The Grand Mufti of the Republic: We face intellectual and cultural challenges that seek to destroy values and dismantle the family
Dr. Nazir Muhammad Ayad, the Mufti of the Republic, and the head of the General Secretariat of the role and advisory bodies in the world, said: Talking about the family is no longer the same as the saying, but it has become one of the most important duties, given the systematic intellectual and cultural challenges it faces that seeks to destroy values and dismantle the family entity, which is a direct threat to the stability of the entire society. He delivered it in the workshop organized by the National Center for Social and Criminal Research under the title: & quot; Egyptian Family Issues: Challenges and ways of confrontation. The criminal, headed by Professor Dr. & nbsp; Hala Ramadan, director of the center, praising the scientific efforts he is making in addressing priority societal issues, foremost of which is family issues, which he described as & quot; not an ordinary or secondary issue, but rather the depth of community security, and the essence of stability Al -Watani & quot;
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He added: & quot; Talking about the family and its issues is no longer secondary or complementary matters as it was seen in the past, but rather became one of the most important duties in light of the accelerated contemporary challenges. The daughter of the family is no longer in isolation from the intellectual, cultural and behavioral transformations around it, which made it necessary to integrate religious, scientific and societal efforts to preserve this basic entity, which is the nucleus of society and its first place & quot;
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and his virtue indicated that the Egyptian Fatwa House follows these transformations with great interest, great attention, It seeks to keep pace with the problems that affect the stability and cohesion of the family, explaining that one of the most dangerous challenges facing the family today is the growing effect of social media, and what it carries & quot; false concepts in which the facts are mixed with delusions, through which it is promoted to exotic ideas that seek to dismantle values and blur Identity & quot;
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and the Mufti warned of the systematic intellectual and cultural invasion that aims to hit family stability and distort its features, by spreading ideas that are incompatible with our religious and moral system, such as: homosexuality, escaping freedom, and delaying the principles that maintain balance within the family. Therefore, talking about family issues is a talk about societal security and national stability, no less important than other major issues & quot;
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and emphasizing that family protection is inseparable from protecting the national identity, saying: & quot; our national identity is made up of: religion, language, history, values, and there are systematic attempts to obliterate this identity, It calls for a conscious and solid pause to protect the Egyptian person from cultural melting & quot;
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The Mufti concluded his speech, stressing the importance of adopting a Rashid religious discourse that keeps pace with challenges, saying: & quot; Balance within the family, enhancing the values of affection and mercy, and addressing the moral and intellectual challenges that threaten the cohesion of society. There is no doubt that scientific meetings and interactive workshops like this are a step in the right path towards building a strong, coherent society, which raises the family and protects it from disintegration and loss & quot;
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The workshop witnessed the participation of a number of specialists and experts, where Dr./Hala Ramadan, Director of the National Center for Social and Criminal Research, expressed her welcome The virtue of the mufti and the attendees, praising the active role played by the Egyptian Fatwa House in marital counseling and confronting family disintegration, stressing that the Egyptian state has paid great attention to building a person and preserving the family entity, and we appreciate the pioneering role of the Fatwa House in this field.
& nbsp; And a member of the Supreme Council of Culture, that this workshop comes in a very important time, in light of what he described as & quot; the decline in human values, the dominance of gray color & quot; indicating that facing this value decline requires & quot; returning to identity and constants, with the necessity of conscious interaction with technological developments & quot;
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from his side, Dr. Walid Rashad, a professor of sociology at the National Center for Social and Criminal Research, pointed out that many families formed through the media face great challenges due to materialism in choosing a life partner, pointing out that & quot; phenomena such as: youth relief from marriage, high divorce rates, and internal problems resulting from negative intervention from parents, marital infidelity, or emotional separation, all aspects of manifestations require Comprehensive scientific and societal treatment & quot;
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In a related context, the workshop also witnessed the presentation of a working paper to Dr. Amr Al -Wardani, Secretary of the Fatwa in the Egyptian Fatwa House, entitled: & quot; Towards a virtual way to face the contemporary challenges of the Egyptian family – An analytical vision from the reality of the issues of the Egyptian Fatwa House & quot; The current family crisis & quot; multi -dimensional: cultural, psychological, and communication & quot;, calling for strengthening & quot; heart and emotional accompaniment between family members, building relationships on affection and mercy, not only justice & quot;
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Dr. Al -Wardani pointed out that the most prominent threats to family and social cohesion includes Come liquidity, economic pressure, poor communication, and the spread of false religious concepts, stressing the importance of & quot; integrating religion with daily life, networking legal and social sciences, activating the fatwa as an educational and moral tool & quot;. He also called for & quot; Training of those coming to marriage, rehabilitating husbands, and adopting an early religious religious discourse within the curricula, as well as simulating prophetic behavior within the family & quot;
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It is worth noting that this workshop comes within the framework of enhancing joint cooperation between religious and research institutions to face the increasing challenges that threaten the Egyptian family, and the pursuit Towards the development of an integrated scientific and spiritual vision that preserves the cohesion of society, and supports the stability of the family as the nucleus of social construction and the basis of the renaissance of the country.
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