Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
During the final session of the cultural season organized by
the
Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, the author reports the stances of the shaykh of the Azhar and the
minister of religious endowments to the criticism towards Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
The article criticizes young dā‘iya
‘Amr
Khālid and the way young people idealize him.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
Sālim Mousa al-
‘Āsī, a reader of al-Fajr paper, sent
his comment to the paper about Azhar
publications of the Qur’ān which he believes skipped letters
and even whole verses of the Qur’
ān.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the latest crisis of the ‘Document of Religious Rights’, signed by the Azhar, which he claims allows proselytizing. The author believes that such problems could be avoided by involving the Islamic Research Academy further in such matters.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2006
In an interview, the
general director of the Religious Guidance
Department at the Ministry of Awqāf [Endowments], Dr.
Sālim ‘Abd al-Jalīl
argues that freedom of religion is guaranteed in Islam, since God
says: “There is no compulsion in religion. The
right direction is henceforth distinct...
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
President Mubārak is not alone in his opinion
that Iraqi Shi’ites are more
loyal to Iran than to Iran. Former Iraqi diplomats have the same
opinion.
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
President Mubārak’s statements to al-
‘Arabīya satellite
channel have provoked angry reactions among Shi’ites in
Iraq. Mubārak said Iraqi Shi’
ites are more loyal to Iran than to their homeland.
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
In this interview, Dr.
Yousuf
al-Qaradāwī stresses the importance of the dialogue between religions and expresses his
dissatisfaction with the current condition of the Azhar.
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
The Egyptian
Ministry of
Awqāf [endowments] has recently endorsed a proposal to unify the call to prayer that is
broadcast
from thousands of different loudspeakers in the country’s capital.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Despite
being accepted in the Islamic sharī‘a,
the misyār marriage, in which the
husband and wife do not live together, has always been a
subject of heated controversy among Muslim
scholars.