Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed sincere wishes for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and prayers for good health.
Date of source: Sunday, February 16, 2025
The Secretary-General of the Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars has stated that “the beauty of Arabic calligraphy reflects the uniqueness of the Arabic language, which God chose for His Noble Book (Kitābihi al-Karīm). Al-Azhar Forum for Arabic Calligraphy pursues its journey in highlighting the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Al-Azhar launched a daʿwah (call) convoy to the al-ʿĀshir min Ramaḍān city in al-Sharqīya governorate, upon directives from Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyīb and in coordination with Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd Al-Dāyīm Al-Jindī, Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy.
Date of source: Friday, January 24, 2025
Nūr, a magazine for children founded by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, continues its journey with Grand Imām of Al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, which last year began to provide the opportunity for a dialogue with children in the book Children Ask the Imam.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2021
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb and Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church reaffirmed their commitments to “reinforce and consolidate the values of dialogue.”
Date of source: Sunday, January 19, 2025
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad El-Ṭayyeb, has continued to defend the honorable Sunnah of the Prophet in episodes on the Egyptian Satellite Channel, emphasizing the extent to which it has been proven to be a source of legislation. He asserted that the denial of the Sunnah’s credibility and...
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
The 50th Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayīb, known as the Imām of Peace and Father of Expatriate Students, turned 79 years old on January 6, 2025.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Authored by the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyeb, this statement was published on January 8th, 2012, after the initial stages of the Arab Spring to clarify Al-Azhar's vision of basic human freedoms. It addresses the freedom of belief, the freedom of opinion and expression, the freedom of scientific...
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād has stated that Dār al-Iftā’ approves of many of the issues raised within the draft law on personal status affairs.
Date of source: Saturday, November 23, 2024
The birth anniversary of Ṭaha Ḥusayn, a master of Arabic literature who died at the age of 83 in 1973, has been honored in recent days. Ḥusayn was a pioneer of enlightenment and contemporary writing in Egypt.