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Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Meanwhile, the Iftā' House expressed rejection against impertinence towards Muftī of the Republic Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah over his recent visit to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and his prayers at the al-Aqsá Mosque.
"The Muftī, who attended an emergency meeting of the Azhar's Islamic Research Academy, the highest...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Meanwhile, Dār al-Iftā’ assured the legitimacy of greeting non-Muslims in their feast but without saying any words against the Islamic doctrine. [Khālid Ahmad al-Muti'nī, al-Ahrām, Dec. 27, p. 14] Read original text in Arabic
[Reviewer’s Note: this news was also mentioned in al-Shurūq al-Jadīd,...
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’ (Ifta House) issued in a new fatwa in which it emphasized that according to Islamic Shari'ah Christians in Egypt are allowed to construct churches if they need them in their worship for performing religious rituals as per the regulations and laws enacted by the state in...
51. Jum‘ah called for the United Nations to contribute to the development of Egypt without dictating
Date of source: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of the rRpublic of Egypt, called for the United Nations and its organizations to take strong development initiatives towards Egypt's new era without dictating or interfering externally in its internal business.
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Grand Muftī of the republic, called the people of Egypt to accept the results of the referendum on the constitutional amendments, whatever the results will be.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dār al-Iftā’s annual report says that the number of Fatwás provided orally, in writing, by telephone, or via the Internet numbered more than 465,000 this year.
The report said the figure consisted of 2,316 written, 89,333 oral, 255,058 telephone, 113,469 Internet, and 5,346 to foreign parties...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The author reports on Grand Muftī ‘Alī Jum‘ah’s speech on the occasion of the new year. Dr. Jum‘ah stated that the Prophet Muhammad’s immigration, which marked the beginning of the hijrī diary, was also the beginning of the Islamic Nation. He said that this nation operated on the basis of equality...
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.