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Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Dr. Tarek al-Gawhary, MA Azhar University, PhD Princeton University, advisor to Sheikh Dr. Ali Goma’a. explained the thought process in Islamic Law and how a Muslim jurist can think about the concept of inclusive citizenship in a historical context. The basis is in the Constitution of Medina or the...
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The first Friday sermon of Ramaḍān by the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments), released in writing on March 15, 2024, stressed the virtue and blessings of the holy fasting month, hailed as the “master of all months and the greatest of them all.”
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said, “Of the names of God, ‘Justice’ is one of the Most Beautiful, as it is against inequality and injustice; this means that He who owns all, Allāh, Glory be to Him, does not commit injustice. The name of ‘Justice’ does not appear in the Qurʾān...
Date of source: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā 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).
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2024
Al-Azhar’s booth at the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is offering visitors the book ‘Children Asking the Imām,’ which contains answers for 38 questions by children as part of the publications of the Nūr book series.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2024
A cleric of the Egyptian Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) said the Islamic sharīʿa (law) aims to preserve religion, soul, progeny, money, and mind, noting that all rules of the sharīʿa revolve around maintaining these objectives.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, asserted that verification is the first step in the sound extrapolation of legal rulings in Islam, particularly concerning the Prophet Muḥammad’s Sunna (tradition). However, in the case of the Qurʾān, there is absolute definitive sourcing and meaning...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
An Azhari scholar, Al Shaḥāt ʿAzāzī, said that participation in the presidential, parliamentary, or any other kind of election, is considered to be an urgent priority as well as a duty from the perspective of sharīʿa. He stated that voting is concerned with the welfare of the nation, and pointed...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.