Islamic Fatwas and The Bahai Faith

Over the years, a significant number of Muslims scholars have, in their individual capacity and representing Islamic institutions have been questioned about the Bahai Faith. These scholars and institutions have offered their clear, unambigious view on the Bahai Faith.

Some of the more recent fatwas are listed below:

Recent Fatwas

1. Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi and Ayatollah Khomeini
2. Grand Mufti of India – Abdullah Bukhari Sahab
3. The Shaikh of Al Azhar, Mohammad Tantawi, July 2008
4. Kamal’uddin Jaeet the Mufti of the Republic of Tunisia, March 2008
5. Hujjatul Islam Abdul Kareem Qausari, Najaf, Iraq
6. Al Azhar speaks out against Bahais and the Bahai Faith

In addition to the above, some of the fatwas offered by other scholars are given below:

Fatwas of Al-Azhar on The Bahai Faith

1. Sheikh Abdol Majid Salim
2. Sheikh Abdol Latif
3. Sheikh Salim Al-Bashri

Fatwas of Islamic Scholars on The Bahai Faith

1. Grand Mufti of India – Abdullah Bukhari Sahab
2. Dr. Sheikh Abdolmon’en al-Nahr
3. Sheikh Abu Zohrh
4. Sattar Mohyedin Al-Khatib
5. Ali Al-Mansour
6. The committee of religious rulings of Al-Azhar
7. Sheikh Jad-al Haq Ali Jad-al Haq
8. The 4th resolution of the Jurisprudence Assembly of Egypt
9. Seyyed Jamaleddin Afghani (Assadabadi)
10. Seyyed Rashid Reza
11. Mr. Abdol Aziz Nashi
12. Dr. Mohammad Nassir
13. Professor Bent al-Shati
14. Al-Akhbar Al-Amriya
15. Mr. Taha al-MowIa
16. Mr. Khaled Mohammad Khaled
17. Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Al-Kashef Al-Gheta
18. Imam Khomeini

What comes across as a common thread across all  such fatwas is the fact, that, all Islamic scholars and institutions are unamimous in their views on the Bahai Faith.