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Date of source: Thursday, January 24, 2002
In this article Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi comments on the attacks of September 11 and the possibility of having a dialogue between Islam and the west. He stressed the importance of inter-religious dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2002
The Qur’an does not order killing as a punishment for apostasy. Accordingly, scholars should not have taken into account the hadith saying: “Kill him he who renounces his religion,” because what the Qur’an says has priority over hadiths. In addition, the Prophet could not have said something that...
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2002
Rose El-Youssef’s special file for this week contains an interview with Abdullah Annas, a pioneering Arab Afghan and articles on new preachers, how terrorists have exploited cassette tapes to spread their ideas, the Prophet’s perception of terrorism, the Brotherhood’s perception of women, the issue...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 2004
If Prophet Muhammad, or any of his Companions were raised from the dead, he would announce his rejection and condemnation of the hideous crime of the Iraqi Muslims who slaughtered a U.S. civilian. Early Muslims have never applied this brutal manner in the war they launched against their enemies.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 18, 2001
The statement of the Sheikh of the Azhar concerning attacking Israeli civilians is a true expression of the Islamic faith. However, Sheikh Al-Qaradawi refused it, not for religious reasons but for political ones. Al-Qaradawi’s opinion could be accepted if it was expressed by a politician. However...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Some authorized jurists declared that Islam forbids attacking the Dhimmis and the civilians and urges on protecting the human being. Such statements are, for sure, correct. However, it cannot be applied to the situation in Israel.
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
According to Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, there are three kinds of kufr [unbelief]. There is atheism [elhad], which is a total denial of the existence of the Almighty God. There is polytheism [shirk], which means believing in more than one god. The third kind is the denial of Islam and the message...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.