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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: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
Rose el-Youssef wants a debate with Abdel Kafi and El-Ada’iya and claims they cannot support their arguments with documentary evidence. Rose el-Youssef also claims their campaign has strong support from religious people, newspapers and public opinion. They also claim that their aim "is to protect...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
After loosing their credibility, due to major irregularities in their behavior, Islamic extremist groups launched a new strategy, especially after the cessation of foreign aid. They now started to target high-class women and youth, as they are weak [in faith] but able to finance the new Do’a [...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
As there was no alternative, people went to the alleged Da’iya sessions. Some of them had great difficulty in consulting the right people of the Azhar over their religious concerns, because these sheikhs from the Azhar set the religion behind the stars as if they were trying to avoid problems.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The Da’awa [call to religion] mission should be carried out through people who have a wide knowledge because the Da’iya is a social doctor who treats the societies’ sickness and tries to fix its wrong behavior. The author listed some of the characteristics of the ideal Da’iya such as courage,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The Da’iya plays an important role in shaping the nation’s thinking, because they have the authority to "forbid and allow" [to call things haram or halal], so the people who assume this responsibility have to be highly qualified to teach religion. A Da’iya has to be aware of the latest developments...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The Egyptian television’s way of dealing with the problem of the Do’a [preachers] was a miracle, because the 50-year-old phenomena starting to be addressed through such a huge medium. Those Do’a are superficial, they concentrate on appearance only. They are only looking for money, fame and power,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The institution of the Azhar recently became an objective for the hypocrites who just want preacher’s seats without being qualified to assume the responsibilities. Therefore, the Do’a should be well prepared to teach religion and ready to carry out their responsibilities.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The Do’a [preachers] phenomenon started to appear due to the economic depression and the disappearance of the family role which paved the way for the participation of young people in the suspected sessions of the Do’a, and receive non-objective teaching, which is full of ugly extremist thoughts in...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
Those who carry out Da’awa [missions], without relevant permission are like men carrying rapid fire guns and shooting [fatwas] everywhere, banning and permitting many things, and hitting the internal peace of the people. Giving them a license is more serious than giving a license for firearms.
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