Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, condemned on Friday the Israeli occupation’s intensified attacks in Gaza, denouncing the bombardment, killing, and cutting of electricity and internet connections as blind terrorism and a clear violation of legal and...
Read More »Al-Azhar Sheikh Slam Silence of the International Community on the Palestinian Rights
I am deeply saddened by the silence of the international community regarding the rights of the Palestinian people and the repeated attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites,” said the grand imam of...
Read More »Shī‘ā Scholar Appreciated Al-Azhar’s Shaykh Initiative on Islamic Dialogue
Following the recent statements of the Sheikh of University of Al-Azhar in the “Dialogue Assembly of Bahrain: East and West for Human Coexistence” and his emphasis on the necessity of Islamic-Islamic dialogues, Hojjatul-Islam Sayyid Abul Hassan Nawab, Secretary of the...
Read More »Linking Terrorism to Islam Is Sign of Ignorance: Al-Azhar Imam
The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyeb criticized those who try to link terrorism to Islam...
Read More »Polygamy Is Not a Principle in Islam: Sheikh of al-Azhar
In the views of Sheikh al-Azhar, the polygamy is not a principle in Islam, but rather, the goal of Islam is protecting the family...
Read More »Without Fairness, Polygamy Is Forbidden: Al-Azhar’s Imam
Egypt’s leading imam drew criticism from other Sunni clerics for referring to polygamy as “an injustice to women and children” that the Quran restricts...
Read More »The president of the university was sacked after describing a TV host as apostate
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb sacked the president of the university, Ahmed Hosny, on Friday after he described TV host Islam Al-Beheiry as an “apostate”. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb sacked the president of the university, Ahmed Hosny, on Friday after he described TV host Islam Al-Beheiry as …
Read More »Al-Azhar’s Imam Urges Islamic World Unity against Enemies’ Conspiracies
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb asserted the necessity of the Islamic world’s unity, “to remove all the obstacles and thorns that are sown from east and west,” in his speech during the opening session of the high-level consultative meeting of...
Read More »Al-Azhar Invitation to Int’l Islamic Unity Conference
Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought (WFPIST) invited the imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, to take part in the upcoming International Islamic...
Read More »Ayatollah Makarim Issues Open Letter to Al-Azhar’s Imam on Temporary Marriage
Temporary marriage is not a means to abuse by sensual abusers and homosexuals! For this reason, in the questions we have been asked, we have given a fatwa that temporary marriage is only permitted if it is necessary, for example, when a person is away from his family and fears that if doesn’t use such a...
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