pregnant’, and ‘pre-marital questions’. The site is advertising supported, which can lead to an inappropriate juxtaposition of adverts and Islamic content.

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Title: The Islamic Council of Europe

URL: https://iceurope.org/

Description: Based in Whitechapel, east London, The Islamic Council of Europe provides advice on Islamic finance, family law, arbitration, conciliation, and mediation services through its online portal. Some services extent to video consultation.

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Title: Imams Online

URL: https://imamsonline.com/

Description: Is a online portal serving as a voice, information and career placement initiative aimed at prospective Islamic leaders, Imams, Chaplains, Alims and Aalimah

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Title: Islamic Portal

URL: https://islamicportal.co.uk/

Description: Islamic Portal provides religious guidance Q&As, fatwas, articles, video/audio resources on current affairs. The website is independently run by a group of scholars and professionals in accordance with the Deobandi Hanafi school of thought.

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Title: Khutbah Bank

URL: https://khutbahbank.org.uk/

Description: Site that contains a curated thematic list of khutbas from other website.

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Title: Muslim Chaplains in Sport

URL: https://mcst.org.uk/

Description: The first and only organisation in the country which provides a national support network & Muslim Chaplains to professional sporting organisations.

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Title: The Mosque and Imams Advisory Board (MINAB)

URL: https://minab.org.uk/

Description: An initiative that intends to act as an advisory body, which will facilitate good practice among the governance of mosques and the empowerment of mosques & imams in the UK. Is based in London but often represented in the public sphere by Imam Qarim Asim.

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Title: New Crescent Society

URL: https://newcrescentsociety.org/

Description: The New Crescent Society focuses on the intersection between moonsighting, ritual and astronomy. This includes activities at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, as well as dynamic social media. Its website was limited at the time of writing to a single splash page.

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Title: Sharee Council

URL: https://shareecouncil.com/

Description: Based in the Islamic Research Institute of Great Britain, Dewsbury, Shareecouncil is an entry point to multiple family law and arbitration services. Several scholars are available for advice and appointments. Services include requesting an online fatwa, although there is no database of opinions.

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Title: The Islamic Council UK (ICUK)

URL: https://theislamiccouncil.co.uk/

Description: The Islamic Council UK is a Birmingham based institution led by British born scholars who are keen to contextualise Islamic Law for British Muslims.

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Title: Latifah Ulama Society UK

URL: https://ulamasociety.org.uk/

Description: Latifiah Ulama Society UK (LUS) was founded in 1978 by the followers of well-known Sylheti Bengali preacher Abdul Latif Fultali ((1913-2008). The site houses fatwas, articles and videos and has linked web Anjumane Al Islah UK (anjumane-alislah.org.uk)

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Title: Ummatics Colloquium

URL: https://ummatics.org/

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Title: The British Board of Scholars & Imams

URL: https://www.bbsi.org.uk/

Description: The British Board of Scholars and Imams (BBSI) focuses on intra-Muslim aspects of jurisprudence, interpretation and community issues. Its assembly first met in 2013, bringing together academics, imams and religious scholars from diverse religious perspectives. Activities have resulted in guidance on medical ethics, mental health, moon sighting, healthcare, and Covid-19.

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Title: British Fatwa Council

URL: https://www.britishfatwacouncil.org/

Description: The British Fatwa Council was set up by the Nottingham based Karimia Institute and provides guidance on personal, family and business-related issues you face in your daily and answers question about: what invalidates your prayer; divorce rules; inheritance, business related questions, funeral and burial issues and also contains research papers.

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Title: The Islamic Sharia Council

URL: https://www.islamic-sharia.org/

Description: Formed in 1982 to provide legal advice to British Muslims in light of Islamic family law. This shariah council was founded by the late Sayyed Mutawalli Ad Darsh (1930-1997) and Dr Suhaib Hasan (b.1942) It offers fatwas, marriage, divorce, inheritance and mediation services.

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Title: Muslim Chaplains' Association

URL: https://www.mca-hmps.co.uk/

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Title: Moon Sighting UK, Islamic Crescents Observation for the UK (ICOUK)

URL: https://www.moonsighting.org.uk/

Description: The website of the Islamic Crescents Observation for the UK (ICOUK). The ICOUK was established in 2008 and its main goal is to revive the Islamic tradition of localised moon sightings on the 29th day of each lunar month and then disseminate the results via the Internet and Social Media channels. The experts who contribute to the site include shariah scholars, scientists, engineers and professional Muslims.

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Title: SeekersPath

URL: https://www.seekerspath.co.uk/

Description: This Barelvi oriented site is led by Mufti Qasim Zia al-Qadiri and his team and are focused on preserving the theology and teachings of Ahmed Rida Khan (1856-1921), which is along with the Deobandi tradition is among the most widespread religious orientations among British Pakistani Muslims.

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Title: The Muslim Law (Shariah) Council UK

URL: https://www.shariahcouncil.org/

Description: The Barelwi oriented Muslim Law Shariah Council UK was established in October 1985 with the leadership of Maulana Shahid Raza. It aims to serve the Muslim community in the country by ad-dressing a wide range of social, family, and matrimonial issues. The Council consists of Imams and Muslim scholars of all major Fiqh schools, legal advisers, Islamic Finance experts and professional therapists.

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Title: Sharia Office

URL: https://www.shariaoffice.co.uk/

Description: Founded by Shaykh Harun Hussain Subhaani under the supervision of Shaykh Mufti Fazle Qayum Subhaani, with the goal of solving the marital issues and conflicts of Muslims living in the United Kingdom.

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Title: The Sharia Council

URL: https://www.theshariacouncil.org.uk/

Description: Q&A, blog, online advice,

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Title: Wifaqul Ulama

URL: https://www.wifaqululama.co.uk/category/fatawa/

Description: A Deobandi inspired repository of Islamic rulings both a regularly updated collection of fatwas and articles pertaining to everyday life and technical matters in relation to the application of Islam in the UK.

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