Council of Senior Scholars

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Council_of_Senior_Scholars
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
religious body
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:public_policy
social issues
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hay'at_Kibar_al-Ulama
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:King
gptkbp:authority highest religious authority in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:established 1971
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:King_Faisal
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Riyadh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of Senior Scholars
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Muhammad_Al_ash-Sheikh
gptkb:Saleh_Al-Fawzan
gptkbp:numberOfIssues fatwas
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 21
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:purpose issuing fatwas
advising Saudi government
advising on Islamic law
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:King
gptkbp:schoolOfThought gptkb:Hanbali
gptkbp:website https://www.alifta.gov.sa/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salih_al-Fawzan
gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Abdullah_Al-Manea
gptkb:Abdullah_Al-Mutlaq
gptkb:Saleh_bin_Humaid
gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Baz
gptkb:Saleh_al-Fawzan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7