Meanwhile, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the current fuss over Article II of the Constitution and has been subject to argument in the media is violation of the top Sunni establishment’s opinion and the points approved in the Azhar Document.

“The Azhar, out of its legitimate, national and historical responsibility, is of the view that Article II should be kept intact as drafted in the Egyptian Constitution,” said Tayīb in a press conference. [Marwah al-Bashīr, al-Ahrām, July 11, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic