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Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 12, 2006
Muhammad Shibl calls for the
necessity to
differentiate between the Qur’ān and prophetic hadīth in order to
correct
the image of Islam in the West.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 15, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 21, 2006
Ahmad Shawqī reviews the diary of British spy “Hempher”, published in the book entitled ‘Confessions of a British spy,’ and his influence on the development of Wahhābism.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 10, 2003
The author discusses whether Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdel-Wahab, the founder of Wahabism, called for a new school in Islam or simply agreed with the imams of the four main schools. He gives a background on the ideologies of each school to conclude that there is accordance in everything between the...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2003 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2003
Explanation of the rule "No ijtihad with a text." The author believes that this rule imprisons the mind and forbids bringing about new legislations.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 6, 2005 to الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2005
An answer to Tāriq Hajī’s letter to the Minister of Endowments, published in Rose al-Yousuf, issue no.4018, entitled "How to let al-Shaf‘ī and Abu Hanifa triumph over Ibn Taymia?"
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2005
When I used to listen to the Friday sermons some 30 years ago, it was obvious to me that the preachers combined Hanafite-Shaf‘ite teaching. Egypt was characterized by Hanafite teaching at the official level and Shāf‘ite at the popular level.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2002
The Qur’an does not order killing as a punishment for apostasy. Accordingly, scholars should not have taken into account the hadith saying: “Kill him he who renounces his religion,” because what the Qur’an says has priority over hadiths. In addition, the Prophet could not have said something that...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 17, 2002
Brotherhood Parliamentary members want to discuss the budget allocated to the Azhar and the educational syllabuses taught in the Azhar University. On the grounds that the Grand Imam cannot be asked, they will question Dr. Atif Ebeid about omitting Jihad verses from the educational syllabuses of the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 13, 2002
Sheikh Atiya Saqr stressed that he would not withdraw his statement about prohibiting shaking hands between men and women, as this is stated in a true hadith. He said that he would not take the trouble and respond to those who criticized his fatwa, as some of them deny the sunna. He added that if...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 3, 2004
A lot of youth in Upper Egypt joined the Islamic group of Al-Tabligh wa Al-Da’wa. These youths claim that they are preaching the ways of God, but they have no credentials that qualify them to preach. The members of the group in fact do not care about politics and the regime. They belittle the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.