‘100 Questions about Islam’ Presented at Cairo Int’l Book Fair
According to al-Misry al-Yawm website, the book by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Ghazali, an eminent Egyptian scholar, has been translated into 13 languages.
It is in the form of questions that deal with Islam and Islam-related issues.
Some of the questions answered in the book are: What is Islam? And why is it called Islam?; How does Islam define life and death?; How does the Holy Quran influence the way human beings think?; Can Islam offer solutions for the major problems facing the humanity nowadays?; How did Islam promote human rights?; What is the issue of war and peace in Islam?; Is believing in the prophets and holy books that came before Muhammad (PBUH) necessary in Islam? And why is it so?; How does Islam view Jews and Christians?; What is charity (Al Zakah) ruled for? And when is it due?; How does Islam view women, especially under the prevailing status of the contemporary society?
Sheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali al-Saqqa (1917–1996), was an Islamic cleric and scholar whose writings have influenced generations of Egyptians.
This is the second year that Al-Azhar Islamic Center attends the international book fair in Cairo with the aim of disseminating moderation and peaceful coexistence and clarifying concepts of justice, brotherhood, friendship and peace.
It has put on display various publications of the center including religious magazines, academic books, panorama pictures of the city, and books on the center’s activities.
Cultural and art programs such as plays in Arabic and English, Tawasheeh and Ibtihal performances in different languages, literary and poetry reading sessions, and workshops on calligraphy, painting, caricature and handicrafts are the other activities of the center at the book fair.
Forums and interviews with Al-Azhar scholars will also be organized in cooperation with the institutes affiliated to the Islamic center.
The 49th international book fair in Cairo was opened on January 27 and will run until February 10.
