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Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
Some of the scholars in the dormant Muslim world are busying themselves with only saying all that is new is Haram [unlawful according to the Islamic shari’a.] In fact, some Muslims still believe that the Internet, satellite channels, women’s perfume are haram, at a time our peers on earth live the...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2004
Ramadan [holiest month of Muslim calendar, when fasting is observed] is like a high season for sheikhs when they are to be found everywhere you look.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Today, many unqualified sheikhs are issuing fatwas [Muslim religious opinions or decrees given by a Mufti or another Muslim scholar. Based on Islamic Law and logical measurement] for purely personal purposes. They sometimes even issue contradictory fatwas that really reflect their deep ignorance.
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Dr. Amna Nosseir, a professor of jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, has been calling on the Dar Al-Ifta to set up a council involving all specializations in all walks of life to thoroughly study public affairs of concern to major issues in society like organ transplants, bank profits and...
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Fatwa-making is a very serious task at the time religion has such an uncompetitive influence on human beings. Recently, Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi was harshly criticized for fawas that was incorrectly attributed to him. In the coming interview, Sheikh Al-Qaradawi answers questions about the fiqh [...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
I was provoked by a TV program aired by the Iqraa Channel. The young hostess of this program, who speaks in the same way senior sheikhs do, said that the person who abandons prayer should be killed. Prayer is part of the personal relationship between man and God. If someone gives up prayer, he will...
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Muftī of the Republic Shaykh ‘Alī Jumca said he has never issued a fatwa [religious edict] about demonstrations, stressing that if demonstrations were meant to peacefully express opinion, which is a constitutional right, then there is nothing wrong.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Many people confuse fatwa and personal opinions. For instance, the resistance in Iraq, the US occupation of Iraq or the abuse of the Holy Qur’ān are matters that have to do with opinions, not fatwa, said Mufti of the Republic Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘a in an interview.
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2002
Articles by seven journalists showing different aspects of a plan to halt Egypt’s development. First there are the tapes of preachers designed to influence all sectors of society. The Islamic shari’a was then used to try and facilitate building on agricultural land, thus harming the economy. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Muhammad Al-Baz suggested in his article “The End of the Monopoly of Fatwas in Egypt” the establishment of a supreme council of fatwas that should include scholars in all scientific and social fields besides Azhar scholars, as the latter cannot afford answers to all kinds of questions sent to them...
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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.