Do Muslims need new doctrines of jurisprudence? A response from a Saudi academic to the preacher Al Maghamsi

Do Muslims need new doctrines of jurisprudence? A response from a Saudi academic to the preacher Al MaghamsiSaudi preacher: Islamic jurisprudence is a human industry, and a new doctrine must be established (video)

Turki Al-Hamad said in a series of tweets on his official page on Twitter: “I do not think, but rather assert that Muslims today do not need new jurisprudential doctrines, as much as they need to criticize the existing accumulation of my heritage over the ages, which was expressive of the needs of societies at the time, but it has become a burden.” Muslims in later ages in many aspects.

He added that today we do not need to increase the heritage load of religion, and he added, explaining in another tweet, about heritage criticism that it is "criticism that relies on modern methods in scientific research, with familiarity with ancient research methods without relying entirely on them."

He stressed that "today we do not need to increase the heritage load of religion, as much as we need to reduce it, and even get rid of most of it, which discusses matters that no longer exist. As for the contemporary Muslim's need for regulation and new legislation, which keep pace with new problems, the law and the authorities of the contemporary state, capable of achieving, without the need for new religious jurists, who contribute to increasing the sagging of the body of Sharia with what is not from it, with their purely human jurisprudence and jurisprudence.

The preacher Al Maghamsi, the former imam and preacher of the Quba Mosque in the Kingdom, said that a new Islamic school of thought must be established, pointing out that Islamic jurisprudence is a human industry.

In an interview on Saudi Channel 1, Al-Maghamisi said that he "hopes that God will establish a new Islamic doctrine on his hands." Source: RT

Egypt The Actors Syndicate launches a sharp attack on a famous preacher who insulted actors during Ramadan

The Egyptian artist, Ashraf Zaki, captain of the actors, launched a fierce attack on Sheikh Hatem Al-Huwaini, the famous preacher, after he attacked the artists, insulted them, and attacked a number of Ramadan artworks.

Ashraf Zaki said, in a video clip from the “VIP” program with the media, Amira Badr, on the “Haya” channel: “Sheikh Hatem Al-Huwaini hates artists and art, and we are between him and the judiciary. A case when he insulted me personally and earned it, I took compensation, and a second case was filed because he was insulted in the last acts in Ramadan. There are people who see us like this, and may God forgive them.

Ashraf Zaki also responded to the artist, Abeer Al-Sharqawi, who also attacks some artworks, saying, "I do not like entering into an argument with her."

Ashraf Zaki also spoke about the statements of the artist Hassan Youssef, in which he said that he prefers to devote himself entirely to worship in Ramadan and does not watch works of art in Ramadan, stressing that this is his opinion and respect, but he did not play with art and artists.

Dr. Ashraf Zaki, head of the Syndicate of Acting Professions, said: “We were surprised, as usual, that fans of appearances launched a frenzied campaign against Egyptian and Arab drama, accusing it of immorality and debauchery. They even entered historical and religious series, and leveled accusations of distancing themselves from facts and falsifying history.”

Ashraf Zaki added, "We submitted a complaint to the Attorney General against these people," commenting: "We will not leave our profession, our values, and our great art vain to some people looking for false fame or an imaginary presence."

And the captain of the acting professions continued: "The fair judiciary is the one who will rule and determine whether what was done by these people was a personal opinion or not."

Ashraf Zaki indicated that he will issue a statement from the Syndicate, with great artists, because they are partners in the profession, commenting: "We will show this frenzied campaign against Egyptian art and drama and on our symbols and values, because every little while someone tries to undermine art and great values." Source: Sada El Balad

Ruling on the application of Christian law for the second time in the history of Egypt

The ruling was issued by resorting to the Coptic Orthodox Regulation issued in 1938, which provides for the distribution of the estate equally between male and female heirs.

Judgment was issued in Appeal No. 21635 of 131 judicial year, filed by the daughter of the deceased citizen, “Azmi.A.A.”, on the ruling of the first instance rejecting the invalidity of inheritance notification No. 1354 of 2020 Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra, which was adjudicated regarding the distribution of her father’s estate to The provisions of Islamic law.

The judicial dispute that ended with the issuance of that ruling began with a lawsuit filed by the plaintiff before the Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra Family Court in Cairo, in which she said that the heirs of her deceased father are all Orthodox Copts and that the provisions of Christian law are applicable in the matter of mediating inheritance, despite the appearance of her two male brothers before However, the Court of First Instance ruled in the session of last July 31 to reject the claim for the invalidity of the inheritance notification, and to keep it governed by Islamic law.

Accordingly, the plaintiff filed an appeal against the verdict, in which she asserted that the verdict was issued by mistake in applying the law, given that the principles of Christian law are the first to be applied in this case.

The Court of Appeal for Family Affairs upheld the defenses of the appeals newspaper, stressing that Article 3 of the Egyptian Constitution 2014 stipulates that the principles of the laws of Egyptian Christians and Jews are the main source of legislation regulating their personal status, religious affairs, and choosing their spiritual leaders. ‏

The court also added that Article 245 of the Personal Status Regulations for Orthodox Copts issued in 1983 and amended in 2008 stipulated that the descendants of the inheritor take precedence over other relatives in the inheritance, so they take all the estate or what remains in it after fulfilling the share of the husband or wife. There were many branches of one degree, and the estate was divided among them in equal shares, with no difference in that between males and females.

