Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2014
The anger of members of the Salafi Call at the refusal of the Ministry of Religious Endowments to grant a permit to allowing Doctor Bassām al-Zarqā, Vice-President of the Nūr Party, to deliver sermons has emerged. The Ministry has granted permits to some of the leaders of the Salafi Call, but not...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2014
Nādir Bakkār, assistant chairman of the Nūr Party, has claimed that the Minister of Religious Endowments, Muhammad Mukhtār Jum‘a, is acting against the interests of President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī. He criticized his measures, stating that ordinary citizens were wondering why mosques were closed...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2014
Several Islamist groups have come out against the terrorist actions of ISIS in Iraq and their displacement of Christians in the Mosul region of Iraq, specifically declaring these actions in clear opposition to Islamic jurisprudence.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2014
Meanwhile, al-Jihād al-Islāmī announced its support for ISIS in fighting the American-led “crusade against Islam”, irrespective of their ideological differences.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 20, 2014
Sheikh Sharīf al-Hawārī, member of the al- Da'wah al- Salafīah shūra “advisory” council, announced his support for the police reports filed against outspoken non-observers of Ramadan.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2014
Head of the al-Nūr political party Yūnis Makhyūn declared that the “Egyptian Nation” coalition has excluded his party more than the Muslim Brotherhood ever did. In addition, Makhyūn stated that ‘Amr Mūssa, head of the Committee of Fifty, and Sayyid Badāwī, head of the al-Wafd party, did not contact...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2014
A Salafī leader announced that the sheikhs of his organization would not be observing any of the Ministry of Endowments’ rules regarding i’tikāf . The source affirmed that none of the Salafi sheikhs or youth have registered for i’tikāf , as per the new laws, and that they will all embark on this...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2014
The Ministry of Endowments announced that only 3,300 mosques nationwide would be participating in the religious tradition of i’tikāf this year. Sheikh Muhamad ‘Abd al-Rāziq, head of the religious sector of the Ministry of Endowments, issued a strong warning to whoever tries to violate the rules and...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 12, 2014
Nūr Party vice president, Sayyid Khalīfah, stated that the party will hold a meeting today headed by the Secretary General Jalāl al- Murrah, and the members of the presidential team to discuss the reports on the elections.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 8, 2014
The religious establishment denounced what had been shared about the fatwá of al- Nūr party that prohibit buying the certificates of Suez Canal as a form of ribā (interest) that is considered harām (religiously prohibited.)