Date of source: Monday, January 1, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has declared that what is happening on the ground in Palestine is a hideous atrocity and a crime of unprecedented magnitude, stressing that these events cannot be described as war, since war is typically fought between two equal sides. He described...
Date of source: Sunday, December 3, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar and the Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, sent a message to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, wishing him good health and a speedy recovery. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb also expressed great respect for the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Today (Saturday), the Israeli army bombed al-Azhar University in al-Mughrāqa in Gaza, in continuation of the crimes committed against the Palestinian people that began in early October and are still going on to this moment.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2023
A member of the House of Representatives said that the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has shed light on the Palestinian issue for the world to confront and address, describing the top Sunni cleric’s speech in a conference in Germany as “historic and important.”
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Muftī of the Republic and the official spokesman of Dār al-Iftāʾ (Iftāʾ House), announced that Grand Muftī Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām obtained another one-year term in office.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2022
Bahrain is preparing to hold the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue on the subject of “East and West for Human Coexistence” on November 3rd and 4th, 2022, under the patronage of the King of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ʿĪsa Āl Khalīfa, and with the participation of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib,...
Date of source: Monday, November 7, 2022
Dr. Hans Jansen has long played a role fuelling Islamophobia in the West. I understand his views on Islam have been greatly influenced by the writings and arguments of extremists. It is sad that such extremists have based their views on the Qur’an, Sīra and Sunna.
I am pleased Cornelis Hulsman has...
Date of source: Friday, August 5, 2022
The past few months witnessed two noticeable attacks in the media on Imam Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar. Last February, al-Ṭayyib was harshly criticized after old statements of his were discussed again and interpreted to permit “wife beating”.
On that day, Dār al-Iftāʾ tweeted, via its...
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2022
The call by shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to revive "the right of toil and pursuit" fatwa to preserve the rights of working women has sparked wide reactions, from women's rights organizations in Egypt. These organizations have called for the housewife, who has worked to develop her husband's...