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Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Dr. Su’ād Nassār, Professor of Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh), presented in the International Conference of the Islamic Scholars Council the possibility of having female muftis. The conference was entitled “the Dangers of Takfīrī Thought, and Fatwas made without knowledge on National...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
In an
interview with Rose al-Yūsuf,
prominent Muslim thinker Dr. ‘Abd al-Sabūr
Shāhīn speaks out on the truth behind
the dispute between Shī‘ah and
Sunnīs over disrespect of the Prophet’s
companions.
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Abdel-Mo´ti Bayoumi. He comments on ijtihad, secularism and the legality of women issuing fatwas. He also comments on his expectation of being appointed rector of the Azhar University.
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2004
In Kuwait too, a suspicious magazine called Al-Menbar alleged that Caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab was a homosexual and that Abu Bakr Al-Seddiq was not in the cave with Prophet Muhammad. The magazine went too far as to accuse the companion Khaled Ibn Al-Walid of having committed adultery with the wife...
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002 to Friday, January 25, 2002
Amr Khaled has appeared again in the field of da´wa, although the ministry of Awqaf declared that he is not qualified and does not have a permit to work as a da´iya. He chose a number of public mosques and other mosques under construction to restart his activities. The article gives the opinions of...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The author explained that he did not mean to criticize the article of Fahmi Howeidi about establishing an Islamic party [see RNSAW, week 52, article 4] in his article "Playing with fire, sheikh!." It was rather a rational discussion of all the points mentioned in Howeidi’s article. He also pointed...
Date of source: Saturday, December 2, 2000 to Friday, December 8, 2000
Some extremists attacked Sheikh Abdel Hamed Bekhit, teaching at the Faculty of Religious Fundamentals [Usul el-Din], because he issued a fatwa that allows students who have troubles in concentrating on their exams because of the fasting to break their fast. The fatwa was strongly opposed by...
Date of source: Sunday, November 29, 1998
Zaklama comments on the incident of Al-Koshh which had become a major internal issue, distorted in the media.
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