Islamic Insights

Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the Dialogue Committee and Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (“IUMS”), called for the release of the detained French journalist in Iraq, Florence Aubenas, and her translator, Hussain Hanun. In a statement issued by the Committee, a copy of which was obtained by Islam Today, Sheikh Bin Bayyah... read more

Ahmad al-Amudi – Jeddah His Eminence Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah; Professor at the University of King Abdul Aziz and member of the European Council for Fatwa, rejected an analyst’s assertion that the International Union of Muslim Scholars (“IUMS”) is an extension of the ‘Big Middle East’ project. Bin Bayyah mentioned in his speech to Al Risalah... read more

Commenting on the Mecca Agreement in Al-Madina newspaper, His Eminence Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Mauritanian Former Minister of Justice and teaching member at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah said: “We praise Allah, Exalted be He, that He gifted us under these difficult circumstances experienced by a nation with sincere leaders, such as the Custodian of... read more

Waleed Al-Harithy – Jeddah Prominent Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the Global Centre for Renewal and Guidance and former Mauritanian Minister of Justice, regarded President Obama’s speech as being historic for three reasons. The first of such reasons is that the speech in hand is unprecedented as far as the history of the Islamic/American... read more

His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, chairman of the Global Center for Renewal & Guidance (GCRG), described universities in the Arab World as unproductive and in need of immediate interventions to develop them academically and financially through Waqf revenues, stressing that it is only when Arabs had effective educational systems that they pioneered all fields... read more