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Artificial Intelligence: Between Technical Evolution and Shari’a Responsibility ​A Contemporary Islamic Vision

29.01.2026   667180   6 min.
Artificial Intelligence: Between Technical Evolution and Shari’a Responsibility ​A Contemporary Islamic Vision

The world is currently witnessing rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, to the extent that these tools have become integral to various aspects of life—particularly in economics, education, culture, media, and public services. 

In the face of this profound transformation, there is an urgent need to examine the dimensions of AI from an ethical and religious perspective that balances leveraging modern achievements with preserving human values and Shari’a (Islamic law) regulations.

​In this context, scholars and specialists affirm that AI is a product of human intellect and creativity, falling under the divine indication: "And He creates that which you do not know" (Surah An-Nahl: 8). This verse alludes to emerging scientific and technical innovations that were previously unknown. 

Today, AI has become the foundation for many modern applications, such as e-government, smart cities, autonomous vehicles, drones, and other technologies that contribute to facilitating human life.

​However, regardless of its significant benefits, this evolution is not without difficulties and potential risks. Therefore, there is a necessity to regulate, control, and monitor the use of AI, taking the required measures to mitigate its negative impacts—especially in sensitive fields related to religion and Fatwa (legal rulings), where this issue must be given special attention.

 

​Artificial Intelligence and Shari’a Fatwa

 

​Scholars and researchers in jurisprudence academies and scientific conferences have reached a consensus that AI can serve as a supportive tool for gathering, analyzing, and classifying Shari’a information, as well as facilitating access to it. However, it is impermissible to rely on it independently to derive Shari’a rulings or issue Fatwas.

​Fatwa issuance requires the direct presence of a qualified jurist (faqih), as rulings vary based on the seeker’s circumstances, time, place, customs, and socio-economic conditions. These nuanced human considerations cannot be independently comprehended by AI. Furthermore, a prerequisite for a Mufti in Islamic Shari’a is to be a legally accountable person (mukallaf), a condition that cannot be fulfilled by technical systems.

​Consequently, the role of AI in the field of Ifta (issuing rulings) remains supportive rather than substitutive, in application of the verse: "So ask the people of the message if you do not know" (Surah An-Nahl: 43). Trustworthy scholars remain the ultimate reference in issuing rulings and bearing Shari’a responsibility.

 

​Areas of Practical Application for AI

 

​Practical experience, including that of the Fatwa Center under the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, has proven that AI can be employed in several fields, most notably:

• ​Analyzing and Classifying Inquiries: Categorizing incoming Shari’a questions by topic and region and identifying the most frequent ones.

• ​Speech-to-Text Conversion: Transforming audio questions and answers into written text and storing them in organized databases.

• ​Supporting Fatwa Experts: Suggesting previously archived answers to experts, which are only sent to the inquirer after review and approval by specialists.

• ​Enhancing Community Security: Through smart, digital, and safe city projects.

• ​Combating Corruption: By reducing human intervention in administrative procedures.

• ​Operating in Hazardous Environments: Utilizing smart technologies in environments that are dangerous or harmful to human health.

• ​Dawah and Education: Facilitating access to Islamic knowledge, lessons, and sermons, and developing educational content that serves the Muslim Ummah.

• ​Humanity at the Center of Technical Evolution

​Specialists emphasize that humans must remain at the heart of the AI development process, and that these technologies must be managed based on a solid ethical and value-based foundation. Technology is not an end in itself, but a means to serve humanity and facilitate its affairs; it should not become a substitute for man or a tool that controls his destiny.

​In this framework, the real challenge lies in reconciling AI with religious requirements, legal standards, and national values, ensuring the achievement of cognitive and technical development without compromising Shari’a and human responsibility.

​In conclusion, AI, if used with wisdom and clear regulations, can be a great aid to humanity across various fields. Religious and scientific institutions in the Islamic world—including the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan—affirm their permanent readiness to actively participate in employing these modern technologies to spread Islamic knowledge, foster dialogue between religion and science, and contribute to finding solutions for contemporary global challenges. 

The ultimate goal remains to harness the blessings of science and technology for the betterment of humanity, in a manner that pleases Allah the Almighty and reinforces the moral values that are the foundation of stability and progress.

Sheikh Nuriddin Khaliqnazar

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A generation that understands history builds the future

17.09.2026   144493   5 min.
A generation that understands history builds the future

Interest in knowledge begins, first and foremost, with turning to original sources. A deeper understanding of history requires studying it through books, manuscripts, and reliable scholarly sources. First-year students of the Tashkent Islamic Institute named after Imam Bukhari, who began the new academic year with new knowledge and ambitious goals, visited the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan.

The students began their visit by exploring the Center’s library.

There, they familiarized themselves with literature essential for scholarly research, historical sources, and academic publications in various fields. The library proved to be not merely a place where books are collected, but an important scholarly and educational space that brings together the knowledge and sources a researcher needs in one place.

Such an environment is particularly important for young people studying Islamic history, culture, science, and the scholarly legacy of our ancestors. This is because the ability to work with sources plays a crucial role in reinforcing knowledge gained in the classroom, seeking additional information on a given topic, and conducting academic research.

For the students, this visit was not merely another excursion, but an important educational encounter that gave them the opportunity to engage directly with history, scholarship, and national identity.

The Institute’s future Islamic studies scholars became closely acquainted with the processes of civilization that have developed in the territory of Uzbekistan since ancient times, the evolution of Islamic culture, the scholarly legacy of our great scholars, and the invaluable contribution of our ancestors to world civilization through the rich exhibitions of the Center, established at the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The Center’s exhibitions dedicated to the pre-Islamic period, the First and Second Renaissances, and the development of science and enlightenment drew particular interest from the students.

The information presented through a combination of historical sources, rare manuscripts, ancient artifacts, and modern museum technologies further enriched the students’ understanding of the past.

Here, they explored materials related to the scholarly and spiritual legacy of our great ancestors, including Muhammad Khwarizmi, Ahmad Fergani, Abu Ali ibn Sina, Abu Rayhan Biruni, Imam Bukhari, Imam Tirmidhi, and Abu Mansur Maturidi.

The students were particularly interested in learning how scientific discoveries once made in these lands contributed to the development of modern fields of science.

For the students of the Tashkent Islamic Institute named after Imam Bukhari, the significance of such a place is naturally even greater. It gave them an opportunity to see firsthand, through the Center’s exhibitions, the historical roots of the religious and scholarly heritage they are studying, rather than learning about them only from books.

According to the students, one of the most important aspects of the Center is that history is presented not simply as a sequence of dates and events, but as an integrated process closely connected with science, intellectual thought, and the development of humanity.

“Seeing the contribution our ancestors made to science strengthened our sense of pride in them. We were especially impressed to see how knowledge and enlightenment flourished alongside the development of Islam,” said one of the Institute’s first-year students.

The students also became acquainted with the activities of the Center’s library. It was emphasized that the scholarly literature, historical sources, and research materials collected there would serve as important resources for the future education and academic research of these aspiring specialists.

During the visit, it became even clearer to the students that the Center is not merely a place where historical heritage is displayed, but also an important platform where scholarly research, enlightenment, and modern intellectual thought come together.

As they explored the Center, the students gained a deeper appreciation of how closely their field of study — Islamic studies — is connected with a vast scholarly heritage and a profound historical responsibility.

In this sense, the visit, organized during the first days of the new academic year, became an important step for the students toward acquiring new knowledge.

This educational visit to the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan helped the future Islamic studies scholars begin the new academic year with lessons from history, a stronger interest in knowledge, and ambitious goals.

 

 

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