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Egypt’s Grand Mufti receives a high level delegation of US churches heads

Egypt's Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Allam received a high-level delegation of US churches heads on Sunday in the presence of President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, Pastor Andrea Zaki. During their meeting, Dr. Allam stressed that dialogue and openness to all civilizations are the essence of Is ... more ...
The General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide strongly condemns the continued genocide against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

The General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide vehemently condemned the silence of the international community and world's organizations and institutions towards the continued genocide, brutal attacks and violations committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. more ...
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta: Rulings on inheritance are enacted through explicit definitive Shari’ah texts that are not subject to Ijtihad

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 In a news statement issued on Wednesday, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta stated that Shari’ah explicit definitive (qat'i) rulings are not subject to personal reasoning (Ijtihad) and the rulings on inheritance are not an exception. more ...
Egypt’s Grand Mufti addresses officials, scholars, religious leaders in China-Arab summit on anti-extremism

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, confirmed that the initiative of the Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi that calls for renewing religious discourse has become the focus of the world’s anti-extremism circles. This came in the speech he delivered before the China-Arab countries’ two-d ... more ...
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Leaves for China to present Dar al-Ifta’s experience of fighting extremism

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, will leave for China tomorrow to participate in the conference that will be held on Monday in Chengdu city titled, “Arab-Chinese Intercultural Dialogue and the Round Table Meeting for Eradicating Extremism”. Dr. Allam will present Dar al-Ifta’s experience ... more ...

Hijra in the Quran

What constructs the Islamic identity?

No compulsion in religion Vs Jihad: A missing balance?

Do Women take Unequal Shares of Inheritance in Islam?

Does gender discrimination exist in Islam?

In mentioning gender roles in Islam, we should first differentiate between equality and equivalency. In this context, equivalency means disregarding the biological and physiological differences between males and females; basic logic rejects this. Equality, as established in the Shari’ah, means giving each their rights whil ... More

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Reasoning behind doing ‘aqiqah for newborn babies

‘Aqiqah is a means of expressing gratitude to God
The birth of a child, male or female, is a cause for great celebration. In Islam, certain etiquettes and rituals f ... more ...

Researches

The History and Sources of Islamic Law

All praise is due to Allah, from Whom alone we seek help and guidance. We seek refuge in God from the evils of our own selves and from our evil deeds. He who Allah guides ... more ...

Using the Arabic term ‘Ishq to describe love for the Prophet

Loving the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is an innate feeling that exists in the heart of every Muslim. It is the condition for a believer’s complete sound fa ... more ...

Articles

What Does it Mean to be Safe?

God in the Quran highlights that those who enter Mecca will find it to be a place of safety, but some bring up the fact that negative things have occurred in Mecca, death ... more ...

Muslim Minorities

Were Christians forced to pay the Jizyah to spare their lives?

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How would I explain to my American friend the following verses: “Fight those who do not more ...