Aljumuah Magazine

Outside, In: From Public School to Home-school

By Sakina Binti Erik Marx

As parents, we worry about many things for our children. Their health, social skills, and provision are of great concern to us.

However, the greatest concern which plays into many of our decisions regarding our children is their education. As our children grow, we fantasize about what profession they will work at when they are adults.We make great sacrifices and even relocate to different places around the world to facilitate what we believe is the best way for our children to learn. The concern in the Muslim ummah for education resulted in a world conference in 1977, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

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Fatwa

On Buying Foreclosed Homes Directly From the Bank

The Permanent Fatwa Committee of AMJA, the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America, has conducted an in-depth study of the subject of buying homes directly from a bank (foreclosed houses) as it occurs in the United States of America.

Several members of the committee submitted working papers for discussion and mutual exchange of viewpoints, with deliberations continuing over the course of a number of sessions.

The Permanent Fatwa

Committee also consulted AMJA's Higher Advisory Board due to the contemporary nature of this transaction and the frequency with which Muslims have been asking about it, especially after the recession currently dominating the real estate market in the United States as well as the general fact that Muslims are increasingly expressing interest in permissible home-buying methods.