Hefty fines, jail term for conducting unlicensed digital Quran classes in UAE

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat (GAIAEZ) is calling on citizens and residents to be attentive to their children against digital platforms that practise teaching the Holy Quran without a license, stressing that UAE legislation prohibits unlicensed people from practising any religious activity or teaching, memorizing and reciting the Holy Quran.

The Authority has detected many unqualified and unlicensed people who target children under promotional advertisements to teach the Holy Quran and how to recite it correctly.

Warning against such practices that incur strict legal penalties on the part of offenders, the GAIAEZ is asking parents not to respond to these promotional advertisements and to ensure that their children receive religious education through licensed Holy Quran centres.

The authority said conducting illegal Quran classes and religious lectures in the UAE will result in a severe penalty of two months or more in jail and a fine of up to Dhs50,000.