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2008-08-23	Sighting of moon a must, Ulema board Makkah: The Board of Senior Ulema dismissed the idea of determining the beginning of Ramadan with astronomic calculations without visibly sighting the month's crescent, A...
2008-08-23	Doubts on use of appetite suppresants for Ramadan fasting JEDDAH â€“ A senior Saudi Muslim scholar on Friday cast doubt on the religious validity of using appetite suppressing diet patches to help Muslims get through the daily f...
2008-08-21	More judges pronouncing alternative sentences MAKKAH: Discretionary substitute sentences have become an alternative form of punishment meted out by Saudi judges for crimes that do not normally invite capital punishme...
2008-08-20	24-hour mosques during Ramadan The Ministry of Islamic Affairs is ready with new plans for the holy month of Ramadan. Many mosques will be open 24 hours for people to worship at their convenience. "Spe...
2008-08-19	Quran Printing Complex distributes over 216 Million copies King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran distributed a total of 1,034,847 Noble Quran copies of various versions during the Month of Rajab corresponding to th...
2008-08-19	Grand mufti rejects Al-Oadah's fatwa Celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries has no base in Islam, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh has said. The mufti made the comments whil...
2008-08-18	Renovated Masaa to be ready in Ramadan MAKKAH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques is set to open the ground floor of the entire Masaa area (the area between mounts Safa and Marwah) this Ramadan. ...
2008-08-13	Removal of respirators 'not permissible' The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Shaikh, has said that the removal of respirators from brain-dead patients and babies born with disabil...
2008-08-02	Women can issue Fatwas, be Muftis, says senior Shaykh A senior member of the Board of Senior Ulemas has said women are allowed to join the board in order to break the monopoly held by men. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea said wome...
2008-08-01	Calls to enroll women in council of scholars Inspired by the recent announcement made by the Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, Saudi scholars are now opening a heated debate about whether or not...