Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author
highlights statements of Egyptian Muftī ‘alī Jum‘a
on many important
issues related to Islam and Egyptian society.
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
Scholars inside the Azhar
are split over a project proposed by a
businessman to have a stock exchange dealing in currency, a system of
economic activity that is new in Egypt
and Arab and Islamic countries, amidst arguments as to whether the proposal
runs counter to the
sharī‘a.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Despite the considerable number
of fatwas
allowing bank dealings, some Muslims argue that bank interest is an adjusted form of usury
[Reviewer:
Ribā], which Islam regards as a major sin.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
The author argues that fatwas need to take into account the present time in a way that should make people’s lives better, stressing the need to develop religious discourse and focus on the sublime values and ethics that all religions and beliefs call for.
Date of source: Saturday, November 29, 2003 to Friday, December 5, 2003
The article sheds light upon the Islamic fiqh-based concept “yad al-amana wa yad al-daman” [the obligation for honesty and the obligation for guarantee]. The contemporary application of this concept in the area of dealings in general and economic dealings in particular, especially those related to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 7, 2003
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi met with a large number of people in a seminar held in the Ahli Club. The author discusses the fatwas he gave concerning the hijab, niqab, singing, and bank interest.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Those who consider bank profits for deposits unlawful are mistaken and those who considered them lawful failed to present a sound reasoning. This is due to the fact that the two groups lack knowledge about the circumstances that accompanied the appearance of profits.
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2003
The Brotherhood group criticized the Sheikh of the Azhar and declared its refusal of his fatwa concerning the permissibility of bank interest.
Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2003
The fatwa of the Islamic Research Institute that permits bank interest faces disapproval by many international Islamic institutes. Scholars who attended the 14th Islamic Fiqh Conference disapproved of it and stated the necessity of its revision.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The 14th Islamic Fiqh Conference issued a fatwa to the effect that it is illegal to support aggressors against Iraq. However, the final statement of the conference does not express any clear-cut stand towards martyrdom operations.