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1. Heretical groups in Islam say praying is not an obligation, pilgrimage is haram and they fast in Shaaban
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2001 to Friday, November 16, 2001
The Head of the Department of Transport and Bridges Equipment in Cairo was arrested together with his wife for forming a group promoting ideas against Islam. He issued a fatwa to his followers that they were not obliged to pray in the direction of the Kiblah while performing prayers. He also denied...
7. Strange Days. A few of the weirder items from the Arabic press. Police bust pillar fiddlers
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999 to Wednesday, August 18, 1999
A false prophet has been arrested for claiming God had sent him to Egypt to prevent Muslims from watching television, the Ministry of Interior announced on 27 July.
6. Go tell it on the mountain, but watch out for the cops
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999 to Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Declaring oneself a prophet is not allowed in a Muslim country. Ali Said Mohammed was detained. Muhammad was the second "false prophet" arrested in Egypt in less than one year. In April 1998, Egyptian authorities detained Bahaa Eddin Ahmed and 29 suspected members his cult.
6. A false prophet appears in Alexandria
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999 to Friday, May 28, 1999
In Alexandria, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahfouz, an ex-chairman of an Alexandria maritime company and the holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, claims to be God and the prophet Mohammed. He says people should pray towards him, and that the Hajj can be made at his apartment instead of going to Makkah...
1. Don’t miss the Pillars
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
An Alexandria prosecutor has decided to charge 19 members of a dissident sect for religious contempt, judicial officials announced on 25 March.
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