Issuing fatawa (religious formal opinions or rulings) pertaining to the cases and queries submitted to the Assembly according to the rulings of Shari'ah.
- Setting a plan for conducting lawful researches and studies on the circumstances of Muslims in the American society and the economic, social, intellectual, and educational problems Muslims recently face in such a community so as AMJA manifests their suitable juristic solutions and supervise their application.
- Scrutinizing and analyzing what is published on Islam and its heritage in the media to rectify and make the best use of the authentic opinions included within it or follow up its mistakes to correct and reply.
- Giving hand to Islamic financial institutions by means of conducting researches and studies, innovating forms of financing and investment contracts, and present fatawa and consultations these institutions ask for, in addition to training their personnel on these matters.
- Holding training courses for the Imams and directors of Islamic centers in all juristic fields such as issues of family, finance, and legitimate judging, etc.
- Supporting collaboration between AMJA and other juristic organizations and assemblies so as to reach what seems to be universal consensus on compulsory issues and postulates of the Islamic nation
- Handling the issue of citizenship with the rights and duties it imposes on Muslims enjoying citizenship in the West.
- Supporting the activities of legitimate judging committees held by Islamic communities in Western countries, in addition to revising their decisions and recommendations, as well as setting a simplified codification on the matters of families and financial dealings so as to constitute a reference to the established judging bodies in the West.
- Establishing the AMJA fund for Zakah (poor-due) and social joint liability, within the limits allowed by the rules and regulations in addition to getting the approval of the authorities responsible for that.
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