Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2023
The former Grand Muftī, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, remarked that there is no clear indication in the Sharīʿa specifying a particular type of prayer through which Muslims can witness the Prophet Muḥammad in their dreams. He added that if someone claims to have prayed two rakʿas (prostrations), and afterwards...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The Sharīʿa & Law Faculty at al-Azhar University in the city of Ṭanṭā recently hosted a symposium focused on raising awareness among students regarding the importance of participating in the forthcoming presidential election.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, asserted that verification is the first step in the sound extrapolation of legal rulings in Islam, particularly concerning the Prophet Muḥammad’s Sunna (tradition). However, in the case of the Qurʾān, there is absolute definitive sourcing and meaning...
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2023
The Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿEyād, and Head of al-Azhar Education Sector, Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd el-Ghanī, received a delegation from the Center of Christian Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP). The delegation included the Director of the center, Bishop Dr....
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The Monitoring Unit for African Languages of al-Azhar Observatory for Combatting Extremism continued its persistent follow-up on the activities of terrorist organizations in the African continent, which are led by ISIS (Dāʿesh) and al-Qāʿeda, as well as its off-shoots such as the organizations of...
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2023
On this day, the 17th of December, in the year of 1267, the Friday prayers were held for the first time in al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo during the reign of Sulṭān al-Ẓāher Beybers, after nearly a century of the mosque being closed. Al-Azhar Mosque had been neglected during the reign of the Ayyubid...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The activities of the monthly symposium of al-Azhar magazine, held by the Islamic Research Academy, have been launched under the title: “The Reality of the Palestinian Issue: Between Displacement and Liquidation.” The symposium will be under the leadership of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb,...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2023
This morning (Sunday), the undersecretary of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, cast his vote for the presidential elections at the committee of al-Ṭabrī school in the area of Shurūq city.
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: Monday, December 4, 2023
The deputy imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, said that it is strange for us to talk about human beings in an era that is lacking in humanity, or to talk about structure in a time when gangs are spreading sabotage and destruction, adding that, “The humanity that is claimed by Western...