Date of source: Tuesday, July 20, 1999
The Court of Cairo decided to postpone the case that was raised against Dr. Abd Al-
Sabour Shahin until September 21st. Al-Azhar prevented its lawyer from attending the trial and it also refused to send its report concerning the book.
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 1999
Concerning the case of Abd Al-Sabour Shahin [concerning his book: ’My father Adam’], the report of the Research Institute confirmed that the book is an example of Al-Ta’wil (interpretation and explanation) for some of the verses and the Hadiths. It is true that the author used his imagination to...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999
In an interview with Sabah Al-Kheir, Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid talked about his obligatory exile and how he lives in Holland. He also stated his opinion in the fights that are raised in Al-Azhar right now between its scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin, who accused who previously filed a Hesba case against Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid accusing him of apostasy and causing the handing down of a judicial verdict divorcing Zaid from his wife, Dr. Ibtihaal Younnes, a development which led Abu Zaid and his family to emigrate from...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 1999
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin, a prominent Islamic scholar and professor at the Faculty of Dar Al-’Aloum, Cairo University, called for support of Kosovo Muslims to relieve them from injustice and oppression that they currently face. Citing the Prophet’s: "The Muslim’s brother is a Muslim," he affirmed...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 1999
The court looks today in the request of lawyer Jābr Ibrāhīm Jābr to stop printing, publishing and using the book of ’The father of Adam’, the story between magic and reality, of author ʿAbd al-Ṣabūr Shāhīn under the Ḥisba law.
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999
A summary of a recent interview of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin by ’Ataa Abdel ’Aal
Date of source: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
The issue of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin’s book "The father of Adam" still remains one of great controversy between scholars and theologians. Dar Al-’Aloum (the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature) at Cairo University held a symposium to discuss the contents of the book.
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 1999
The two books ’The Book and the Quran, a contemporary reading’ by Mohammed Shahrour and ’My Father Adam - the story of creation between the truth and the myth’ have such a strong resemblance that is very close to plagiarism.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
The Cairo Court for Urgent Cases will hold a hearing on May 4 on the lawsuit filed against Dr. Abd Al-Sabbour Shahin to stop the publication of his book "My Father Adam. Al-Azhar authorities called for the banning of a book by a Saudi author.