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Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center reiterated that the miracle of al-Isrāʾ wa al-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven of the Prophet Muḥammad) are confirmed beyond any point of doubt in Chapters 17 and 53 of the Holy Qurʾān and in verified ḥadīths (the Prophet’s tradition).
Professor of Comparative Fiqh (Jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, spoke about the ethics of war, saying: “War is described in the Qurʾān as repulsive, and God restricted it in the verse: “Thus you may exact retribution from whoever transgresses against you, in proportion to...
“The proponents of Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) schools are no longer differing over whether the killing of apostates is a crime or not. It is a conspiracy to kill people by acting as God; a plot of men in power and autocrats who repress opposition by silencing those who fail to heap praise on them...
Dr. Shawqī  ͑Allām, Grand Muftī of Egypt, said everything the Prophet Muḥammad has said is part of the Islamic revelation by God Almighty.
Imām Fāḍl Sulaymān responded in 2018 to allegations of Dr. Hans Jansen on whether Sūra 2: 256, there shall be no compulsion in religion, had been abrogated. This discussion is essential since the verse’s abrogation is argued for by the Islamist extremists that Hans Jansen studied. This position...
In the aftermath of the brutal assassination of Palestinian American Aljazeera [al-Jazīra] reporter Shireen Abu Akleh [Shīrīn Abū ʿĀklih] (May 11th 2022) by occupying Israeli military forces in Jenin, our British friend William Morris, cofounder and Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation...
Interview with Professor Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi, Founder of the Wasatia Movement in Palestine and Director of the Wasatia Academic Institute in Jerusalem. Conducted by former CAWU intern Janneke Wijman on May 5th, 2020, via online platform Zoom. Both Janneke Wijman and Dr. Dajani Daoudi agreed...
The first light from the crescent moon determines the start of the lunar month which is of great importance to Islam and other religions. The start of Ramadan and other religious obligations depend on a lunar calendar. It is thus understandable that the new moon has long been a matter of Muslim...
Today, the United States recognized the Armenian genocide committed by the Turks.  However, al-Azhar condemned the vicious crimes against the Armenians a hundred years ago in a fatwa, showcasing the moral role and social responsibility that al-Azhar had at the time. 
Al-Azhar’s Observatory for Combating Extremism stated that extremist organizations are not hesitating to take advantage of global events and use them to serve their nefarious interests by broadcasting their propaganda on social media.  This is not new for Dāʿish [Islamic State]; it is always...

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