Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2000
The author believes the Sheikh of the Azhar’s opinion about the Al-Aqsa mosque went on the expense of his credibility. He believes that the Sheikh missed an important historical chance to reconstruct the Fiqh because of his political positions which overshadowed his Fiqh positions.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2000
The issue of the business of fatwas resulted in a major disagreement between the Mufti and Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi, dean of the ’Usul el-Din Faculty [roughly translated as Islamic Theology] at the Azhar University. The different reactions towards the project led to its suspension.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2000
In a book entitled " History of Islamic Shari’a," a Dutch Orientalist criticized the Sunna and tried to discredit the book "Al-Maota" by Imam Malik Ibn Anas. Professor Azziyya Ali Taha, who has her PhD in Sunna and who is a visiting professor of Hadith in European universities, refers to his claims...
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Dr. Mustafa Al-Fiqi, the assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that Egyptian-Iranian relations are about to be restored. This follows Iran’s agreement with Egypt’s suggestion, to change the name of the Khaled Al-Islambouli Street in Tehran, to Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltout Street.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
In its previous issue, Al-Midan warned that there are private offices which started entering the Fatwa business [a religious decree given by a Muslim scholar or a Mufti] and assuring others that their Fatwas are recognized by the official agencies. It is evident now that the Azhar’s negligence...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 16, 2000
In his book "The Risk in the Deal Between the Government and the Groups of Violence", Abdel Rahim, a journalist for Al-Ahali, speaks about the confrontation between the government and the groups of violence and the deal between them. The book speaks about the "initiative of the Jihad organization"...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
Aqidaty had an interview with Dr. Gaber Asfour, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Culture. In this interview, he was asked about the criticized conference about women. In addition to this he received questions about creativity, Islamic literature and about the Qur`an being a...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
The last message of sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, Mufti of the Gama’at Al-Islamya, can only be named a failed attempt to threaten the authorities which still refuse to debate with the groups of violence and terrorism. Al-Midan interviewed Montasser al-Zayyat, the attorney of the Gama’at Al-Islamya to...
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2000
This article discusses the technique false do’a [plural of Da’iya, preacher] and terrorists use to control simple people’s minds. The story, by which the author starts his article, and the image he used, help in conveying that causing fear and confusion to disable the mind from thinking properly,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2000
In an interview with Al-Arabi, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, the Mufti of Egypt gave his opinion concerning normalization with Israel, saying explicitly" I am against any co-operation with the enemy". He was also strong in urging for technological support in Muslim countries, in changing and developing...