Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2005
The issue of selecting a head of state was included in a body of principles in the Islamic sharīca and the fiqh [jurisprudence]. The article mentions five different principles of choosing a head of state from an Islamic point of view.
Date of source: Saturday, June 18, 2005 to Friday, June 24, 2005
Muslims are no doubt responsible for their religion being abused. They helped through their actions, which are not related to Islamic teachings, in accusing their religion of terrorism and blood thirst.
Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2004 to Friday, December 17, 2004
There is nothing more dangerous to the existence and future of humanity than tampering with its areas of choice: the mind.
Date of source: Friday, September 13, 2002
Dr. Abdullah Al-Nagar said that Muslim scholars, who participated in the inter-religious dialogue that was held in Japan, succeeded in correcting many of non-Muslim misconceptions of Islam. Their success shows that there is a persistent need to coordinate among scholars, preachers and organizations...
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author explains that disputes among Muslims are negatively affecting Islamic unity. These disputes are the result of two widespread misconceptions. The first is taqiyā and the second is the extreme sanctification of imāms.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006 to Friday, January 13, 2006
‘Abd Allāh al-Najjār states that Islam has called for sustaining the principle of dialogue between religions and condemning any lethal fanaticism or aggression. He argues that religion is the most important thing in life and therefore should not be disparaged or disrespected.
Date of source: Thursday, November 24, 2005
Those whom the people voted into parliament now have to work on realizing the interests of the nation, not themselves.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
The topic of the Friday prayer speech can be either determined by the state or left to the imāms of the mosques. The author outlines some of the positive and negative aspects of each system.
Date of source: Friday, October 14, 2005
In reaction to the U.S. refusal to grant Shaykh ‘Abd al-Hamīd al-Atrash access to the United States, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwi, gave instructions not to allow the Religious Freedom Commission of the U.S. Department of State to enter the shaykhdom of the Azhar.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
American reports stressed that leading figures of the Egyptian National Democratic Party, including Gamal Mubarak, head of the party's Policies Secretariat, succumbed to the pressures of Washington and Tel Aviv to publish an apology in Al-Liwaa' Al-Islami [AWR, 2004, week 35, art. 35] for the...