The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/muslim-clerics/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Muslim clerics | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/muslim-clerics/ 32 32 Top Sudan cleric: There is no general Islamic opposition to salaam with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-sudan-cleric-there-is-no-general-islamic-opposition-to-salaam-with-israel/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2411501 After Sudan's leading scholars ruled against normalization, their peer Abdel-Rahman Hassan Hamed assessed that Islamic principles are more flexible, and wrote a fatwa backing ties

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]]> Egypt’s top Muslim cleric fuels debate by deeming polygamy an ‘injustice’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-top-muslim-cleric-fuels-debate-by-deeming-polygamy-an-injustice/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 15:43:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2029339 Islam allows men to take up to four wives as long as they are treated equally, and the practice is legal in most Islamic countries

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]]> Canadian imam: Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is worse than murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/canadian-imam-wishing-merry-christmas-worse-than-murder/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 23:46:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1986886 Younus Kathrada tells youths in British Columbia they should be offended by tenets of Christianity, with which there is 'enmity,' adds: 'I'm not saying go out and just kill them'

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]]> Iraqi cleric praises Jews, says Muslims seen as ‘world’s headache’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-cleric-praises-jews-says-muslims-seen-as-worlds-headache/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:26:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1698241 Shiite clergyman calls on Muslims to imitate Jews, who 'were killed and burned' by the Nazis, but emerged to win 'respect of the world through science'

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]]> The metal detectors are gone, so how does Temple Mount security work now? https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-metal-detectors-are-gone-so-how-does-temple-mount-security-work-now/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1665901&preview_id=1665901 Netanyahu wants cops to use hand-held wands to check all worshipers. The police say they'll check suspicious entrants. In practice, almost nobody is going in

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]]> Muslim leader says Temple Mount protests to go on until measures removed https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-leader-says-temple-mount-protests-to-go-on-until-measures-removed/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:03:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1665838 Cleric says police to be in touch with lawyer from Islamic group about resolving situation

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]]> Merkel to security summit: Islam is not the source of terror https://www.timesofisrael.com/merkel-to-security-summit-islam-is-not-source-of-terror/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1564376&preview_id=1564376 German chancellor tells Munich conference that Muslim clergy must fight back against 'false' reading of their religion

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]]> Palestinian cleric urges Muslims to rise up, nuke Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-cleric-urges-muslims-to-rise-up-nuke-israel/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:18:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1505799 Sheikh looks to Pakistan, says his coreligionists should not expect Trump to bring about hoped-for nuclear wars

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]]> Uproar over Egypt’s policy of state-dictated Friday sermons https://www.timesofisrael.com/uproar-over-egypts-policy-of-state-dictated-friday-sermons/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:42:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1444306 Crackdown finds resistance as Sissi government looks to tackle extremism by controlling what clerics can tell believers

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]]> Saudi cleric says pictures with cats are a no-no https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-cleric-says-pictures-with-cats-a-no-no/ Wed, 25 May 2016 03:52:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1398168 Member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars forbids photography in general, let alone with animals

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]]> Spanish imam: Allah, destroy all Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/spanish-imam-allah-destroy-every-single-jew/ Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:57:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1056217 In Friday sermon, cleric says all Jews, Zionists are by nature treacherous and war-mongering and must be wiped out

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]]> 131 countries adopt UN plan to combat violence against women https://www.timesofisrael.com/131-countries-adopt-un-plan-to-combat-violence-against-women/ Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:45:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=416176 In surprise move, head of Egypt's delegation ignores Muslim Brotherhood's strong objections and signs on to the initiative

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]]> Fatwa causes outrage on Twitter https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatwa-causes-outrage-on-twitter/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:41:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=363120 Saudi cleric posits that baby girls should wear the Islamic headscarf to prevent sexual assault

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]]> Radical Muslim clerics say Sandy is God’s punishment https://www.timesofisrael.com/radical-muslim-clerics-say-sandy-is-gods-punishment/ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:45:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=268246 Moderates rush to criticize comments, defend American victims of violent storm

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