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Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād said that relations between the Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’and the General Iftā’ Department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan enjoy a high degree of coordination and integration, based on the unity of moderation and the two institutions’ shared...
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Fatwa Corner at Al-Azhar’s pavilion in the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is receiving nearly two thousand questions daily.
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Al-Azhar pavilion’s Fatwa Corner at the 47th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) continues to play its enlightening role in explaining Sharīʿa rulings and confronting intellectual doubts, as it receives more than two thousand fatwas daily, in a clear indication of the public’s confidence in Al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The 57th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) has seen a massive turnout on the Fatwa Corner at al-Azhar pavilion, attracting the attention of the fair visitors in a scene that reflects the size of the public’s interest, especially from young people who are looking for direct answers...
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Al-Azhar Electronic Fatwa Center stated that zakāt is one of the pillars of Islam, the right of God Almighty in a person’s wealth, and a means of purifying it. God the Almighty says in the Holy Qurʾān: "Take charity from their wealth to purify them and sanctify them with it" (9:103), and "And in...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Dār al-Iftā’, in an official statement, explained that Islam's prohibition of invading others' privacy is not limited to cases of breaching modesty or looking at private parts but extends beyond that to include all forms of infringement on an individual's privacy, whether through image, word or any...
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2025
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ has announced the completion of its organizational and logistical preparation for its tenth international conference, titled "The Making of the Wise Mufti in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." The conference is scheduled to take place in Cairo on 12–13 August, with the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Cairo is hosting over two days the 10th International Conference on Fatwa, organized by Egypt’s Dār al-Iftāʾ and the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, under the title "Shaping the Wise Mufti in the Age of Artificial...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
His Excellency Prof. Dr. Usāma al-Azhari, Minister of Endowments, stated that al-Rushd (sound guidance/maturity) is the ultimate purpose of religion, its laws, and its rulings; it is the emblem and hallmark of religion.
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2024
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated that in contemporary society, many are issuing fatwās (religious edicts) without referring to scholars before.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.