Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, said Dār al-Iftā’ has been playing a pivotal role and became an accredited frame of reference in the efforts to combat extremist ideologies.
Date of source: Friday, June 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: Monday, May 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: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Dr. Ibrāhīm Nijm, the head of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, stressed that producing rational muftīs is not a luxury, but an existential necessity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 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: Wednesday, June 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: Sunday, May 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: Monday, April 21, 2025
It is with infinite sadness that the Great Mosque of Paris has been informed of the death of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and an emblematic figure of interreligious dialogue and human brotherhood, on Easter Monday.
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad Abū Hāshim, a member of the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, said the Shāzlī order is one of the most prominent Sufi schools that have been founded on the Holy Qur’ān and the Sunna, asserting that the right Sufism is not about renouncing the world.
Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2025
The Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, said that the Prophet Muḥammad’s message is one of ethics and purity of the soul, citing a verse from the Holy Qur’ān that says, "And indeed, you are of a great moral character" (4:68).