Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2001 to Friday, July 13, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt issued a fatwa prohibiting competitions based on making special-rate phone calls, considering them a form of gambling prohibited by Islam. The fatwa caused wide controversy in religious, media, and communication circles. One of the competition programs the Mufti referred to was "...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
The dean of the faculty of Law and Shari’a is of the opinion that the sheikhs give out fatwas because they have the required knowledge. However, giving fatwas is not limited to sheikhs. Others, who have sufficient knowledge about the Arabic language, Qur’anic sciences, and Mohammed’s tradition can...