Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Dr. Īhāb Ramzī, a member of the Legislative Committee of the House of Representatives, stated that his suggestion to divide the ʿIsmah between husbands and wives was not new and that his intention was merely to simplify the steps of the current khulʿ.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2023
The former Grand Muftī, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, remarked that there is no clear indication in the Sharīʿa specifying a particular type of prayer through which Muslims can witness the Prophet Muḥammad in their dreams. He added that if someone claims to have prayed two rakʿas (prostrations), and afterwards...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) announced that more than EGP31 million (roughly $1 million) have been spent on Qurʾān-related activities during the fiscal year 2023/2024.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2023
On November 12-13, the Faculty of Arabic Language at al-Azhar University will hold its sixth international scientific conference called “Contributions of the Handicapped in Building Human Civilization in the Past and Present.” This will be under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad...
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2023
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, al-Azhar called upon the people of Egypt to hold a protest after the Friday prayers, and to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine against Israeli aggression.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said that seeking the knowledge of specialists in each field of activity is the optimal way to build sound awareness, adding that the first of these ways is education.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2017
The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has shown interest in women’s affairs and has established a department dedicated to answering women’s questions through a team of female muftīs who are well-versed in sharī ͑a rules and provisions.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2023
A religious writer discusses his personal viewpoint that the difference between true Ṣūfism and some of today’s Ṣūfīs is like the difference between the great religion of Islam and today’s Muslims.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, hailed a decision by the awqāf (religious endowments) minister, Dr. Muḥammad Mokhtār Jum ͑a, to extol the Prophet Muḥammad after the Friday prayers, adding the glorification of the prophet would bring blessings to all...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Whilst speaking on an episode of his daily Ramaḍān television program, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressed the issue of husbands beating their wives. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb emphasized that the Qurʾān does not condone such actions and instead orders men to treat their wives with...