Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 1999
Wa’el Ibrashi got hold of the report the Azhar prepared about Abdel Sabour Shahin and discovered that the report can provide a new charter of freedom of speech, thought and " ijtihad " , bringing to a halt an approach of hunting down intellectuals, thinkers and artists as disparagingly tackling...
Date of source: Friday, August 27, 1999
After he was exonerated from accusations of blasphemy and apostasy, Muslim thinker-scholar professor Abdel Sabour Shahin, added fuel to the growing dispute over his latest book when he emphasized that he was abiding with every letter and every word published in his book.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 31, 1999
The Court of South Cairo is judging the a case of Dr. Abu Zeid and his wife Ebtihal Ahmadi Younis against the Minister of Justice, Farouq Seif Al-Nasr in order to continue the matrimonial relationship.
Date of source: Friday, August 27, 1999
Islamist sheikh Gamal Qutb condemned Naguib Mahfouz and Nasr Abu Zeid and declared their thoughts contradictory to Islam. He criticized the use of their books in universities. Sheikh Qutb anticipated that Islam will predominate in America and Europe soon.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 31, 1999
Three scholars Dr. Abdel Halim Awas, Dr. Gaber Qamiha and Da’iya (mission) sheikh Mohammed Sultan stated their opinions in Al-Ahrar’s campaign. They said that the deletion of the Sunna was considered as a betrayal to God. Islam without Sunna was the goal that America, the Zionists, Europe and the...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 1999
Al-Turabi stated that committing adultery was less dangerous than sticking to the Sunna.
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 1999
Al-Turabi wrote a substitute Sunna. He believes the explanations of the Qur’an did not cope with the new age and it had to be developed.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 1999
Al-Turabi said that Mohammed renewed the jurisprudence of the Prophets and he came to renew the jurisprudence of Mohammed.
Date of source: Friday, August 27, 1999
The deniers of the Sunna believed that the messengers of God and the Prophets were possessed by the devils. Hassan Al-Turabi wanted to imitate Luther in his Protestant revolution against the Catholics.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999
The followers of Libyan leader Al-Qadhafi denied the Sunna with the full knowledge of the Sheikh Al-Azhar and without him taking any action against them.