Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2002
Religious preaching has great influence in shaping the thoughts of all Egyptians. That is why the source of religious preaching must be the holy texts and the basic beliefs of the religion. Only qualified people should be permitted to deliver religious teachings. The Christian priest has a great...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 17, 2002
In this article Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi speaks about the importance of the Islamic-Christian dialogue. He speaks about the things that spoil the relationship between Muslims and Christians, how to fight terrorism, the difference between terrorism and the legal right of defending one´s country...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 16, 2002 to الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 22, 2002
In this article, Egypt´s new Mufti speaks about the duties of Dar El-Ifta´ and the issues on which it can and cannot give fatwas. He said that it is important for specialists beside religious scholars to be consulted on issues such as genetic engineering, banking and medicine. This makes the fatwas...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2002
Lebanon is a unique example of the coexistence between different religious denominations. The Lebanese media uses the expression of “one living” to point out the coexistence among the different religious denominations. It is better to use this expression in Egyptian instead of “national unity”...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 1, 2002
The Sheikh of the Azhar was at the head of those who offered condolences at the collective funeral held for the victims of the Upper Egypt train accident. He said that the victims of the train accident are shahids [martyrs].
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 10, 2002
The Crusades, with all its consequences and impacts, are a stumbling block in the way of the continuation of the relationship between the East and the West. Also associating Islam with terrorism and attacking some Islamic countries, in the name of fighting terrorism, is a cross road in their...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2002
It was reported that America asked some Islamic countries to develop their religious education and that an American-British delegation had visited the Azhar to get acquainted with its curricula. The papers reported such news items play a negative role, as they give the impression that the mission...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2002 to الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2002
The Grand Imam speaks about the agreement the Azhar signed with the Anglican Church. He said that there would be more agreements with other churches in the future. He added that the most important thing is that the dialogue should not focus on creeds. It should focus more on supporting the...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2002
Some of the imprisoned leaders of the Islamic groups compiled four books in which they renounced their old extremist ideologies concerning accusing society and rulers of kufr [unbelief]. They also come to disapprove of killing the innocent people and consider that Copts are under the protection of...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2002
Religious discourse bears within itself the understanding of the one who delivers it of the teachings of religion. It differs from one person to another and changes from one historical phase to the other. Credibility is one of its important factors. The special religious discourse should correspond...