Date of source: Friday, April 19, 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders is participating for the first time in the 38th edition of the Foire Internationale du Livre de Tunis, or the Tunis International Book Fair, which will be held from April 19 to 28 in the Tunisian capital.
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2024
The countdown has begun for the payment of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr), which Muslims are required to pay prior to the Ramaḍān Bairam prayers at the end of the blessed month.
Date of source: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Shaykh Khālid al-Jamal, a preacher at the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), commended the idea of the program Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion) by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, describing it as wonderful and saying that the senior scholar has touched on several important...
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has been preparing diligently to receive worshippers during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramaḍān.
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2024
The Islamic Research Academy, in collaboration with the Nursultan Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Inter Civilizational Dialogue (NNCIICD) in the Republic of Kazakhstan, is hosting a symposium titled ‘The Importance of Interfaith and Civilizational Dialogue in Promoting Awareness...
Date of source: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Sūhāj University President, Ḥassān al-Nuʿmānī, and Grand Muftī of Egypt, Shawqī ʿAllām, inaugurated the 9th Scientific Conference for Young Researchers, attended by a host of local leaders, clergymen, al-Azhar scholars, and university students.
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: Monday, February 19, 2024
President of the Egyptian Nūr-Mubārak University of Islamic Culture, Dr. Muḥammad al-Shaḥāt al-Jindī, emphasized the imperative need to heed the calls from religious leaders advocating for the establishment of an international law criminalizing contempt of religions.
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2024
The main hall at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) hosted Islamic antiquities professors for a symposium titled ‘In the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo’ to discuss the museum’s role in maintaining Egypt’s identity.
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2023
The year 2023 witnessed strenuous efforts and activities by Al-Azhar Global Fatwā Center to spread awareness and correct misconceptions of Islam through integrated programs by scholars of the center and maintaining an intensive presence on all media platforms.