The Regional Darul Ifta (RDI) of
Bangsamoro was created during the existence of the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Then-ARMM
Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman institutionalized Islamic
jurisconsult in the region when he issued Executive Order No. 9, series of 2014, in September 2013, creating a transitional office of the jurisconsult that would oversee religious activities in the ARMM as well as the propagation of Islam. The office was temporary, with the
ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly considering the establishment of a permanent jurisconsult body. The Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 323, signed by Governor Hataman in 2015, superseded Executive Order 9 and formally established the Regional Darul Ifta’ of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as the Islamic religious authority responsible for issuing
fatāwā (opinions on religious law) and addressing matters concerning Muslims in the region. Nevertheless, several traditionally trained
Sunni scholars, particularly those educated at
Al-Azhar University and adhering to the
Ashʿarī school of theology and
Shafi‘i school of thought, continue to serve within the council, ensuring the representation of
Azhari Sunni perspectives alongside contemporary reformist views. Its counterpart in western Mindanao is the
Grand Mufti of Darul Ifta Region 9 and Palawan. ==Function==