Date of source: Thursday, August 29, 2002
The article discusses the decision of the Creed and Philosophy Committee at the Islamic Research Institute that the apostate is to be given a lifetime chance to repent his apostate ideas and not only a three-day chance as is laid down in the Islamic fiqh. It shows the pros and cons to this decision...
Date of source: Monday, August 19, 2002
Description of a visit to Azhar scholar Dr. ‘Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi with a group of Chinese Christians.
Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2002
Brotherhood Parliamentary members want to discuss the budget allocated to the Azhar and the educational syllabuses taught in the Azhar University. On the grounds that the Grand Imam cannot be asked, they will question Dr. Atif Ebeid about omitting Jihad verses from the educational syllabuses of the...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2002
A member of Parliament of the Muslim Brotherhood said that Egypt should prevent the trade of wine because Egypt is an Islamic country. However, Dr. Zeinab Radwan and Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi believe that there is nothing wrong about non-Muslims drinking wine in Egypt. Dr. Georget Sobhi [a Christian...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
The Ministry of Waqfs stipulated new terms for building mosques. Some people believe they are necessary to end building mosques at random and to preserve their civilized appearance. Others believe they put restraints on the freedom of building mosques and mix between state-run and non-governmental...
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2002
Many Azhar professors said that shaking hands between women and men is not haram as long as the people involved in the handshake do not have bad intentions of lust or desire. Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi criticized the way Sheikh Atiya Saqr follows in interpreting hadiths. He said that Sheikh Saqr...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
The year report of 2001 including an overview of the special reports written for the RNSAW. The year 2001 was marked by a strong increase in the number of special reports, providing readers with information that is not available elsewhere.
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2002
The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqfs of the Emirates organized a seminar about the niqab to discuss whether it is an Islamic obligation and whether Islam allows women to participate in the different public activities of life.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The Islamic Research Institute decided not to ban books that are not in accordance with the Islamic Shari’a. The institute will only respond to the wrong ideas expressed in such books.
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2005
I would like to express my gratitude for all the positive feedback by intellectuals in universities, scientific research, political studies and human rights centers on my book "al-Islām Wa al-Dawla al-Madanīya" [Islam and the Civil State].