Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders, under the chairmanship of Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, emphasized that Islam places a high value on environmental preservation and protection because the Almighty Allah created the universe and everything in it with extreme care and precision and left...
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2024
The young man, Sharīf Jābir, received a sentence of a total of five years in jail by the al-Ismāʿīlīya Court of Misdemeanour for posting films on social media that incited atheism and insulted religion. Prior to this, he had caused controversy with videos he posted on his YouTube channel...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaykh Khalīfa bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān, announced new legislation that will administer severe penalties and criminalize any act inciting religious hatred.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, Secretary-General of al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, said al-Azhar praises the role played by the State of Qatar, along with other Arab countries, in supporting the Palestinian cause and condeming the massacres committed by the Zionist entity against innocent Palestinians,...
Date of source: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Posts on social media regarding Islamic rulings on drinking alcohol have spread during the past few hours, sparked by a bottle of beer that appeared in a photo during the conference of Takwīn foundation.
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2024
A fatwa secretary at the Dār al-Iftāʾ stated that slaughtering the udḥīya (sacrificial animals in Islam) in the streets is a cursed act, as said by the Prophet Muḥammad.
Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2024
During the last Friday of the Hegira calendar month of Shawwāl, the Ṣūfī Orders are celebrating the mūlid (birth anniversary) of the founder of the Shādhilī Order, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
A former advisor of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar said that Islamic Ṣūfīsm protects young people from the “hazard of extremism,” adding that people have to be aware of the sound form of Ṣūfīsm, or Islamic mysticism.
Date of source: Friday, May 24, 2024
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that it is not in the authority of the ʿulemāʾ (scholars) to judge someone to be a kāfir (disbeliever). He added that such a ruling can only take place after meticulous verification and through the judiciary.
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2024
Dr. Saʿad al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a professor of jurisprudence (fiqh) at al-Azhar University, stated that the debates about the Sunna (the traditions of the Prophet Muḥammad) or the Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī collection of ḥadīths, are being used as propaganda tools rather than topics of genuine discussions aimed...