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UAE Council for Fatwa highlights innovative use of

AI in Fatwa issuance

The UAE Council for Fatwa participated in the conference titled "Making of the Competent Mufti in
the Age of Artificial Intelligence”, in Cairo, organised by the General Secretariat for Fatwa
Authorities Worldwide, Egypt.

The Council's delegation conveyed the greetings of the scholar Shaikh Abdullah bin Bayyah,
Chairman of the Council, and his wishes for the conference to be successful and achieve effective
outcome that strengthen the message of moderate, legitimate fatwas.
He emphasised the conference's important role in developing the fatwa system, stressing the need
for global efforts to achieve civilised institutional ijtihad (independent reasoning) and provide
fatwas characterised by moderation and flexibility that support stability, citizenship values, and
comprehensive development.

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.

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