Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 29, 2025
On the 12th anniversary of the 30 June Revolution, His Eminence Prof. Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, extends his sincere congratulations to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, President of the Republic, and to the Egyptian people.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 2, 2025
On Wednesday, Archbishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Province of Alexandria of the Anglican Episcopal Church, paid a fraternal visit to His Grace Bishop Makāriyūs, Bishop of Minya for the Coptic Orthodox Church. The visit reflected a spirit of love, cooperation, and mutual respect between the...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, published a tweet in Persian for the first time, condemning the ongoing Zionist aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 26, 2025
The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC) hosted a symposium titled "Common Values of Religion: Towards a Human Covenant" within the framework of cooperation between al-Azhar University, under Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayīb, and Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2025
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, congratulated President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, as well as kings, presidents, princes, and peoples of the Arab and Muslim nations, on ʿEīd al-Aḍḥa.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2025
Is religion or the power of reason the only source of ethics?
In just one decisive word, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar settles in favor of religion, stating that the power of the mind is a source of ethics on the grounds that the latter is changing and human.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 25, 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib offered sincerest condolences to Palestinian physician Dr. Ālā’ al-Najjār, a mother of nine children killed in a brutal Zionist attack on their house in the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 5, 2025
A dispute over the bodies with powers to issue fatwas (religious opinions in Islam) caused a religious and legislative controversy in Egypt as the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee approved in principle a draft law regulating the issuance of fatwas.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 14, 2025
His Eminence, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed el-Ṭayyib, Sheikh of al-Azhar, congratulated Pope Leo XIV during a phone call on Wednesday on his election as Pope of the Catholic Church. During the call, the Grand Imam expressed his best wishes to the newly elected Pope for success in promoting...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 6, 2025
Undersecretary of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī received a delegation from the Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy, a gathering that includes official representatives from 14 European nations and seeks to support interfaith dialogue and spread the culture of coexistence and freedom of...