Displaying 41 - 50 of 52.
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2004
Scientific discourse does not need to exist in the Qur’an or Sunna [sayings or actions of the Prophet] to instill religious faith. The conviction that God exists and that Muhammad is his Prophet, is either present or not. Dr. Zaghloul and his followers believe the Qur’an can only be understood in...
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2004
Propagators of that so-called miraculous science in the Qur’an are just trying to brainwash us and adulterate our awareness under the pretext of entrenching our faith and proving that we are better than all other nations when it comes to religion and science. The obstinate insistence that the Qur’...
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
The Qur’an’s so-called scientific miracle business has thrived at the hands of Dr. Zaghlul Al-Naggar, a phenomenon who introduced himself as an expounder of the geologist verses in the Qur’an on the grounds that geology is his specialization.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The battles that Dr. Bint Al-Shate` waged against Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud in the late 1970’s were the fiercest ones fought over the issue of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an. This came at a time when this trend was in its infancy, and had not yet developed into the mega-industry that it has become...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Qur’an is a book of religion and guidance, not one of chemistry or physics. The denial of any so-called scientific miracles is not a blasphemy because the Qur’an is not required, nor should it be required, to function as a reference in medicine or a PhD in geology.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Hisba [Refers to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality. Suing on behalf of religion] Takfir lawsuits [i.e. lawsuits in which the complainant accuse other of unbelief] spread on a wide-scale in Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon. The most famous lawsuits among these were filed against Dr....
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2002
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid’s homesickness turns into a rage. This is clear in his statement to journalist Muhammad Al-Atasi. While he should be in Cairo during Ramadan, he weeps and speaks about death and farewell. The return of Abu Zeid to Egypt would be a protection for Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002
This article refutes some religious ideas that are believed to be religious postulates. The callers for the establishment of a religious state always use such purportedly religious postulates to support their argument. The author believes that these postulates are among the reasons behind the...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2005
The niqāb has been misused recently as a cover for a suicide attack. Hence its banning has become a security necessity to protect the nation regardless of what the extremists say about it being a religious duty.
Date of source: Saturday, May 26, 2001 to Friday, June 1, 2001
The public expected Iqra’ [recite, the very first word revealed in the Qur’an] satellite channel to offer an enlightened reading of Islam to agree with the givens of the new globalization time. However, the channel ended up by becoming the official channel for extremists and stagnant jurisprudence.
Pages
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.