Date of source: Tuesday, July 6, 1999
The author of this article contends that the public discussion of Islamic issues in newspapers leads to confusion in the minds of the public, leads to splits in the Islamic world, and serves the enemies of Islam. When there is an issue raised such as the intercession or the denial of the Sunna, it...
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 1999
The controversy over the reality of Prophet Mohammed’s intercession on Doomsday has been dramatically aggravated after controversial thinker Dr. Moustafa Mahmoud repeatedly emphasized that there is no such a thing as intercession. His opinion stirred the emotions of Sheikhs and Muslim scholars who...
Date of source: Friday, July 2, 1999
Among the leading opponents to what Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud is saying about the non-existence of the intercession of the Prophet Muhammed and the rejection of the Sunna is Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashem, president of the prestigious Azhar University. In this interview with Al-Musawwar he tried to answer all...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
Delegations representing 75 Islamic countries and six international Islamic organizations passed recommendations urging greater inter-Islamic cooperation at the conclusion of a four-day conference last Friday [June 25, 1999].
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after convicting them of killing their wives on suspicion of immoral behavior in two separate incidents in 1997 and 1999.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The University of Al-Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Muslim world, has stated that storage of human eggs is not forbidden by Islam. "Sharia (Islamic law) does not ban the freezing of human eggs if they are subsequently fertilized by the husband’s sperm in order to guarantee the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Iranian President Mohammed Khatami opened the conference of the Islamic Parliaments Organization. During the three days of the conference in Tehran, the members of the conference discussed the reality of the Islamic world and its concerns. They also discussed some of the important issues such...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 1999
Assistant Foreign Minister Ambassador Sayyed Qassem left yesterday for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, leading a high level delegation to take part in the 26th Conference of the Organization of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
The conference has produced the Cairo Declaration in which all the scholars have agreed on the necessity of reviving the Islamic legacy and of working hard in order to restore the Islamic nation to its previous state. The conference is also demanding from Muslim scholars and religious leaders that...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
The 11th Islamic International Conference finished its work yesterday. In the final session, the conference called for the achievement of the Islamic cultural project. Dr. Suleiman Damrah, the dean of the Islamic College in Rotterdam, Holland, confirmed that there is a great need for propagandists...