The sheikhdom criticized the “distortion of religious concepts to increase views.”
In a statement, Al-Azhar warned once morest “stirring extremist ideas and distorting the image of the religious scholar in society.” Although Al-Azhar’s statement did not provide more details, sources close to the sheikhdom, local media and critics indicated that he was talking regarding the series (Faten Amal Harbi), which is currently being shown, and it seems that it angered the sheikh by addressing direct references once morest jurisprudence.
According to the statement issued by the Al-Azhar International Center for Fatwas on Friday evening, Al-Azhar “rejects distorting religious concepts and moral values with the aim of provoking controversy and increasing fame and sightings.” He criticized “the deliberate presentation of the Islamic scholar with his white Azhar turban in the image of the ignorant, destitute of chivalry.”
An Azhari source, who asked not to be named, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that “Al-Azhar supports creativity and supports the arts, and it is not once morest art as they claim; But he is once morest any actions that offend Islam and shake the image of a religious scholar,” noting that “the events of one of the Ramadan series deliberately distort some religious concepts, which negatively affects society.”
Another source close to Al-Azhar told Asharq Al-Awsat that “the statement is directed once morest the series (Faten Amal Harbi), which includes some direct references once morest jurisprudence, such as the question of the heroine in the series whether this is the word of God, and her rejection of the words of scholars, in addition to that the series It includes bidding on Al-Azhar and its scholars, and exporting it and jurisprudence as the main cause of women’s problems.”
The series “Faten Amal Harbi”, starring actress Nelly Karim, discusses the legal problems and obstacles faced by divorced women, including custody and alimony, while addressing the opinion of religion in these issues. The series was written by the Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Issa, and was reviewed religiously by Dr. Saad El-Din El-Hilali.
Mohamed Abdel Rahman, a journalist and art critic, said, “The series did not criticize Al-Azhar as an entity; But he took the Al-Azhari Sheikh with his turban, and showed him in a different image from the stereotyped image of him, which may seem strange and illogical, as there is no Sheikh who meets a woman in a garden, for example.”
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