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Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Egyptians frequently visit Dār al-Iftāʾ (The Iftāʾ House) seeking guidance on matters related to fasting during the holy Muslim month of Ramaḍān, including the question of whether smoking invalidates fasting.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
A
fatwá issued to Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah
regarding smoking and if it annuls
al-Iḥrām sparks controversy among scholars and the public alike.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
Ramadān al-Baih states the criteria for a good, reliable muftī.
Date of source: Thursday, September 21, 2006
A recent fatwá by prominent Muslim intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā, stating that smoking does not spoil fasting has sparked massive controversy amongst Muslim scholars and clerics who described the fatwá as "totally irresponsible" and contrary to the teaching of Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2006
Zaynab ‘Abd Allāh writes about the latest controversial fatwá by Jamāl
al-
Bannā about smoking during fasting. She claims that the fatwá is only meant to distract
people’s
attention since there is nothing logic about it.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
[Translator’s note: All Translation of verses from the Qur’an are taken from The Koran Interpreted, Arthur J. Arberry, Oxford University Press, 1964.]
Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin stressed that the Azhar did not do an act of courtesy in its report on his book "My Father Adam". He declared his opposition...
Date of source: Saturday, December 4, 1999
Subtitle: In Western media, every Muslim is a terrorist or another Khomeini At the Al-Albeit University, north of the Jordanian capital Amman, scholars from 90 Islamic and Arabic universities gathered to discuss the challenges facing the Islamic world. One of the most important challenges discussed...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
Fanatic doctors call for closed mindedness and stiffness. They claim to be religious but in reality they are not. The fanatics are trying to stop the development in the medical profession.
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