Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
The following
article addresses Mahmūd ‘Āmir’s attack against the
Shī‘ah
and the political and religious danger they bring to Egypt and the
Islamic world, by comparing them to the
Muslim Brotherhood. ‘Āmir blames the Azhar
leadership and the National Democeratic Party for
their support of...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Many hadīth were falsified over time. Islam
is a religion
that needs a renaissance to reveal its true image.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
Ramadān al-Baih states the criteria for a good, reliable muftī.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The author believes that random and unstudied confrontations with militant
groups have
led to a state of chaos.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The
author discusses Western hostility against Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author asserts that Islam
and Muslims are the enemy created by some western
circles, but Muslims are contributing to make the western
“imaginary” come true. He also notes that the war
against those who insult Islam has also targeted some Arab
intellectuals.
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
Shaykh Mansūr al-
Rifā‘ī, former under secretary at the Ministry of Endowments, says that God describes
Muslims as the best people that have been brought forth for mankind as long as they "enjoin right conduct,
forbid
indecency and believe in God." While exonerating Islam from the charges of...
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
Nabīl Salamah advocates for the whole world to cooperate in
re-
reading history towards an objective point of view - towards strengthening values of peace, justice and
love. These
are the values common to both religions: Islam and Christianity.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Salīm
al-‘Awa criticizes the
abilities of the Shaykh of al-Azhar in drawing up
fatwás, since he is not a specialist in Islamic
jurisprudence.