Authority of senior scholars meets in Taif

The Authority of Senior Saudi Scholars will hold its 76th meeting in Taif today under its chairman Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Ashaikh, who serves as president of the department for Scholarly Research and Ifta.
Secretary General of the authority Sheikh Fahd bin Saad Al-Majid said scholars will discuss a number of important issues ready for final approval. He said a number of specialized committees have studied the topics and prepared reports.
Al-Majid said the assistance of a number of government departments was sought in each area of specialization including the Ministry of Interior. He added that through cooperation with the Ministry of Health, a special medical report was prepared on one of the topics to be tackled by the authority.