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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY (IIFA)

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Introduction

International Islamic Fiqh Academy (Arabic: مجمع الفقه الإسلامي الدولي) is an international Islamic institution for the advanced study of Islamic jurisprudence and law based in JeddahSaudi Arabia. It was founded following a resolution by the Third Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Mecca that called for the establishment of an Islamic Fiqh Academy. The International Islamic Fiqh Academy was established in June 1983 as a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It consists of 57 member states and representatives.

Based on both traditional Islamic sciences and modern fields of knowledge, the IIFA seeks to advance knowledge in the realms of culture, science, and economics. The main objective of the IIFA is to address issues related to humanity in accordance with Sharia and Islamic ethics. The IIFA’s activities revolve around concluding researches and documentations as well as organizing events and meetings between Islamic scholars and experts in various fields of knowledge. The resolutions and recommendations of the Academy deal with various global issues from the perspective of Fiqh.

The Academy is entrusted with elucidating the rulings and provisions of Shariah on issues of concern to Muslims around the world, in full independence and based on the Holy Quran and the Noble Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). It also studies contemporary life issues, performing an authentic and effective Ijtihad, aiming at providing solutions stemming from Islamic heritage and open to the developments of Islamic thought.

Role of IIFA

The IIFA serves as the OIC’s jurisprudential agency and legal arm. It also advises and cooperates with other non-Islamic organizations and Fiqh councils. The IIFA convenes annually gathering the most prominent Islamic experts on the globe. The Academy is endowed with a legal personality. Its members are eminent Muslim jurists, scholars, researchers, and intellectuals who specialize in jurisprudential, cultural, educational, scientific, economic, and social fields of knowledge from different parts of the Muslim world.

The current president is Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Its Secretary-General is Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, a former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Republic of Guinea, a recognized Islamic scholar and thinker.

Member of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy has 57 member states, which are also members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Republic of Azerbaijan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of Albania
Republic of Uzbekistan
Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Republic of Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Kingdom of Bahrain
Brunei Darussalam
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Republic of Benin
Burkina Faso
Republic of Turkmenistan
Republic of Turkey
Republic of Chad
Togolese Republic
Republic of Tunisia
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Republic of Djibouti
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Sudan Arab
Republic of Syria
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Sierra Leone
Federal Republic of Somalia
Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of Iraq
Sultanate of Oman
Gabonese Republic
Republic of the Gambia
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Republic of Guinea
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
State of Palestine
Union of the Comoros
Kyrgyz Republic
Republic of Kazakhstan
Republic of Cameroon
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
State of Kuwait
Lebanese Republic
State of Libya
Republic of Maldives
Republic of Mali
Malaysia
Arab Republic of Egypt
Kingdom of Morocco
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of the Niger
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Yemen

Visit by International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA)

Cytopeutics, the first Malaysian Stem Cells company endorsed by IIFA to be Shariah Compliant.

Visit by His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) to Cytopeutics.
IIFA Letter

Endorsement letter from IIFA

Based on the letter from International Islamic Fiqh Academy dated 29th January 2023, Cytopeutics stem cells treatment: