{
  "id": 10349692,
  "title": "Islamic History Does Not Rely on Written Records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/islamic-history-does-not-rely-on-written-records",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T03:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2120442/islamic-history-does-not-rely-on-written-records"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muhammad Nuruddin, an alumnus of Al-Azhar University in Egypt, is a frequent speaker at mosques and a vocal advocate for Islam on social media. In an interview with Tempo journalists, he criticized the views of Mun’im Sirry, arguing that Islamic history is not reliant on written records but rather on a verifiable chain of transmission. Nuruddin acknowledged that he and Mun’im disagreed on many issues, but on the topic of conservatism and government criticism, they shared the same stance.",
  "summary": "Islamic scholar Muhammad Nuruddin criticizes several views expressed by Mun'im Sirry.",
  "key_points": [
    "Muhammad Nuruddin is Al-Azhar University alumnus.",
    "Islamic history relies on verifiable chain of transmission.",
    "Nuruddin and Mun’im share stance on conservatism."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}