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==Controversial Fatwas== ==Controversial Fatwas==


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tes,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/ref/45880/women%20driving</ref> women being "weak, defeated and dazzled" if they take part in politics,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3285/women's%20testimony</ref> hijab,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/ref/169563</ref> needing to leave work if there are women working there too,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/27304</ref> polygamy being necessary for all Muslim males,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/ref/11744/polygamy</ref> women who do not marry will become prostitutes and the illegitimacy of the children will be reflected in their behavior,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/14022</ref> a muslim male being sinful for getting to know a girl for the sake of marriage,<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/36618</ref> being sinful to live in non-Muslim countries (and needing to hate non-muslims if one does live in a non-muslim country),<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/ref/27211/non%20muslim%20country</ref> and not being allowed to appreciate the skills of non-muslim football players, because they are non-muslim.<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/146844
</ref> The website also states "The wife has no right to object to her husband owning female slaves or to his having intercourse with them.".<ref>http://islamqa.info/en/10382</ref> The site also endorses death for homosexuality <ref>http://islamqa.info/en/38622</ref> and for insulting the prophet of Islam.<ref>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxf5iTqy304AWThTc2NjMkxNa3M/view?pli=1</ref> A fatwa by ] posted on the website state that Muslim women should not use pain-relieving medication during labour and delivery as it may be a plot against Muslims "because the more births take place in this manner, the more the skin of the abdomen is weakened and pregnancy becomes more dangerous for the woman, and she becomes unable to get pregnant."<ref> March 28, 2015</ref>


==Controversy in Saudi Arabia== ==Controversy in Saudi Arabia==
The website was banned in ] because it was issuing independent fatwas. In Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's ] has sole responsibility for issuing fatwas.<ref> '']'' (in Arabic), September 2, 2010</ref> The Council was granted this exclusive authority to issue fatwas by a royal edict issued in August 2010 (while restrictions had been in place since 2005, they were seldom enforced); this move was described by Christopher Boucek as "the latest example of how the state is working to assert its primacy over the country’s religious establishment."<ref>Christopher Boucek, '']'', October 27, 2010 (accessed November 18, 2013).</ref> IslamQA.info was still banned as of July 2015.<ref> June 2, 2015 |''Now Saudi authorities are cracking down on online dissent, blocking several popular sites – such as those of clerics such as Mohammed Munajjid and Abdulrahman Barrak – for “promoting bold ideas and theses.”</ref> The website islamqa.org was banned in ] because it was issuing independent fatwas. In Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's ] has s for issuing fatwas. authority to issue fatwas by a royal edict issued in August 2010 (while restrictions had been in place since 2005, they were seldom enforced); this move was described by Christopher Boucek as "the latest example of how the state is working to assert its primacy over the country’s religious establishment."<ref>Christopher Boucek, '']'', October 27, 2010 (accessed November 18, 2013).</ref> IslamQA.info was still banned as of July 2015.<ref> June 2, 2015 |''Now Saudi authorities are cracking down on online dissent, blocking several popular sites – such as those of clerics such as Mohammed Munajjid and Abdulrahman Barrak – for “promoting bold ideas and theses.”</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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Islamqa.info
File:Islamqa logo.jpeg
Type of sitePolitical/ Religious
Available inArabic, English, Japanese, Chinese, Uighur, French, Spanish, Indonesian, Hindi, Russian, Urdu, Turkish and Bengali
Created byMuhammad Al-Munajid
URLhttp://islamqa.info
CommercialNo

Contents

IslamQA is available in 12 languages, including English, Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Russian, French, and Spanish, the website provides fatawa covering basic tenets of faith, etiquette and morals, Islamic history, and Islamic politics.

Traffic

According to Alexa Internet in June 2013, Islamqa.info was ranked #12,038 in the world with a bounce rate of roughly 75% (i.e., 75% of visits consist of only one pageview) and search engines accounting for 35% of visits. In July 2015, Islamqa.info was ranked #6,787 in the world with a bounce rate of roughly 69.9% and search engines accounting for 46.7% of visits. In 2015, Alexa lists the site as the most popular on the topic of Islam.

Controversial Fatwas

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Controversy in Saudi Arabia

The website islamqa.org was banned in Saudi Arabia because it was issuing independent fatwas. In Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's Councis has s for issuing fatwas. authority to issue fatwas by a royal edict issued in August 2010 (while restrictions had been in place since 2005, they were seldom enforced); this move was described by Christopher Boucek as "the latest example of how the state is working to assert its primacy over the country’s religious establishment." IslamQA.info was still banned as of July 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ "islamqa.info Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-06-07. Cite error: The named reference "alexa" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. Jonathan Schanzer, Steven Miller, Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam, and Social Media, p 51 -52. ISBN 9780981971261
  3. Alexa website: IslamQA retrieved August 4, 2015
  4. Alexa website: "Top Sites in: All Categories > Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam" retrieved July 31, 2015
  5. Christopher Boucek, "Saudi Fatwa Restrictions and the State-Clerical Relationship," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 27, 2010 (accessed November 18, 2013).
  6. Christian Science Monitor: "Saudi Arabia presses 'YouTube imams' to toe the line on Yemen - Popular Muslim clerics are using social media to stir dissent beyond the purview of government-controlled mosques and satellite TV stations. Saudi Arabia is sensitive to criticism of its war in Yemen" By Taylor Luck June 2, 2015 |Now Saudi authorities are cracking down on online dissent, blocking several popular sites – such as those of clerics such as Mohammed Munajjid and Abdulrahman Barrak – for “promoting bold ideas and theses.”

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