Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2015
Controversial Fatwas
Egypt is not only facing a period of political but also of religious polarization. Many religious scholars issue Fatwas that have a political meaning and some of them are almost inciting fights and vandalism.
Egyptians saw most of the Fatwas that provoked conflicts during the...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 6, 2014
Shaykh Yūssuf al- Qaradawī, head of the International Union for Muslim Scholars, stated that the declaration of the Caliphate by ISIS is null and void according to sharī’ah and it does not serve the Islamic project.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2014
‘Ādil Nasr, the spokesman of the Da’wah al- Salafiah have stated that the discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood during the last period.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2014
The request of the Minister of Endowments to withdraw the AzharUniversity’s certificate of Dr. Yusuf al- Qaradāwī due to his misguided fatwás and his continuous incitement for violence and bloodshed has stirred controversy. Dr. Sa’īd ‘Amīr, secretary general of the high committee for Islamic ...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2014
The board of the Azhar university, headed by Dr. Usāmah al- ‘Abd has denounced the attack of Shaykh al- Qaradāwī against the grand Imam Dr. Ahmad al- Tayyīb. Al-Qaradāwī stated that he is getting support of 100 Azharites against their Shaykh, with reference to al- Tayyīb. The board stated that...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 9, 2014
The International Union for Muslim Scholars headed by Dr. Yusuf al- Qaradāwī, denounced the death sentences against Dr. Abd al- Rahmān al- Bar, mufti of the Muslim Brotherhood, and Salafi preacher Muhammad Abd al- Maqsud,
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 25, 2014
Shawqī ‘Allām, Grand Mufti of Egypt, has given a short address to the nation on the occasion of the presidential elections.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 24, 2014
Dr. Ahmad Karīmah, professor of sharī’ah at al- Azhar University, stated that the World Union of Islamic Scholars headed by Yūssuf al- Qaradāwī does not represent sharī’ah.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 11, 2014
Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī, one of the main preachers of the Muslim Brotherhood, has called upon all Egyptians, both Christians and Muslims, to boycott the referendum to be held on the 14 and 15th of January.
On the contrary, the advisor to the grand Mufti, Ibrahīm Nigm stated that the statements...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 22, 2014
Dr. Hammīd Abu Tālib, member of the Islamic Research Institute, stated that Dr. ‘Umar Nāssif, secretary of the Islamic Council for Preaching and Relief, decided to suspend the activities of the branch of the World Union for Muslim Scholars that is headed by Dr. Yusuf al- Qaradāwī inside Egypt