About Us
The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Section 501(c)(3). It was established in response to the growing need of an Islamic jurisprudence specific to Muslims in the West. Its main goal is to uphold authentic standards using high academic standards, moderate approach and a rejection of extremism.
AMJA’s influence reaches far beyond the walls of mosques and Islamic Centers. Its work strengthens the moral character of society by developing the leadership capacities of Imams (religious leaders). Equipped with continued passion and tenacity to their work, AMJA scholars, experts, and Imams lead the Muslim community into a better understanding of the practice of the religion of Islam in Western societies.
Apart from our renowned scholars, AMJA also cater to the needs of Imams by dedicating an annual Imam workshop that allows them access to one-on-one with scholars, network with other Imams throughout the US and Canada, and be exposed to a novel and new research about a contemporary fiqhi issue.
AMJA’s library is known for its wide scope of detailed research. AMJA prides itself in the great number of publications on issues of Islamic jurisprudence in areas of sociology, economics, law, and even family matters.
AMJA is fortunate to have a dedicated Board of Directors, Fatwa Committee, Fatwa Advisory Board, and Experts in various fields.
AMJA’s board of directors compromised of four international scholars who has an extensive knowledge and experience in leading Fiqh assemblies in their localities and internationally. Read more!
Part of the uniqueness of AMJA is its full time scholars. They are a group of seven highly experienced scholars who have earned their Doctorate degree in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh).
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When needed for consultation, they explain to our scholars the intricate details as to how things work in their field of expertise (finance, law, counseling, ..etc!). Read more on how to become an AMJA expert.
Our members attend our exclusive services, including our workshops. Over 500 Imams in the USA have benefited from our research, and counting. Read more on how to become a member of AMJA.
What do we want to achieve?
AMJA seeks to become the sound of reason, moderation, and modernity in the United States in representing the Islamic understanding of its jurisprudence. AMJA’s main services issuing Islamic verdicts, prepare Islamic jurisprudential researches and studies in various fields of academia including economics, sociology, and other contemporary issues in the West, and disseminate the findings to Imams (religious leaders) of various Islamic Centers in North America.
Research Sample
For the last 10 years, AMJA has prepared and published tens of publications and academic journals in various fields. Being trained in matters of classical and modern jurisprudence as well as living amongst the Muslim committees in America allows our scholars to better assest the situation and therefore give the proper Islamic verdict in contemporary matters facing Muslims in the West. Some of these contemporary issues are published on our site in the research page .
Imam Workshops
As a minority, navigating your way as an American and as Muslim can be a challenge. Knowing that our Imams are our first line of defense, we dedicated a great deal of our resources to continue educating them in matters of society. We mainly focus on matters of jurisprudence, allowing our Imams to have one-on-one interactions with scholars. The feedback from such workshops has been overwhelmingly positive. To read more, please visit our Imam Workshops page.
International Conventions
Because this religion is not contained into one geographical region, it is important that Muslims throughout the world collaborate in matters of research to find the best solutions, perhaps even consensus, in matters of contemporary issues. That is why AMJA has kept its tradition of hosting great scholars from all over the world to discuss, debate, and finally agree on a unified declaration that is published on our International Convention page.
Our objectives
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