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Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the stories and names of "al-Ḥinn and al-Binn" were found in ancient heritage books and the cultures of the Levant, Iraq and India, but they were not mentioned in the Holy Qur’ān or the Sunnah, the Prophet Muḥammad’s tradition.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, a former grand muftī of Egypt, said that the issue of polygamy raises many questions, especially when women receive conflicting information.
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa received a question about how to protect oneself from doubt and confusion that may lead to atheism.
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, said that intellectual confusion may lead a person to different paths, including atheism, stressing the need to consult people of knowledge before making a decision of this magnitude.
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the concept of blasphemy in Islamic law carries multiple connotations that vary according to the legal context.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib said that the Ashʿarī school of thought represents a "life buoy" for Muslims of different schools of thought due to its ability to unite the nation on one goal and eliminate the causes of division, discord, and fragmentation.
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Dr. Ayman al-Ḥajjār, a researcher at al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, said the ḥadīth that reads "A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful" is a well-documented one reported by Imām al-Bukhārī and narrated by the revered Ṣaḥabī (the Prophet’s Companion) Abū Bakra.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
A cleric of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said Egypt has lost a great man and scholar who offered much for the Muslim nation and the students of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars.
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Muḥammad Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the son of the late cleric Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, who was a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars and the former president of al-Azhar University, expressed "deepest appreciation" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for naming him for the Senate membership...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Professor Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, a member of al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Authority and former president of al-Azhar University, passed away on Tuesday morning after a prolonged battle with illness.
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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.