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The author blames the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party for the wrong choice for the head of the lawyers’ syndicate. He accuses the group of misusing religion.
Rajā’ī ‘Atiyyah writes about false explanations of religious texts that serve political purposes.
The author calls for the launch of a translation movement into foreign languages that could respond to Western attacks on Islam.
[This article has been previously translated from Al-Ahram, AWR 2004, week 11, art. 27].
This article deals with the relationship between the Qur’ān and the Sunnah, as well as the role of the Sunnah in Islamic theology. It sheds light on some movements that aim at destroying religion by calling to eliminate the use of the Sunnah.
[This article has been previously translated from al-Ahram, AWR 2004, week 13, art. 11]. - See art. 14: Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ in Islam.
Rajā’ī ‘Atīyah criticizes the Egyptian educational system, in particular the ‘Thānawīyah ‘Ammah’ [final two years of secondary school followed by an exam], which he says is not capable of producing qualified graduates.
The author discusses the relation between life and religion. He argues that a religion´s potentially for survival throughout time lies in its ability to deal with life, which is one of the characteristics of international religions such as Islam.
The author comments on the tolerance of Islam with non-Muslims. He provides examples to show how Muslims treated Christians, Jews and other non-Muslims with tolerance and did not force them to join Islam, as is claimed.
Thus there is no religious backing for the abduction or the killing of Egyptian Ambassador خhāb al-Sharīf in Baghdad. He was not responsible for the Iraqi misfortunes or occupation, and he did not kill a single Iraqi. Thus revenge here is groundless.

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