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Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2000
Sub-title: The Prophet did not kill any Muslim who renounced his religion The book of the Islamic intellectual Gamal Al-Banna "Islam and the freedom of thought" which was issued lately, raised many questions concerning the issue of apostasy. This is an interview with Gamal Al-Banna who says: "My...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2000
I know quite well that the Holy Qur’an encourages the Muslim to communicate with his Christian brother. There are a lot of verses, which confirm this communication and bless it. On the other hand, when I searched the prophetic Hadiths [traditions concerning the sayings and actions of the Prophet...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
In the weekly seminar for Al-Nidaa’ Al-Gadid [The New Call] organization, the attendees attacked the scholars of Al-Azhar, saying that they adopt a kind of Fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence] called "Fiqh Al-Nakad" [Fiqh of annoyance]. The attendees said that they [the Azhar scholars] aim by it to defend...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 1999
The punishment for Ridda [apostasy] from Islam was not stated clearly in the Holy Qur’an like the punishment for stealing. However, it was mentioned in two not-agreed-by-all Hadiths. The scholars did not consider such Hadiths while giving opinions, to the extent that Dr. Mahmoud Shaltout, the late...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 1999
Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism. In the Qur`an, God has said: God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Qur`an, 60:8)
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 1999
The article of brother Sabri Al-Ashwah "Nasr Abu Zeid is an apostate" included several historical, religious, lawful and moral mistakes. These mistakes include remarks concerning Imam Abu Hanifa Al-No’man. The author continues to refute al-Ashwah’s arguments.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999 to Wednesday, September 15, 1999
It is often mentioned that Islam is a religion which establishes a complete code of serious morality. It wants its followers to maintain and operate that code in their own social life, so that their dealings and their ties are established on the basis of Islam. The seriousness of Islamic morality...
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 1999
The author quotes extensively from imam al-Baqouri who was known for his positive attitudes towards Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, September 2, 2012
The denier of the Sunna, Ismail Mansour, accused Al-Shafi’i of being a deceitful person. He used to misinterpret the Hadiths. He (Mansour) declared that he rejected the Hadiths. By denying the Sunna, he said that he was following the teachings of the Prophet.
Date of source: Saturday, September 1, 2012
Dr. Mohammed Al-Ahmadi Aboul Nour, who is a professor of Hadith and the interpretation of the Holy Qur’an, the dean of Al-Azhar University Girls’ College and the former Minister of Religious Affairs, is poised to refute all the arguments made by Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin in his recently-published and...
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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.