Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Sheikh Atiya Saqr stressed that he would not withdraw his statement about prohibiting shaking hands between men and women, as this is stated in a true hadith. He said that he would not take the trouble and respond to those who criticized his fatwa, as some of them deny the sunna. He added that if...
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2002
The author refutes the criticism leveled against his series of articles on the punishment for apostasy in Islam. He is accused of lightly esteeming the companions of the Prophet and believing that “apostasy wars” were launched for political reasons.
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2003
The author comments on the meaning of the hadith “Kill him he who changes his religion.” He states that this a right hadith but it does not indicate extremism nor does it mean that Muslims force anyone to join Islam. It has to do with the Muslim who renounces Islam. He comments on the conditions in...
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2004
With that speedy pace in the quest for knowledge and progress and attempts to explore the space, the people in our country are still living in the pre-science age, confiscated, tried or simply wasted for just trying to prove they are capacitated, and so the bodies grow while the mind stays in a...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
The author pointed out that he had crossed out many of the comments he received on "Awan Al-Ward" because he was keen to limit the arguments around the serial in the frame of its being a dramatic work that has nothing to do with preaching religion. Also, he was surprised by an article in Al-Ahram...
Date of source: Sunday, September 24, 2000
The author claims many Hadiths, the written record of saying attributed to the Prophet Mohammed, in fact cannot be traced to the Prophet and Muslims today must filter them, select those that are most authentic and beneficial.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
[Translator’s note: All Translation of verses from the Qur’an are taken from The Koran Interpreted, Arthur J. Arberry, Oxford University Press, 1964.]
Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin stressed that the Azhar did not do an act of courtesy in its report on his book "My Father Adam". He declared his opposition...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
People have the right to get accurate information about their religion, so being guided by a charlatan is a great crime, that will affect not only the person but the religion itself. The prophet Mohammed in his Hadiths [talks] and Ibn Malek in his book "The legislation laws" urged us to select our...
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2000
Dr. Emara summarized in five points his opinion regarding the controversial article "Islam’s stand towards Christian and Jewish faith" by Magdy Hussein, Chief editor of Al Saab newspaper. They are related in full in the article.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2000
The comment of Dr. Yehya Hashem Fargal on the article "Islam’s stand towards Christian and Jewish faith" by Magdy Hussein, chief editor of Al Shaab newspaper, was followed by another comment of General Mohamed Shebl, which was published on April 14th, 2000. The author of the present article made...