[youtube 5b-Pjo9XgGw] Egyptian Shaykh Muhammad Hassan, who is one of the most popular and well-known Islamic clerics in Egypt and even throughout the Islamic world (there is even a campaign in Egypt to try to get him to run for
by Al Mutarjim10 Aug 2011, 4:31 PM PST0
[youtube EQ11C3Mam2A] The above clip was taken from an interview given by Shaykh Abu-Ishaq al-Huwayni on the Egyptian satellite television station al-Hikma on 7 July 2011. Al-Huwayni here explains that whoever insults Muhammad, even if he later repents, must be
by Al Mutarjim14 Jul 2011, 3:16 PM PST0
[youtube mT2zRZ0KBpg] In this video, popular Egyptian Shaykh Safwat Hegazy threatens Jews and Christians, and ultimately the whole world, saying, “Jerusalem belongs to us, and the whole world belongs to us.” He states the Islamic caliphate will return, and that
by Al Mutarjim11 Jul 2011, 6:15 AM PST0
[youtube 8LT2zNyszb0] Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, explains in this short fatwa that any Muslim who refuses to pray has become an infidel, and therefore must be killed. This fatwa was originally published
by Al Mutarjim30 Jun 2011, 3:06 PM PST0
[youtube U1tYPXVZ0hI] Popular Egyptian Salafi Shaykh Muhammad Hassan explains in this video clip posted on YouTube on 12 June why Islam prefers strong, immoral men over weak, righteous ones. He quotes from Imam Ahmad, Ibn Taymiyya, and the Prophet Muhammad
by Al Mutarjim30 Jun 2011, 7:57 AM PST0
Interesting that this is coming out at the same time that a former Kuwaiti candidate for parliament is calling for a revival of the old Qur’anic system of taking sex slaves from infidel raids, and selling them in Kuwaiti markets
by Al Mutarjim14 Jun 2011, 9:39 AM PST0
[youtube tssBq4jCWtw] After Egyptian Shaykh Abu-Ishaq al-Huwayni’s controversial comments about jihad and slavery (see here) were published on YouTube, Facebook, and also in Egyptian press, he was given the opportunity to respond in a telephone interview aired on the Islamic
by Al Mutarjim12 Jun 2011, 8:14 AM PST0
[youtube OYHmmUegvqQ] This video shows Shaykh Ashraf Yusuf Hassan in the middle of a mob of Muslims, calling on them to burn down churches in the Cairo district of Imbaba. The original Arabic-language video was posted on YouTube on 9
by Al Mutarjim9 Jun 2011, 9:26 AM PST0
In this short audio file, prominent Egyptian Salafi Shaykh Abi-Ishaq al-Huwayni explains that Muslims’ financial difficulties are due to the fact that they have abandoned jihad. The solution? Go on jihadist raids a few times a year, and bring back
by Al Mutarjim31 May 2011, 1:56 PM PST0
The following is translated from balagh.com, which reprinted it from the journal published by the Kuwaiti government, ‘Alim al-Fikr (“World of Thought”), First Volume, 1971. This essay includes the oft-repeated argument that the apostate from Islam is killed not because
by Al Mutarjim20 Apr 2011, 3:23 AM PST0
Translated from the website of Dr. Salah al-Sawy, the secretary-general of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), 28 March 2011: Between the Shura and Democracy Q: What is the difference between the Shura and democracy, and which is
by Al Mutarjim31 Mar 2011, 3:25 AM PST0
Translated from the website of influential Kuwaiti salafi Shaykh Hamid al-‘Ali, who according to the Jamestown Foundation is designated by the U.S. government as a global terrorism financier and supporter, 20 March 2011: Question: Eminent Shaykh, why does no one
by Al Mutarjim24 Mar 2011, 6:30 PM PST0
Writing for the European Council of Fatwa and Research (ECFR), a Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization headed by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dr. ‘Ali Muhiy al-Din al-Qarah Daghi in his 2006 treatise “Al-mar’a wal-musharika al-siyasia wal-dimuqratia” (Women and Political and Democratic Participation) lists six
by Al Mutarjim22 Mar 2011, 6:25 AM PST0
Translated from almoslim.net, 19 March 2011: Shaykh Hassan Demands Punishment for al-Jamal for Treating Lightly the Divine Islamic preacher Shaykh Muhammad Hassan criticized the comments of Dr. Yahya al-Jamal, Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt, in which he offended the divine.
by Al Mutarjim20 Mar 2011, 5:28 PM PST0
Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, explains in his book “Al-Din wal-Siyasa” (Religion and Politics) that religion and politics in Islam are inseparable: “The Islam which was initiated by Allah did not set aside any of
by Al Mutarjim18 Mar 2011, 11:44 AM PST0
The below translation comes from a section of a 2006 Arabic-language essay entitled “Women and Political and Democratic Participation” (see page 21), produced by the European Council for Fatwa and Research, which is presided over by the Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual
by Al Mutarjim14 Mar 2011, 3:47 PM PST0
The barbaric attack by a Palestinian Muslim on a Jewish family living in the West Bank settlement of Itamar on Saturday has been widely reported (see here–Atlas Shrugs has photos here). Five innocent people–two parents and three of their children–were
by Al Mutarjim14 Mar 2011, 4:42 AM PST0
This is a translation of the latest news from Coptreal.com today, on the violent clashes between Egyptian Copts and Muslims. The Copts were protesting against the burning of a church last week by Muslims. (original Arabic here) Gunfire Exchanged Between
by Al Mutarjim9 Mar 2011, 6:47 AM PST0
The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, triumphantly entered Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, February 18, just days after former president Hosni Mubarak, the man Qaradawi had disparagingly referred to as ‘Pharaoh’, stepped down and relinquished power.
by Al Mutarjim7 Mar 2011, 9:11 AM PST0
On the heels of allegations that Gaddafi is secretly a Jew, which has become a huge story all over Arab press, comes this accusation from a Saudi cleric that Gaddafi is not a Muslim. (link to original Arabic) Saudi Religious
by Al Mutarjim5 Mar 2011, 10:04 AM PST0
The big story all over Arabic-language news outlets is that embattled Libyan president Mu’ammar Gaddafi is secretly a Jew (see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, for example). This points to the general antisemitic attitudes of the Muslim
by Al Mutarjim2 Mar 2011, 1:00 AM PST0
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh ‘Abd-al-‘Aziz Al al-Shaykh (above), responded to a question in 2006 regarding whether women should be allowed to vote. The Grand Mufti responded, as seen below, by first blaming the whole issue of womens’
by Al Mutarjim27 Feb 2011, 8:01 AM PST0
On Saturday (19 February) the leader of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismael Haniyeh, extended an invitation to the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, to visit Gaza and lead their Friday prayers. Haniyeh hoped that this
by Al Mutarjim22 Feb 2011, 9:55 AM PST0
The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, made a triumphant return to Egypt Friday (18 Feb) to deliver the Friday sermon in Tahrir Square in Cairo before an enormous crowd of Egyptian Muslims, after more than 30
by Al Mutarjim19 Feb 2011, 6:06 PM PST0
Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, speaking on his al-Jazeera show “Shari’a and Life” on Sunday urged the young Egyptian protesters to “consider their revolution on-going until they achieve what they seek.” He also included
by Al Mutarjim16 Feb 2011, 9:11 AM PST0