Friday, November 23, 2007

The Fatwawawa Industry. " "I didn't issue a fatwa then. It was just an answer to a question in a lecture at a university where I was talking to the youth." He added that the Dar will always be Egypt's highest authority on Islamic law. He said it issues around 1,000 fatwas a day, denying that its rulings are influenced by politics and that they never raise issues but instead answer questions. "There is no basis for what is called politicising fatwas." (thanks Hicham)