Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Shaykh Jamāl Qutb, the former Chairman of the Azhar's Fatwa Committee, said the unified law regulating the construction of houses of worship was lamely drafted, criticizing lack of organization in building mosques and churches.
He cited an example of the neighborhood where he lives. "I live in an...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Dr. Jamāl Qutb, former head of the Fatwá committee in the Azhar, said that there is nothing in Islam that calls for hating or assaulting Copts, assuring that the former regime is the reason for this.
Qutb said that salafī satellite channels were promoting that the ruler be obeyed.
He calls for a...
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) inaugurated the new building of the MB party "Freedom and Justice" on May 21, 2011, in al-Muqattam.
Each of both potential presidential candidate 'Amr Mūsá and Hamdīn Sabāhī, as well as 'Abd al-'Azīz Hijāzī, Rif'at al-Sa'īd, Sāmih 'Āshūr, Mahfūz 'Azām, Ambassador Rifā'...
Date of source: Friday, April 15, 2011
The appearance of Islamist movements in the society spread fears that they might take over power and apply the Islamic sharī'ah.
According to the author of the article, Muslim scholars, inlcuding Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī, affirmed that applying the sharī'ah is righteous at all ages and places.
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Shaykh Jamāl Qutb, a Muslim preacher, believes that Dār al-Iftā' (Ifta House) should be canceled or changing it to be a department affiliated to the Azhar.
He added that all religious institutions should be under the Azhar University.
He severely criticized the former regime and the State Security...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
On Tuesday, March 29, Al-Azhar scholar Shaykh Jamāl Qutb criticized a Saudi Islamic decree prohibiting protests. Qutb argued that peaceful protests are helpful in promoting virtue and preventing evil.
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Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reports on Thursday that many Azhar scholars say Islamic Sharī‘ah not only guarantees the right of individuals and groups to express their opinions, but that the recent opposition demonstrations in Egypt fall within that context.
“Islam does not ban the expression of opinion,...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2010
Fātin discusses an incident between the Azhar and the Egyptian government where the Azhar issued a request for the state to pay for the medical treatment of former Azhar University president Dr. Ahmad ‘Amr Hāshim, who is currently a member of the Azhar's Islamic Research Academy.
Various Azhar...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2010
This is the second part of a review of the Azhar, which is described as a "sleeping giant." It consists solely of an interview with Shaykh Jamāl Qutb, the former Secretary General of the Azhar fatwá committee.
Qutb says that the Azhar currently needs sound direction and alleges that successive...
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 2009
‘Abd al-Wahāb ‘Īsá writes about the fatwá issued by Dār al-Iftā’ accusing Dr. Sayyid al-Qimnī of apostasy.