﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:22:40 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>مرصد الأزهر باللغات الأجنبية - اللغة الإنجليزية - Analysis &amp; Refutations</title><link>https://azhar.eg:443/observer-en/Al-Azhar-Observatory-for-Combating-Extremismd/ctl/RSS/mid/3472/ev/1/CategoryID/217/CategoryName/Analysis-Refutations</link><atom:link href="https://azhar.eg:443/observer-en/Al-Azhar-Observatory-for-Combating-Extremismd/ctl/RSS/mid/3472/ev/1/CategoryID/217/CategoryName/Analysis-Refutations" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Legal Ruling Concerning Terrorizing Innocents and Civilians]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/20006/The-Legal-Ruling-Concerning-Terrorizing-Innocents-and-Civilians</link><description><![CDATA[      In the name of Allah, and may Allah's Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. 
Islam prohibits harming civilians, either by insult, hitting, killing or any kind of harming or ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2017 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/20006/The-Legal-Ruling-Concerning-Terrorizing-Innocents-and-Civilians</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Aggression against Houses of Worship is not of Islam!]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/20005/Aggression-against-Houses-of-Worship-is-not-of-Islam</link><description><![CDATA[      All praise is to Allah; may Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon the last and the seal of all the Prophets- Muhammad (PBUH). 
Aggression against Houses of Worships and killing worshippers ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/20005/Aggression-against-Houses-of-Worship-is-not-of-Islam</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Reply to the Allegation that Killing Policemen and the Armed Forces Men is Jihad!!!]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/18880/A-Reply-to-the-Allegation-that-Killing-Policemen-and-the-Armed-Forces-Men-is-Jihad</link><description><![CDATA[      The concept of Jihad in Islam has nothing to do with such allegation posed by those criminal terrorists. Jihad, in essence, communicates a true, spiritual meaning that cannot be understood by ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/18880/A-Reply-to-the-Allegation-that-Killing-Policemen-and-the-Armed-Forces-Men-is-Jihad</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Declaring Muslims who do not Pledge Allegiance to their So-called Islamic State as Unbelievers and Apostates]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/18493/Declaring-Muslims-who-do-not-Pledge-Allegiance-to-their-So-called-Islamic-State-as-Unbelievers-and-Apostates</link><description><![CDATA[      In Islam, the case of belief and unbelief is a personal issue between man and God. Our prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) taught us to deal with people according to what they utter and not to ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/18493/Declaring-Muslims-who-do-not-Pledge-Allegiance-to-their-So-called-Islamic-State-as-Unbelievers-and-Apostates</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Dar al-Harb (Abode of War)]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17339/Dar-al-Harb-Abode-of-War</link><description><![CDATA[ Their Allowance of Killing Non-Muslims in Non-Muslim Countries and Leaving Their Homelands as Abodes of War (Dar al-Harb) to join ISIS 

 (To them) this is the Islamic homeland. This is similar to ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17339/Dar-al-Harb-Abode-of-War</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Destruction of monuments]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17338/Destruction-of-monuments</link><description><![CDATA[ Destruction of monuments and committing aggression against human civilization which they believe in as idols and infidel things, to bring them nearer to Allah, ISIS is a case in point. They ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17338/Destruction-of-monuments</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Restricting Jihad to Combat]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17337/Restricting-Jihad-to-Combat</link><description><![CDATA[ The fanatics restricted the concept of Jihad to combat, restricted combat to killing, and confined Jihad to Jihad of demand (Jihad At-Talab) based upon certain verses and hadiths such as: 

 "And ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/17337/Restricting-Jihad-to-Combat</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Prescribed Legal Penalties in Islam]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11555/Prescribed-Legal-Penalties-in-Islam</link><description><![CDATA[ Islamic legal penalties have been prescribed for the sake of protecting the society and deterring potential criminals from inflicting harm on its members. In this regard, we strongly stress that ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 06:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11555/Prescribed-Legal-Penalties-in-Islam</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Prohibition of Selling Weapons during Times of Sedition "fitnah"]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11322/Prohibition-of-Selling-Weapons-during-Times-of-Sedition-fitnah</link><description><![CDATA[ Divine Guidance and Prophetic instructions make clear for us the way of life through which we keep our communities safe and prevent the spread of seditions and corruption. In this connection, our ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11322/Prohibition-of-Selling-Weapons-during-Times-of-Sedition-fitnah</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sameh Eledwy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Devoutness or Fanaticism?]]></title><link>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11217/Devoutness-or-Fanaticism</link><description><![CDATA[ One recent form of bigotry is fanaticism for a party or group of people, where supporters pledge loyalty only to such a group or party to the exclusion of other Muslims. Some of these people think ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://azhar.eg/observer-en/details/ArtMID/1153/ArticleID/11217/Devoutness-or-Fanaticism</guid></item></channel></rss>