Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2024
The Egyptian Scientific Academy (Institut d’Égypte), in association with the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership, the University of Cambridge, al-Azhar, Dar al-Iftāʾ, and Egyptian Churches, will hold an international conference under the title “Modern Scientific Developments...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Faculty of Sharīʿa & Law in Cairo organized a symposium under the title ‘Principles of International Humanitarian Law and Common Denominators with the Principles of Islamic Sharīʿa.’
Date of source: Thursday, March 28, 2024
A senior official of al-Azhar said that Muslims must seek moral lessons from the stories of the Holy Qurʾān.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has received a large number of foreign students and worshippers to have ifṭār (fast-breaking), hosting the largest banquet for fasting Muslims in Egypt and providing 5,000 meals.
Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2024
Al-Azhar expressed its welcoming and appreciation for the decision taken by the UN concerning making efforts towards combatting Islamophobia or hatred towards Islam, and sending a special UN envoy for combatting this phenomenon. The UN also condemns any speech or action that may contribute to the...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2024
Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a renowned professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, emphasized the need for a religious discourse that fosters unity and avoids divisive tendencies, adding that fatwās represent the convictions of those issuing them, and are therefore not...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the former president of al-Azhar University and a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, emphasized the distinguished history of al-Azhar, attributing to it the safeguarding of “the most honorable culture that has illuminated humanity.”
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2024
An official from the Islamic Research Academy affirmed that al-Azhar is open to all religious institutions within and outside Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed his significant distress over the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip amidst an “inhumane, unjustifiable and weak” global silence.
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center published a report on Saturday (January 7) to shed light on the biography of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, on his birthday, which falls on January 6.