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Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
In the
spotlight of the recent random Fatwás, a new Muslim denomination appears to be stealing the limelight on the
religious stage. Security forces launched a campaign of arrests against the followers of this belief. al-Qur’āniyyīn or Ahl al-Qur’ān do not recognize the Sunnah or the H...
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
The author reviews a book written by an Indian Muslim scholar discussing the position women enjoy in Islam and refuting allegations that Islam encourages polygamy.
Date of source: Friday, June 3, 2005
Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqāf, said that Islam restored women’s place in society as they were looked down upon and were not respected.
Date of source: Saturday, June 4, 2005
Dr. Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘ā, Muftī of Egypt, said that Islam has limited polygamy. In a Hadīth reported by Sālim, his father, Ghaylān Ibn Salāma al-Thaqafī, had ten concubines when he embraced Islam. The Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] told him to “chose only four of them” to marry.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2004
The article is about a sheikh [Muslim cleric] who seduces widows and
divorced women and has illicit relationships with many of them.
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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