Religion - Welcome to Middle East News Agency

Head of the Al Ashraf Syndicate condoles with Pope Tawadros II over

Date: 2022-04-09 14:19:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:9513255

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Head of the Al Ashraf Syndicate Mahmoud al-Sharif offered Saturday his condolences to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese over the death of Arsanios Wadid, the Priest of the Church of the Virgin ....

Awqaf min. thanks Sisi for accelerating restoration of Hussein Mosque

Date: 2022-04-08 14:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:9512078

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Friday thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his keenness to accelerate the restoration process of Imam Hussein Mosque. In turn, head of the Al Ashraf Syndicate Mahmoud ....

Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon

Date: 2022-04-06 21:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:9509645

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese delivered his weekly sermon on Wednesday at Abbasiya Cathedral. The pontiff said he will deliver his next weekly sermon at Anba Bishoy Monastery in Wadi ....

Pope Tawadros II in talks over service projects for Shoubra churches

Date: 2022-04-06 17:49:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:9509407

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria received at the papal headquarters on Wednesday Abba Angelos, Bishop of the churches of North Shoubra, for talks on carrying out projects serving three Shoubra churches. Anba Angelos was ....

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 ....