Islam promotes the protection of the environment as Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be Upon Him) forbade burning plants, cutting palm trees and polluting the environment in general and water in particular, said Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam at...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 11 December 2021: Having the coronavirus vaccines is a “religious duty as it preserves the people’s lives from death,” said the Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam on Friday. In his weekly interview with Nadhra talk show on Sada El...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 6 December 2021: Mufti of the Republic Shawqi Allam hailed on Sunday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s interest in taking care of the people with disability and granting them their full rights. In a statement, Allam said the president...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 16 October 2021: Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam has condemned the blasts that tore through a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday...اقرأ المزيد
An advisory to the Grand Mufti allowed virtual wedding ceremonies and signing marriage contracts using video conference technology in Egypt. “Men and women can make their marriage contract via using video conference technology,” said Magdy Ashour,...اقرأ المزيد
Joining the banned group of the Muslim Brotherhood “is religiously forbidden,” stated the Egyptian grand Mufti Shawqi Allam in media remarks on Friday evening, Al-Watan newspaper reported. In response to a question on the religious legitimacy of...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawqi Allam called for preserving and advancing the role of the Arabic language [the Classical Arabic], adding that it is a national duty in order to preserve...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Al-Azhar and Grand Mufti have condemned the “terrorist” attack on Thursday’s at a church in the French city of Nice, killing three people, stressing that Islam has nothing to do with such attacks. The suspect was shot and then arrested...اقرأ المزيد
