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The Arabic Network learned that the Orthodox Church in Egypt forced the new monks to sign pledges to ban the use of telephone and social networking sites.
Engineer Abul ʿ Ela al-Maḍī, the head of Al-Wasat Party, revealed the secrets of a meeting he held with some evangelical pastors in the United States to provide a good picture of the relationship between Muslims and Christians, following the growing hostility in the West to Muslims after the...
An official of the Orthodox Church, the largest church in Egypt, called on Egyptians to adopt the constitutional amendments. These amendments provide term extension for the current president ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for two additional years after the end of his current term in 2022, while allowing...
The imam of the Grand Mosque in Maaka called upon world leaders not to resort to violence in response to the terror attacks against the United States on Sept. 11. He also urged Muslims to differentiate between terrorism and legitimate holy struggle. He rejected terrorism as totally un-Islamic.
Terrorists involved in the attacks in America left behind copies of a document in Arabic giving them instructions for their suicide mission and preparing them spiritually for death. A copy of the document was found in luggage left behind by Muhammad Atta, suspected of organizing the attacks and...
Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon Him). They consider Him one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind. The Qur`an confirms His virgin birth, and a chapter of the Qur`an is entitled Maryam (Mary).
Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism. In the Qur`an, God has said: God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Qur`an, 60:8)
In early October, a new site appeared on the Internet - "Islam Online". It is a cultural project of tremendous importance to the needs and opportunities of our times. It is the first worldwide service attempting to use Internet to introduce Islam comprehensively in a way that would combine...
For decades black children in South Africa have been denied the right to education under apartheid. With the removal of the racial segregation system, an Islamic organization is now helping poor students to attend university free of charge.
Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon Him). They consider Him one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind. The Qur`an confirms His virgin birth, and a chapter of the Qur`an is entitled Maryam (Mary).
An Islamic organization is helping poor South African students to attend university free of charge. It is expected most of them will convert to Islam. The ratio of blacks coming to Islam compared to whites with the same effort is one to 200.
In this article Sayyid Qutb, the late ideologue of the Muslim Brothers, comments on The Night Journey in the Qur’an, al-Isra 17: 2-4. The Prophet was taken overnight from Makkah to Jerusalem where he met past Prophets. He then led them all in prayer in an act that symbolizes the unity of the divine...
Before Israel released the first group of Palestinian prisoners in accordance with the revised Wye River accord, the Israeli Supreme Court’s ruled that the interrogation methods employed Israel’s Shin Bet security agency constituted torture and were thus illegal. The article concludes that the...
In answer to a question posed by a Muslim reader the author outlines principles which are to guide a Muslim’s relationships with non-Muslims.
It is often mentioned that Islam is a religion which establishes a complete code of serious morality. It wants its followers to maintain and operate that code in their own social life, so that their dealings and their ties are established on the basis of Islam. The seriousness of Islamic morality...
Muslim communities are being targeted by missionaries who wish to spread their faith. ... Our responsibility is to defend our community, since all believers in Islam are a single community as God says. That defense may take several forms, but the most effective one is to ensure that Muslims know...
Muslims are in a difficult situation because of the inability of others to distinguish the difference between various Muslims groups. The world is full of struggles, clashes and disputes. These occur in countries where the majority are Hindu, Christian or Buddhist just as they do where Muslims are...
Mr. Y. H. Zarate says that he heard from his Saudi friend that it is not permissible to say good things about any property or any person for fear that this may bring something bad to that property or person. This is the belief in envy or the so-called evil eye. Zarate wonders whether there is any...
"Call people to the path of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in the most kindly manner. Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who are rightly guided." Sayyid Qutb, the main ideologue for many Islamists, explains this verse.
The author explains why there is no place for non-Muslim houses of worship in Saudi Arabia.

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