Date of source: Friday, September 9, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahrām, Dr. Khālid Abu al-Fadl, President George Bush’s appointee to the Commission on International Religious Freedom, gave his opinions on religious democracy, the secularization of religion and Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Friday, September 9, 2005
Some old, often even pre-Islamic, traditions treat women as inferior, but they seek legitimacy through misinterpreting hadiths [Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions].
Date of source: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Iran is an Islamic Republic governed by the Islamic sharī‘a. Yet a quick look at the history of the state makes it clear that many cruel practices are contradictory to the Holy Qur’ān and generally accepted hadīths.
Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2005 to Friday, September 9, 2005
A new craze, allegedly started by al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmiyya, has swept the beaches of al-‘Ajamī [al-‘Agamī] this year. Posters have appeared calling on the summer vacationers to enjoy themselves whilst behaving in an Islamic way, lowering their gazes and remembering their prayers.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Muslims who only care about external appearances are like actors, playing the part of a character on-stage, but revealing their true colors off-stage.
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
Some aspects of the Rabat Conference in Morocco, which was held last June 14-16, are noteworthy. The theme was ‘Fostering Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations through Concrete and Sustained Initiatives’.
Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005
The religious institution in Egypt has always had a clear-cut position regarding the enemies of Islam and those hypocrites who falsely claim affiliation to the Muslim faith.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Azhar missions are trying to convey the Muslim faith through Islamic centers in Washington, London, the Philippines, Brunei and Pakistan.
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2005
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’ was established in 1895. The first muftī was the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Hassouna al-Nawāwī and he was followed by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Abdou from 1899 until 1905, when he died.
Date of source: Saturday, July 30, 2005
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a ferocious attack on the religious institution in Egypt. Most of the criticism was based on subjective opinions, and not on any enlightened analysis of reality.