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The participating delegation included Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Derei, Vice Chairman of the Council; Dr.
Saba Salem Al Kaabi, Acting Secretary-General; Dr. Khalifa Mubarak Al Dhaheri; and Dr. Ahmed
Abdulaziz Al Haddad, members of the Council.
The delegation participated in the conference sessions and workshops, which addressed the
dimensions of artificial intelligence and its applications in fatwa issuance, as well as ways to align
technological developments with legitimate principles and national considerations.

Al Derei stressed the importance of protecting the fatwa system from fragility and preparing for the
challenges of AI with institutional approaches that preserve legitimate constants and prevent the
exploitation of fatwas for extremism or ideology, while utilising technical expertise and building
secure and reliable databases.

Dr. Kaabi noted that the conference serves as a crucial platform for exchanging expertise on how to
employ AI technologies in institutional fatwa issuance, emphasising that the digital revolution
requires the adoption of a moderate methodology that keeps pace with developments while
preserving the authenticity of the fatwa message.

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