Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 25, 2023
In conjunction with the brutal attack has been launched by the state of Israel on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, the Islamic Religious Endowments (awqāf) Department in Jerusalem also reported that the blessed al-Aqṣā was closed this morning (October 25), with worshippers forbidden from entering...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 24, 2023
This Tuesday evening (October 24), a convoy from the Egyptian Alms and Charity House (Bayt al-Zakāt wal Ṣadaqāt) arrived at the Rafaḥ gate on the Egyptian-Palestinian border to provide relief to the people of Gaza. This was done under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2023
Al-Azhar Center for Electronic Fatwās issued a statement saying, “For nearly a century, the Palestinian people have been suffering from the systematic terrorism, persecution, displacement, subjugation, and brutal extermination at the hands of an occupying force, which breaks all international and...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II mourned the death of Bishop Athnāsīus, Bishop of the Diocese of Marseille and Toulon in France, who died today (Monday, 23 October) after reaching an age of over 90 years. He was a father and a shepherd of the Coptic Orthodox Church for nearly half a century, and set an example of...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope Tawāḍrūs II, will prepare for the beginning of the Christmas fast from 25 November, for a period of 43 days until the Coptic Christmas on 7 January, 2024. During this time, Copts abstain from meat and dairy products. This period of fasting is distinguished...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2023
Reverand Rifʿat Fikrī Saʿēd, Co-Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches and Chairman of the Council for Dialogue and Ecumenical Relations at the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, offered his sincere condolences to Pope Tawāḍrūs II and to the Coptic Orthodox Church on the passing of...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2023
Vice President of Al-Azhar University in Upper Egypt, Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd el-Mālek, said that a march was launched today from inside the Asyūṭ campus of al-Azhar University, with thousands of protesters participating including the university’s employees, such as deans, faculty members and workers, as...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2023
The Advisor to the President of the Republic for Financial Affairs, Major General Muḥammad Amīn, has recently passed away.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2023
Al-Azhar Center for Electronic Fatwās stated that donating blood for the benefit of the injured of Palestine is one of the most important ways of supporting their cause and ensuring that they remain steadfast, as well as saving the lives of a people in need. For Allāh Almighty has said, “Whoever...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 2023
On November 12-13, the Faculty of Arabic Language at al-Azhar University will hold its sixth international scientific conference called “Contributions of the Handicapped in Building Human Civilization in the Past and Present.” This will be under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad...