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OIC International Islamic Fiqh Academy

Collective body of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Contemporary · Body school · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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OIC International Islamic Fiqh Academy

Collective body of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Body · Contemporary1981–present Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

On the core questions

3 of the 6 core questions are documented for this voice. Each carries its source.

Q1 · Is riba prohibited in Islam?

Prohibits

Source:Resolution No. 10 (2/2) of the OIC IIFA· 1985

Q2 · Is conventional bank interest the same as Qurʾānic riba?

Prohibits

Confirmed unanimously that interest charged by conventional banks is the riba prohibited by the Qurʾān.

Source:Resolution No. 10 (2/2)· 1985

Q3 · Is a conventional mortgage permissible by necessity (ḍarūrah) in the West?

Prohibits

Source:Multiple resolutions

Positions are summarised conservatively from documented statements. A label reflects the scholar's strongest documented position; the nuance line captures the qualifiers. Verify against the cited source, and see the methodology for how these were formed.

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