Part of the Islamic approach to building a stable society is its encouragement of charity, including the obligation to give zakah to specified categories of recipients, with the clear objective of providing assistance, ensuring social stability, and creating a safety net for those in need.
The first day of Ramadan 1447 is Wednesday, February 18, 2026, inshā’Allāh. Tarāwīḥ prayer will start on Tuesday night.
The Fiqh Council of North America recognizes astronomical calculation as an acceptable Shar’i method for determining the beginning of Lunar months, including the months of… Read More »Announcement for Ramadan-Shawwal 1446 / 2025
Overview Many Muslims throughout the world utilize websites and mobile apps to determine their prayer and fasting times. Hidden in the settings of these programs… Read More »Fifteen or Eighteen Degrees: Calculating Prayer & Fasting Times in Islam
The Fiqh Council of North America acknowledges the ongoing student-led protests across the US, which seek to hold academic institutions accountable for their associations with… Read More »Statement on Student Encampments
In the Name of Allāh ﷻ, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate, On behalf of the Fiqh Council of North America, we express our condolences at the… Read More »Passing of Dr. Mohamad Adam El-Sheikh
“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint.” Qur’an 2:183 The Fiqh Council… Read More »Announcement for Ramadan-Shawwal 1445
Shaykh Umer Khan Originally published in Aghaz Insights. History And Need Founded in 1606, Virginia Company was one of the earliest joint-stock companies. The idea… Read More »Halal Stock Investing: Shariah Standards Explained
The Fiqh Council of North America is pleased to announce that Dr. Yasir Qadhi was elected as its new Chairman for the next three years.… Read More »FCNA Announcement – New Chairman
By the Fiqh Council of North America “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that… Read More »FCNA Announcement for Ramadan-Shawwal 1444
