In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates Muslims throughout the world, and specifically in the US, on the upcoming arrival of Eid al-Fitr and announces the following: Tomorrow, …
AMJA’s Initial Statement Regarding the Beginning of the Month of Shawwal 1443H / 2022
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions, and true followers. The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates all Muslims, in and outside of the United States, on the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. We ask …
Zakat Eligibility of Islamic Organizations
All Praise Be to Allah, and May His Blessings and Peace Be on His Final Messenger In response to a question about the zakat (zakât, zakâh) eligibility of a non-profit organization whose purpose is to gather detailed information on the Muslim communities in the West, AMJA issued the following fatwa: The principle regarding the expenditures of Zakat is its limitation …
AMJA Announcement About Ramadan – Ramadan Moon Sighting
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, and may His praise and peace be upon His Messenger, his family, his companions, and those who follow him. To proceed: The Assembly of Muslims Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates all Muslim communities in the United States of America for the arrival of …
Clarification from AMJA regarding the announcement of Eid al-Fitr this year (2020)
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful All praise is for Allah, and may peace and prayers be upon Allah’s Messenger, his family, his Companions, and those that followed. The Assembly has received numerous questions regarding its rejections of the moonsighting which was announced in some brotherly African countries, in particular, Somalia and Mauritania. The Assembly …
Eid al-Fitr 1441/2020 Announcement
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates Muslims throughout the world, and specifically in the US, on the arrival of Eid al-Fitr and announces the following: Tomorrow, Saturday …
AMJA’s Initial Statement Regarding the Beginning of the Month of Shawwal 1441H / 2020
Read Arabic version In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions, and true followers. The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates all Muslims, in and outside of the Unites States, on the upcoming Eid …
Announcing the Arrival of Ramadan 1441H / 2020
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed: Due to the crescent of Ramadan being sighted in a number of Muslim countries, as well as Thursday being the 30th of Sha’baan for some Muslim countries, AMJA …
Eid announcement
In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates Muslims throughout the world, and specifically in the US, on the arrival of Eid al-Fitr and announces the following: Tomorrow, …
AMJA’s initial declaration regarding the beginning of the month of Shawwal 1440H
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions, and true followers. To proceed: The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America congratulates all Muslims on the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. We ask Allah to accept from all of …