Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has received a large number of foreign students and worshippers to have ifṭār (fast-breaking), hosting the largest banquet for fasting Muslims in Egypt and providing 5,000 meals.
Date of source: Monday, March 11, 2024
Al-Azhar, under the leadership of Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has been committed to preserving the moderate nature of Islam, despite efforts by extremists on either side to undermine and distort its image through their troubled understanding of Islamic teachings.
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: Saturday, March 16, 2024
On Sunday (March 17), al-Azhar is celebrating its 1,084th anniversary, coinciding with the 7th of the Muslim Hijri calendar month of Ramaḍān. The event will be attended by several senior scholars and figures of al-Azhar.
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The first Friday sermon of Ramaḍān by the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments), released in writing on March 15, 2024, stressed the virtue and blessings of the holy fasting month, hailed as the “master of all months and the greatest of them all.”
Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The sacred month of Ramaḍān carries a spiritual essence that ought to inspire not only Arab and Muslim nations, but also the global community, particularly during these challenging times, in order to reflect on our collective priorities as a nation dedicated to promoting values of goodness, virtue...
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Sheikh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, exchanged greetings over the blessed month of Ramadan with Sheikh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, president of the United Arab Emirates, during a telephone call where they both prayed to God that this...
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said, “Of the names of God, ‘Justice’ is one of the Most Beautiful, as it is against inequality and injustice; this means that He who owns all, Allāh, Glory be to Him, does not commit injustice. The name of ‘Justice’ does not appear in the Qurʾān...
Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2024
Al-Azhar expressed its welcoming and appreciation for the decision taken by the UN concerning making efforts towards combatting Islamophobia or hatred towards Islam, and sending a special UN envoy for combatting this phenomenon. The UN also condemns any speech or action that may contribute to the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 3, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, chaired the 3rd session of AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy during its 44th edition, held in the Saudi city of Medina under the title ‘Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa: The Governing Framework of Islamic Economics.’