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Why did Erdoğan decide to turn Hagia Sofia into a mosque?
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2020
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree on Friday that hands Hagia Sofia over to the country’s religious authority and reopens it to Muslims for prayer, with little regard for the international criticism, condemnation, and expressions of disappointment from several political and religious leaders.
The Archbishop of Jerusalem Attacks Erdogan: “Hagia Sophia Will Remain a Cathedral and a Church”
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2020
The Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna [ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā] commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decree which paved the way for the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) to be converted into a mosque. The Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem criticised this...
Aḥmad Karīma: Turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque will Cause Fitna and Hatred
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
In an interview with the program “The 9th” on Egyptian Channel One, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, professor of Islamic law [sharīʿah] and comparative jurisprudence [fiqh] at al-Azhar University, said that it is prohibited to take up hostile acts against religious places of worship for Jews and Christians [ahl...
Saʿad al-Dīn al-Hilālī: Converting the “Hagia Sophia” Museum into a mosque is an offence for every Muslim
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Dr. Saʿad al-Ddīn aAl-Hhilālī, professor of Islamic jurisprudence at Al-ʾAzhar University, said that Erdogan’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is an offense to Muslims and Islam, and every Muslim must disapprove of this decision. He says that everyone must know this is the result...
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