Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2006 to Friday, October 27, 2006
The author deals with
the address delivered by President Husnī Mubārak on the
occasion of Laylat al-Qadr, in which
he urged scholars to pursue a contemporary religious discourse
that will help spread the principles of tolerance.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
While the Jamā‘ah al-
Islamīyah called for legislative means to
release Shaykh ‘Umar ‘Abd al-
Rahmān, al-Qā‘idah called for
the kidnapping of American diplomats to achieve this goal.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The minister of Awqāf announces the launching of a unified call to prayer by
the end of 2006.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Wa’il ‘Uthman discusses the fasting requirements
for
Muslims traveling or ill.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Dr. Muhammad al-Mahdī
criticizes satellite channels that invite unqualified Muslim preachers to their
programs to respond to
people’s questions on religious issues. He also criticizes Muslims who waste time
raising trivial religious
issues.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This interview with the Muftī of Egypt deals with the issue
of female circumcision,
which the Muslim cleric said is not a religious duty. In certain cases it could be
considered to be a punishable
crime because of the assault it makes on the human body.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
In this interview, the minister of religious
endowments
warns of "foolish acts" by some Muslims, which he says could pose a real threat to the Muslim
nation, stressing
that the niqāb is a tradition and not a religious duty.
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2006
The author discusses arguments
about wearing jilbāb and a
long beard, with Muslim scholars stating that these are not a religious
duty.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Sunnī, Shī‘ah and all
other Islamic doctrines
agree that the Holy Qur’ān is the same book delivered to the Prophet
Muhammad without any slight
difference in ideas, style or words.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
Father
Giuseppe Scattolin, a professor of Islamic mysticism at the Faculty of
Religious Studies of the Rome-based
Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi ed’Islamistica (P.I.S.A.I.)
[Reviewer: Pontifical Institute for Arab and
Islamic Studies] speaks to al-Wafd about his interest in
Islamic Sūfism...