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Donations to licensed healthcare, educational institutions qualify as Zakat: mufti

Date: 2022-04-05 20:48:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:98 - ID:9507988

CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti and President of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authority Worldwide Shawki Allam said that donations to licensed healthcare and educational institutions qualify as Zakat (almsgiving). In a statement on ....

Mufti advisor: Islamic law based on simplicity

Date: 2022-04-04 10:55:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:9505312

CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Advisor to Mufti of the republic for scientific affairs Magdy Ashour has said the Islamic Shariaa (law) is based on simplicity not difficulty. In statements to the Middle East News Agency (MENA) during the third session of ....

MENA editor-in-chief takes part in Awqaf Ministry's first cultural salon

Date: 2022-04-03 08:38:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:12 - ID:9503592

CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - MENA editor-in-chief and board chairman Ali Hassan will take part in the first cultural salon organized by the Awqaf Ministry in the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The cultural function will be held at El Sayeda Nafisa ....

Awqaf min. thanks Sisi for great development of Hussein Mosque

Date: 2022-04-03 07:20:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:9503433

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for the great development of Hussein Mosque that was re-opened on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. During a phone call with a ....

Mufti: Minimum rate of Zakat al Fitr is EGP 15

Date: 2022-04-02 12:06:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:9502691

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Saturday that the minimum rate of Zakat al Fitr is EGP 15 per person this year. Speaking to MENA, Allam said the rate of Zakat al Fitr is equivalent to the price of 2.5 kg of grain per ....

Awqaf min. lauds worshipers’ adherence to health precautions at mosques in Ramadan

Date: 2022-04-02 08:57:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:9502330

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has praised worshipers' adherence to precautionary health measures while performing Taraweeh prayers at mosques in the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Gomaa told MENA ....

Grand Mufti greets Sisi on Ramadan

Date: 2022-04-02 06:19:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:1 - ID:9502289

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawki Allam on Saturday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan which starts ....

Pope Tawadros greets Sisi, Muslims on Ramadan

Date: 2022-03-31 17:28:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:9500608

CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, senior state officials and all Muslims on the occasion of the fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement released on ....

Grand mosques to resume lectures during Ramadan - Minister

Date: 2022-03-25 14:57:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:9489215

ZAGAZIG, Egypt, March 25 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Friday religious lectures would resume at grand mosques during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, to start early April. The Minister also announced women’s prayer ....

"Investment certificates" permissible under Islamic Sharia -- Dar Al-Ifta

Date: 2022-03-22 22:48:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:9484322

CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta said "investment certificates" are permissible (halal) according to the Islamic Sharia. An investment certificate is like a finance agreement, and it cannot, by any means, be considered a loan ....