Festivals… Ruling on Celebrating Qarqīʿān | The Permanent Committee 24 Mar 20242 Apr 2024 ﷽ Qarqīʿān: An innovated festival celebrated in the Gulf and surrounding regions with varying names such as Qaranqasho in Oman, Girgian/Gergaan in Kuwait, Gergaoun in Bahrain, Qarqīʿān/Gargee’an/Al-Nāṣifāʾ in Saudi Arabia,…
Dhul-Ḥijjah… Giving part of the Meat from Uḍḥiyyah to Kuffār | The Permanent Committee 9 Sep 20169 Sep 2016 ﷽ Q: What is the ruling on giving a part of the meat of Uḍḥiyyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) to non-Muslims as a gift? Some scholars view that it…
Ṣiyām… Celebrating Mawlīd and Mid-Sha’bān | The Permanent Committee 21 May 20164 Feb 2026 Is it permissible to celebrate religious ‘Eids (festivals) such as the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) and the 15th night of Sha‘ban etc., according to the occasion? (a) It is not…
