It was founded by and operates under the general supervision of Muhammad Saalih Al-Munajjid, who is a Syrian-born Palestinian-Saudi Islamic scholar.

[2] The launching of IslamQA.info in 1996 by Muhammad Saalih Al-Munajjid marked the beginning of an attempt to answer questions according to the Sunni interpretation of the Quran and Hadith.

[7] IslamQA is available in 16 languages, including English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Turkish, German, Bangla, Chinese, Russian, French, and Spanish, the website provides fatawa covering basic tenets of faith, etiquette and morals, Islamic history, and Islamic politics.

The site describes its methodology as such: The website promotes the ‘aqeedah (beliefs) of Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa‘ah and the followers of the righteous early generations of Islam (as-salaf as-saalih).

The website avoids getting involved in issues that are of no benefit, such as empty arguments, trading insults and fruitless debates.