Egyptian Minister Warns against Using Quran’s Verses in Political Slogans
Egypt’s Minister of Awqaf approved of the ruling by the country’s Dar-ul-Ifta Center banning the use of Quranic verses in political slogans.
Muhammad Mukhtar Guma in a meeting on Thursday, September 21, said he agrees with the center’s ruling.
The decision came after the Association of Egypt’s Friday Prayers Leaders in one of its banners used verse 1 of Surah Al-Jinn with misprints, which drew criticisms.
He also said the reason for shutting down some religious centers and banning Friday prayers there was because they had moved away from principles of moderation toward extremism.
Guma said some religious groups misuse these Takaya (religious centers) in the name of religion.
Egypt is a predominantly Muslim country. In the 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow of the former dictator Hosni Mubarak, people chanted Islamic slogans to demonstrate the Islamic nature of the uprising.
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The decision came after the Association of Egypt’s Friday Prayers Leaders in one of its banners used verse 1 of Surah Al-Jinn with misprints, which drew criticisms.
He also said the reason for shutting down some religious centers and banning Friday prayers there was because they had moved away from principles of moderation toward extremism.
Guma said some religious groups misuse these Takaya (religious centers) in the name of religion.
Egypt is a predominantly Muslim country. In the 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow of the former dictator Hosni Mubarak, people chanted Islamic slogans to demonstrate the Islamic nature of the uprising.
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