Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
I was very much astonished when Dr. Ayman Sabri Farag or Abu Gaffar Al-Masry Al-Kandahari told me “During the time of violent incidents in Upper Egypt, I felt very distressed. In his opinion, these incidents ‘tarnish the image of Islam and turn people away from it.’ These incidents do away with...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 2004
The enemies of Islam insist that Islamic fundamentalism is the root of all evils. Since the start of the U.S. campaign against Islam, there is a poorly-aimed insistence on associating Islamic fundamentalism with acts of terrorism.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The best response is to make no response. That is how quite simply the Islamic Research Institute renounces its responsibility in countering attempts to corrupt the Holy Qur’an. The corrupted Qur’an was posted on the Internet under the name the new “forqan” [Holy Qur’an].
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Hussein Ahmad Amin did not see in the women’s wearing the veil any moral value that led her to do so. The veil is a reflection of those who wear it. It satisfies a human desire in those women and it benefits them. This issue needs pycho-social research.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
Although Shi’ite scholars in Qatar disagreed about details of the new proposed law in Iran to adjust the woman’s share of inheritance, they agreed on the general and final decision.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
The conservatives and the religious authorities in Qum in Iran are putting all their hopes on the Council for Maintaining the Constitution, whose membership includes eminent Shi’ite references. These Shi’ite references would stand up against reformers’ attack on the Shi’a fiqh or the constants of...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Sunni scholar Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi confirmed that there is a long-held difference between Sunna and Shi’a concerning the rights of a wife in inheritance, especially in issues not completely resolved by the Qur’an or the Sunna.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
Last Thursday was the forty-day anniversary of the unfortunate accident of Taha Al-‘Ameda. It was time to go to the village to reveal the truth. Those who survived the accident talked for the first time.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
The Shiite problem lies in its opposition to the Sunnis in some matters. This opposition or disagreement has attracted many people, who found the Shiites’ disagreement with Sunnis a weak point through which they can infiltrate beliefs that are, in fact, alien to the Shiite dogma and Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
Inheritance in Christianity is different from Islam. Each family deals with inheritance issues as it sees fit and as is suitable for its members. However, if one family member objects to what the rest of the family has decided, then the civil law, which is based on the provisions of the Islamic...