Date of source: Saturday, October 28, 2006
Dr Su‘ād Sālih discusses issues that are related to women in the Islamic sharī‘ah, such as the Ḥijāb, female Muftīīs and the right of women to work in Islām.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
In the
following review of the first article of Dr. Ahmad ‘Umar Hāshim’s series about the status of
women in Islām, Dr. Hāshim points out the different rights given to women in Islamic
Sharī‘ah.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
While the Jamā‘ah al-
Islamīyah called for legislative means to
release Shaykh ‘Umar ‘Abd al-
Rahmān, al-Qā‘idah called for
the kidnapping of American diplomats to achieve this goal.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Dr. Muhammad al-Mahdī
criticizes satellite channels that invite unqualified Muslim preachers to their
programs to respond to
people’s questions on religious issues. He also criticizes Muslims who waste time
raising trivial religious
issues.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The niqāb is stirring controversy in different parts of the World. An Egyptian university professor is to be sued for criticizing it; the Egyptian muftī advises that women don’t wear it and students wearing it will be barred from accessing a university hostel. In Western countries it is regarded as...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Majdī Khalīl mentions some of the situations where Muslims have attacked Christians, Jews and the West and questions who should apology to whom over such incidents.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The Muftī of Egypt Dr ‘Alī Jum‘ah issued a controversial fatwá that a pregnant woman whose husband had died or left for four years cannot be considered an adulteress.
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Many hadīth were falsified over time. Islam
is a religion
that needs a renaissance to reveal its true image.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
Ramadān al-Baih states the criteria for a good, reliable muftī.
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī, a member of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy and the former deputy head of the Religious Affairs Committee at the People’s Assembly, about a number of issues, including the controversial statement of Pope Benedict on Islam and...