Date of source: Friday, August 22, 2003
The author comments on the meaning of renewing the Islamic fiqh. He mentions three Muslim scholars as examples on how to renew the fiqh.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2003
The article is an interview with Ma´amoun Al-Hodeibi, the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. He commented on the role which the group played in the latest elections of the Journalists´ Syndicate, the relation between the group and the government, the attitude of the group towards...
Date of source: Thursday, August 14, 2003
The article is an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar. He comments on the Arab Culture Conference, secularism, martyrdom operations, the role of the Islamic Research Institute in supervising religious books and the Azhar missions to Europe and the US.
Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2003
The author continues refuting the arguments of people who believe that enforcing the Islamic Shari´a is not for the good of Islam nor for the good of people. Their first argument is that the Shari´a could not be enforced in Islamic countries where other religious groups live, because if the Shari´a...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2003
Some people believe that enforcing the Islamic Shari´a is neither for the good of the religion [of Islam] nor for the good of people. They argue about how the Shari´a could be enforced in Islamic countries where other religious groups live. If the Shari´a is applied to Christians, this means that...
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2003
The article gives comments on the reaction of Abu Hamza Al-Massri towards the statements of Karam Zuhdi.
Date of source: Thursday, July 24, 2003
The author compares between two approaches in Islam. The first is the imitation approach that simply imitates the salafi ideas in a very traditional way without questioning them. The second is the reasoning approach that gives place to the mind to question everything.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2003
The author comments on the hudood [limits imposed by God, and is usually used to refer to the punishments laid down in the Qur´an for specific crimes such as theft and adultery] of the Shari´a. He tries to answer the question of whether Egypt is close to their implementation or not.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2003
On the fourth of July, a Pakistani group called “The army of the Sahaba [Companions of the Prophet]” attacked a Shiite mosque, leaving 48 persons dead and 65 injured. The author comments on the incident and the group that committed it. He believes the group is the outcome of the efforts of Saudi...
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2003
Sheikh Abdel-Magid Al-Zindani, the chairman of consultative [Shura] Council of the Yemeni Islah [Reform] Party and the president of the Islamic Research University, calls for creating a new marriage bond called “Zawaj [marriage] friend” instead of the Western system “girl friend,” which allows...