Date of source: Saturday, September 6, 2014
Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, stated that the coordinating committee for Hadj this year has issued a number of important decisions and recommendations.
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 2014
The decisions taken by the Minister of Endowment Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah is controversial. They include prohibiting non- Azharites from giving sermons in mosques as well as imposing a fine on mosques that hang the banner of “have you prayed for the prophet today.”
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014
In the same time that the Ministry of Endowments states that it needs 15,000 new employees, the Ministry stated that it shall stop employing (prayer callers) muazzin in mosques and will reduce the grade of prayer caller to that of a worker.
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014
Dr. Muhammad ‘Abd al- Rāzziq, the Head of the Religious Sector stated that six non-Azharite preachers were licensed to give sermons.
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2014
For the first time, Pope Tawadros II was accompanied by the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, when he led the meeting of the Bayt al-A’ilah (the Egyptian Family House, name of an initiative of the Azhar for Muslim-Christian dialogue). The meeting was organized by Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq...
Date of source: Thursday, September 4, 2014
An anonymous source from the Da’wah stated that the there is a feeling of anger among the youth of the Da’wah al- Salafiah and the Nūr Party against the Ministry of Endowments.
Date of source: Friday, July 4, 2014
Minister of Endowments, Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, has met a number of Nūr Party leaders including the president of Nūr Party, Yūnis Makhyūn, and Dr. Muhammad Ibrāhīm Mansūr to discuss the “Preaching law” that has led to prohibiting Salafi preachers from giving sermons.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Speaking to journalist Khālid Salāh, Muhammad Mukhtār Jum‘a, Minister of Religious Endowments, has warned against the non-removal of political banners in mosques, and stated that he will undertake legal proceedings against those who preach in mosques without permission.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Muhammad Mukhtār Jum‘a, Minister of Religious Endowments, has refused the demands of shaykhs of the Salafi Call to review the law on the practice of preaching and giving religious lessons in mosques, calling for adherence to the terms of the law. Muhammad Salāh Khalīfa, a member of the Media...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Al-Jam’iyyah al-Shar’iyyah (The Legitimacy Organization) and Ansār al-Sunnah (Sunni Advocates) have issued their official agreement to the Covenant for Honorable Religious Advocacy that was issued by the Ministry of Endowments. Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gom’ah, Minister of Endowments, clarified that the...