Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Shaykh ͑Alī Maḥmūd Abū al-Ḥassan, the assistant secretary-general of the Islamic Research Academy and chairman of the Egyptian Family House initiative in the southern Egypt governorate of Asyūṭ, died on Saturday morning at the age of 85.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2023
The Egyptian Youth Council in the coastal city of al-Ismāʿīlīya organized a religious symposium titled “Battle of Badr and 10th of Ramaḍān Victory”, which was attended by several dignitaries.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2023
The Senate’s Religious Affairs and Awqāf (Endowments) Committee met on Monday after the end of the general session to study and debate the Egyptian Family House’s efforts in raising awareness of the values of tolerance, coexistence and the strengthening of feelings of national unity and belonging.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Al-Azhar has held celebratory cultural and religious events to mark the 1,083rd anniversary of its establishment, which included recitations of the Holy Qurʾān and speeches discussing the history of al-Azhar. The events were attended by religious leaders from al-Azhar and from the Egyptian churches...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Whilst speaking on an episode of his daily Ramaḍān television program, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressed the issue of husbands beating their wives. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb emphasized that the Qurʾān does not condone such actions and instead orders men to treat their wives with...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad was an exemplary husband and set the standard for how men should treat women and that they should participate in household work and family matters. Speaking during a radio episode of “Allahum Aʿinnā”, Dr. ʿAllām...
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has stated that the celebration of national, religious, and seasonal celebrations is permissible from a sharīʿa standpoint. Regarding certain practices and activities of the modern age, he explained that whilst the Prophet Muḥammad, naturally, did not...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Ahṃad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken about the status of women in Islam in a Facebook post on his official page. Whilst citing the Holy Qurʾān and the sunnah, Dr. Ṭayyīb expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad insisted on men and women being equal, as well as condemning...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Deputy Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, spoke of the important role played by al-Azhar in endorsing the values of peace and fraternity during a recent meeting with a Dutch delegation. Whilst speaking to the Dutch Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, Paul Huijts, Dr....
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
In a speech to mark the last ten days of Ramaḍān, and Laylatul-Qadr in particular, the Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī gave a speech in which he offered his congratulations to attendees of the religious celebrations and emphasized the importance of the occasion. He identified Laylatul-...