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Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2025
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that the Islamic Sharīʿa is applied in Islamic societies in all its forms, not exclusively in relation only to ḥudūd (punishments for specific crimes determined by the Qur’ān and the ḥadīth), as some extremist groups propagate.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2025
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ has announced the completion of its organizational and logistical preparation for its tenth international conference, titled "The Making of the Wise Mufti in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." The conference is scheduled to take place in Cairo on 12–13 August, with the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Dr. Nāẓir Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Bodies and Institutions Worldwide, affirmed that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a destination for knowledge seekers from all over the world. It remains an enduring sanctuary to...
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Sufi foundation announced that scholarly sessions kicked off on Saturday (May 31) at the al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī court in the Cairo district of al-Muqaṭṭam.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2025
A dispute over the bodies with powers to issue fatwas (religious opinions in Islam) caused a religious and legislative controversy in Egypt as the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee approved in principle a draft law regulating the issuance of fatwas.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2025
As differences emerged between the Ministry of al-Awqāf (Religious Endowments) and al-Azhar, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved on Sunday (May 11) the draft law on regulating the issuance of fatwas (religious edicts), which aims to confront fatwas issued without a legal framework.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said there are no sharīʿa restrictions on visits to the graveyards during the ʿEīd, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad has encouraged Muslims to visit their dead relatives out of lesson-learning and example.
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2025
An Islamic professor has said that calls for renewing the religious discourse reflect that fiqh (jurisprudence) schools are a necessity for the continuous development of life and the issues that arise in the contemporary era.
Date of source: Friday, January 10, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, has stated that there is a correlation between the purposes of the Islamic Sharīʿa law and modern contempory life, adding that the sharīʿa law is applicable everywhere and at all times.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) and the Ministry of Health successfully held a symposium on the issue of smoking, which ended with the Grand Muftī of the Kingdom of Jordan formally banning smoking by issuing a fatwa designating it as ḥarām (religiously prohibited).
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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.