Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 10, 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said his top wish was to teach children how to memorize the Holy Qurʾān, adding that he is ready to quit the al-Azhar presidency to make this wish come true.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2024
Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, met with Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2024
In view of the world’s rapid advancements, one of the most significant and urgent issues of our day is the expansion and enlightenment of dialogue between individuals of all faiths and civilisations.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, met with Vice President Maʿruf Amīn of the Republic of Indonesia to talk about ways to enhance cooperation.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2016
Fūʾād Bilqāsimī, the national leader of the Islamist organization Sharia4Belgium and a Moroccan-Belgian, has chosen to take his case to the Belgian Supreme Court in protest of a ruling made by the Court of Appeal a few weeks prior, which sentenced Bilqāsimī to 12 years in prison and a fine of €30,...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2024
The Ṣūfī group Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī announced on Wednesday, June 26, that it has finished reviewing the book ‘Wasāʾil al-Wusūl ʾilā Shamāʾil al-Rasūl’ (The Means to Pursue the Traits of the Messenger).
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 13, 2014
A proposal to amend Article 20 of the Moroccan Personal Status Law Code, specifically concerning the marriage of minors under the age of 18, has caused division among the ruling majority and opposition groups within the country’s House of Representatives. Demands were made by the progressive...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2024
A report by the Persian language unit at Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism highlighted the struggles of female breadwinners in Afghanistan.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2024
Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy established a permanent outlet for publications by the university in al-Minūfīya, on Monday, July 1st. The move comes amid broader efforts to launch similar outlets in various provinces across Egypt.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2024
Al-Azhar Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayīb is embarking on a tour of Southeast Asia in early July. He will visit Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand to discuss al-Azhar's role in promoting Muslim evangelism (daʿwa) and education in these countries with a host of officials and religious and cultural leaders....