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-...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
During a speech made on Tuesday, Egypt’s President al-Sīsī spoke on the need to spread more moderate teachings of Islam and an accurate representation of the faith. He made the comments during celebrations held at the al-Manāra International Conference Centre in New Cairo, to mark the final ten...
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2023
During an episode of the Ramaḍān TV series, Risālat al-Imām, which tells the life story of one of the four great sunni Imāms, Imām al-Shāfiʿī, the topic of inheritance within Islamic sharīʿa was addressed. Within Islamic sharīʿa, the ḥadīth of the Prophet Muḥammad are held as the guiding...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken on the need to prioritize the correct qualities and holding good ethics in high regard when choosing a wife or husband. Whilst speaking on an episode of his daily Ramaḍān television show, al-Imām al-Ṭayyīb, the Shaykh cited several...