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Equality between Man and Woman from the Perspective of Al-Imam Muhammad 'Abdu
24 May 2015
Edited by Dr Muhammad Emarah TRANSLATED BY DR KAMAL BORAIQA Imam Muhammad Abdu examined the relationship between a husband and his wife starting from the point of view, which asserts that Islam deals with man and woman on an equal footing...
A Communiqué from Al-Azhar Scholars of Egypt al-Mahrusa (Protected by Allah the Most Exalted)
14 Aug 2015
The Kenanah communiqué is a fallacy, false allegations against the religion of Islam and concealment of facts Rulers of Egypt have not launched a coup against the regime. Rather it was the Egyptians who revolted against a regime that...
A Communiqué from Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Impermissibility of animals killed with electrical stunning
14 Aug 2015
Some means of mass media reported a fatwa (Shari'ah opinion) attributed to some scholars from of Al-Azhar permitting the use of electrical stunning to slaughter animals. Other means of mass media have attributed this Fatwa to...
Labeling their Opponents as Disbelievers
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2 Jan 2017
The Islamic Sharia seeks to free people from all kinds of submission, except to Allah, the Almighty, and teaches that belief or disbelief is an affair between the worshipper and his God alone. Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] instructed us to deal with...
Identity-Based Killing
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11 Jan 2017
The value of life in the cause of Allah is greater than that of death in His cause.In Islam, the value of life is really great; Islam came to emphasize that man is Allah’s vicegerent on earth who has the responsibility to rehabilitate this...
Examples of Islam’s Coexistence with Other Religions
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15 Jan 2017
Interreligious coexistence means the coexistence of different cultures and civilizations together. It aims at serving paramount objectives that man always seeks to attain. The following verse clearly reveals Islam’s stance concerning...
Devoutness or Fanaticism?
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27 Jan 2017
One recent form of bigotry is fanaticism for a party or group of people, where supporters pledge loyalty only to such a group or party to the exclusion of other Muslims. Some of these people think that this is a kind of devoutness. Islam,...
Prohibition of Selling Weapons during Times of Sedition "fitnah"
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2 Feb 2017
Divine Guidance and Prophetic instructions make clear for us the way of life through which we keep our communities safe and prevent the spread of seditions and corruption. In this connection, our gracious religion forbids selling weapons during...
Prescribed Legal Penalties in Islam
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15 Feb 2017
Islamic legal penalties have been prescribed for the sake of protecting the society and deterring potential criminals from inflicting harm on its members. In this regard, we strongly stress that these penalties are not intended to serve as means...
Restricting Jihad to Combat
11 Aug 2017
The fanatics restricted the concept of Jihad to combat, restricted combat to killing, and confined Jihad to Jihad of demand (Jihad At-Talab) based upon certain verses and hadiths such as: "And kill them wherever you overtake them and...
Destruction of monuments
11 Aug 2017
Destruction of monuments and committing aggression against human civilization which they believe in as idols and infidel things, to bring them nearer to Allah, ISIS is a case in point. They boastfully destroyed the historical monuments in Iraq...
Dar al-Harb (Abode of War)
11 Aug 2017
Their Allowance of Killing Non-Muslims in Non-Muslim Countries and Leaving Their Homelands as Abodes of War (Dar al-Harb) to join ISIS (To them) this is the Islamic homeland. This is similar to what is going on in European countries because of...
Declaring Muslims who do not Pledge Allegiance to their So-called Islamic State as Unbelievers and Apostates
4 Oct 2017
In Islam, the case of belief and unbelief is a personal issue between man and God. Our prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) taught us to deal with people according to what they utter and not to judge the case of their...
A Reply to the Allegation that Killing Policemen and the Armed Forces Men is Jihad!!!
22 Oct 2017
The concept of Jihad in Islam has nothing to do with such allegation posed by those criminal terrorists. Jihad, in essence, communicates a true, spiritual meaning that cannot be understood by those criminal killers. It...
Aggression against Houses of Worship is not of Islam!
24 Nov 2017
All praise is to Allah; may Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon the last and the seal of all the Prophets- Muhammad (PBUH). Aggression against Houses of Worships and killing worshippers therein are totally...
The Legal Ruling Concerning Terrorizing Innocents and Civilians
25 Nov 2017
In the name of Allah, and may Allah's Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. Islam prohibits harming civilians, either by insult, hitting, killing or any kind of harming or terrorizing. It is recorded in...