The court added that according to that article, if the inheritor left two sons, each of them took half, and if he left three sons of the second degree, such as the son of a son or a daughter, and a son of a daughter, each of them took a third.

The court indicated that since the plaintiff had appeared and demanded the application of the principles of Christian law in inheritance in accordance with the provisions of Article Three of the current constitution and the articles of the aforementioned regulations, and it was proven from reviewing the case papers and documents that the court reassured that the notification of inheritance achieved the death of her father’s heirs. On August 30, 2020, however, the Court of First Instance violated the law and what was established in the papers and ruled to dismiss the case, and then its ruling was correct and did not coincide with the correct reality and law, and then it becomes clear that the plaintiff’s request came in accordance with the correct law that must be answered in it, and ordered the issuance of an inheritance notification new before the competent court that includes an application of Christian law.

It is worth noting that this ruling is not the first of its kind, as the Cairo Court of Appeal previously issued in 2016 the first judicial ruling in Appeal No. 11666 of 133 BC on November 20, 2016 from the 158th Circuit of Personal Status, applying the principles of Christian law represented in The list of Coptic Orthodox Christians in matters of inheritance stipulates equality in inheritance shares between males and females.

Before the issuance of that ruling, the provisions of inheritance contained in the Islamic Sharia were the ones that applied to everyone, whether they were Muslims or non-Muslims, despite the fact that the inheritance law issued in 1943 had added to it a special provision for the inheritance of non-Muslims according to Law 25 of 1944 that decides The application of the law of the deceased non-Muslim, if all the heirs agree to apply it, but this law remained inactive. Source: Cairo 24

Egypt An advertisement raises a major crisis due to spending millions of pounds on one letter

A state of anger prevailed in Egypt over the "Madinat Misr" advertisement, as the Democratic Generation Party called on the prime minister to stop the company's advertising campaign and hold the chairman of the board accountable.

The party also demanded that the members of the board of directors be held accountable for wasting the company's money in a huge advertising campaign to change its ancient commercial name, which means quality, heritage and ability to implement, from Nasr City Company to "Madinat Misr" Company.

The Generation Party said, in its statement, an advertising campaign that cost millions of pounds to change the letter “N” to the letter “M”, which met with objection from the Egyptian public opinion, which confirms the incompetence of those in charge of managing the company’s affairs and that they must be held accountable and obligated to pay the costs of that advertising campaign.

The party stressed that Egypt, which has the oldest government in history and the oldest human civilization, which mankind knew as the mother of the world, can never be shortened to be a city, indicating that this is extreme ignorance of Egypt and its historical status, which requires accountability for those who chose the new name, stressing that Egypt has not and will not. To be a city, dear Egypt was found first, then history came.

Nagy Al-Shihabi, head of the Generation Party and general coordinator of the National Coalition of Egyptian Political Parties and a member of the Presidential Council of the Free Reform Movement, stressed the need to stop this provocative campaign and hold the board of directors of Nasr City accountable, for the following reasons: First, Madinet Nasr Housing and Development Company was established in 1959 and established Nasr City. And it has a great commercial name, so what necessitated changing its commercial name while it was still working in the field of construction and building, so does expanding its scope of work to include the whole country require it to give up its commercial name of quality and heritage?

He continued, secondly, keeping the name of the Nasr City Company is better for it if it wants to expand its scope of work, as it is a name associated with planning and establishing one of the largest neighborhoods in Cairo, and it is now 64 years old, i.e. an ancient commercial name, which means quality and has a great price and also has its respect and appreciation among citizens.

Naji Al-Shihabi added that the time has come for this planned chaos to stop, and for the government to restore its ability to control, hold accountable, and respect public opinion. Source: Constitution

The Dalai Lama apologizes after a video of him kissing a child on the lips

The 14th Dalai Lama apologized after a video clip spread of him kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to suck his tongue at an event in northern India.

In a statement released Monday, the Dalai Lama's office said it "wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends around the world, for the hurt his words may have caused," adding that it "sorries" for the incident.

"The Dalai Lama often jokes with people he meets in an innocent and funny way, even in public and in front of cameras," the statement noted.

His apology comes after a video went viral on social media of what happened during an event in the hillside town of Dharamshala in February.

In the video, the young boy can be seen approaching the Nobel Peace Prize winner Dalai Lama before asking the boy, "Can I hug you?" The 87-year-old spiritual leader then called the boy on stage and pointed to his cheek and said, "Here first," prompting the boy to hug and kiss him.

Then the Dalai Lama points to his lips and says, "So I finally think here too," then pulls the boy's chin and kisses him on the mouth, and after a few seconds, sticks out his tongue and says to him, "Suck my tongue."

So the Dalai Lama is kissing an Indian boy at a Buddhist event and even tries to touch his tongue.

He actually says "suck my tongue"

Now why would he do that?

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In response to the incident, the prominent Delhi-based children's rights group Haq: Center for Child Rights said in a statement that it condemns "all forms of child abuse".

She added, "Some reports refer to the Tibetan culture about showing the tongue, but this video is definitely not related to any cultural expression, and even if it was, such cultural expressions are not acceptable." Source: CNN