Fatwa advice line to launch in UK

[malaika]

Fatwa advice line el-Hatef el-Islami to launch in UK

The proverb says that good advice is beyond all price. But for callers to an Islamic advice line it will be 75p a minute.

Next month sees the UK launch of el-Hatef el-Islami, one of the world's most popular Islamic hotlines. Dubbed dial-a-fatwa and dial-a-sheikh in its native Egypt, it will draw on the expertise of scholars from Cairo's al-Azhar University to provide perplexed believers with help and religious rulings (fatwas) on everyday dilemmas. British callers can ring in with their problems, and access the answer up to 48 hours later by punching in a pin number. The hotline will also include an email facility, with advice sent in English, Urdu and Arabic at a cost of 69p a message.

El-Hatef el-Islami's founder, Cherif Abdel Meguid, launched the service in Egypt nine years ago and the UK operation is its first foray into English-speaking countries.

He described the western world as "fraught with conflicting information" on how to lead an Islamic life, adding: "With one-third of the UK's Muslims under 16, there's a need to assist in delivering credible and authoritative Islamic advice." "More and more young Muslims are using the internet to develop an understanding of Islam. This is both good and bad. The internet can be a good resource for Islamic information but is also replete with poorly based and unqualified Islamic guidance as well as out of context critiques of Islam."

Understanding Islamic jurisprudence and applying it to the modern world took time, effort and dedication, he said. Al-Azhar, founded in 975, is a renowned Islamic institution and its alumni have gone on to become grand muftis and sheikhs in prominent positions around the world.

Mr Meguid said he would like to see the promotion of "a more centrist, classical and authoritative interpretation" of Islam.

"We need to fill the void that has been created by the absence of the University of Al-Azhar scholars in the UK."

There are several homegrown services such as the Muslim Youth Helpline, which has helped more than 23,000 callers since launching in 2001, and the Islamic Sharia Council, which employs scholars from some of Britain's biggest mosques.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/1 ... hotline-uk

[nurhrii]

Wow, 75 pence pro Minute ist ja nicht billig...

Alles hat seinen Preis...oder wie war das?

Bin mir gerade nicht so sicher, was ich davon halten soll....

[malaika]

Ich halte, ehrlich gesagt, gar nichts davon.

Erstens finde ich, dass Menschen mündig genug sein sollten, auch ohne eine Fatwa-Hotline leben zu können. Und zweitens finde ich nicht, dass der "Al Azhar-Islam" etwas ist, das unbedingt in andere Länder exportiert werden muss.

[Sakura]

Ich halte, ehrlich gesagt, gar nichts davon.

Erstens finde ich, dass Menschen mündig genug sein sollten, auch ohne eine Fatwa-Hotline leben zu können. Und zweitens finde ich nicht, dass der "Al Azhar-Islam" etwas ist, das unbedingt in andere Länder exportiert werden muss.

kann ich dir nur zustimmen


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