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The former Grand Muftī, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, remarked that there is no clear indication in the Sharīʿa specifying a particular type of prayer through which Muslims can witness the Prophet Muḥammad in their dreams. He added that if someone claims to have prayed two rakʿas (prostrations), and afterwards...
The ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) announced that more than EGP31 million (roughly $1 million) have been spent on Qurʾān-related activities during the fiscal year 2023/2024.
On November 12-13, the Faculty of Arabic Language at al-Azhar University will hold its sixth international scientific conference called “Contributions of the Handicapped in Building Human Civilization in the Past and Present.” This will be under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad...
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, al-Azhar called upon the people of Egypt to hold a protest after the Friday prayers, and to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine against Israeli aggression.
Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said that seeking the knowledge of specialists in each field of activity is the optimal way to build sound awareness, adding that the first of these ways is education.
The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has shown interest in women’s affairs and has established a department dedicated to answering women’s questions through a team of female muftīs who are well-versed in sharī ͑a rules and provisions.
A religious writer discusses his personal viewpoint that the difference between true Ṣūfism and some of today’s Ṣūfīs is like the difference between the great religion of Islam and today’s Muslims.
Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, hailed a decision by the awqāf (religious endowments) minister, Dr. Muḥammad Mokhtār Jum ͑a, to extol the Prophet Muḥammad after the Friday prayers, adding the glorification of the prophet would bring blessings to all...
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...
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...

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