Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, al-Azhar Institutes Sector organized extensive awareness-raising activities, in alignment with its strategic educational plan and its programs that aim at supporting and empowering students with disabilities and enhancing their...
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Deputy of al-Azhar, Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, stated that "The global Qur’ān competition organized by the Ministry of Awqāf embodies Egypt’s leading role in serving the Book of God. It will always remain the country of the Qur’ān and recitation, for it is the land of revelation upon which...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2025
Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghannī, the Head of the Institutes Sector, said that al-Azhar was never just an educational institution but a beacon of thought, a guardian of identity, and an inspiration for the nation in its pursuit of light and knowledge.
Date of source: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Sheikh Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Wāḥid, Advisor to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Daʿwah, and Guidance in Saudi Arabia, said, "There is an urgent need for a comprehensive visionary plan to reshape the project of moderation and balance so that it becomes a beacon guiding everyone across the Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, November 7, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf condemns the horrific bombing that occurred inside a mosque within a school complex in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, during Friday prayers, which resulted in dozens of students being injured.
Date of source: Monday, October 20, 2025
Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwainī, Deputy of al-Azhar al-Sharīf, received today (Monday) a delegation from the Danish Foreign Affairs Committee and the Danish Embassy in Cairo to discuss ways to enhance mutual cooperation.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
In an atmosphere of fragrant faith that filled Egyptian hearts with remembrance of the birth of the Best of Creation ﷺ—an atmosphere in which the meanings of love were manifest—crowds of scholars, ministers, public figures, and worshippers gathered today, Wednesday, within the precincts of al-Azhar...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
His Eminence, Prof. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, offered his warmest wishes to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, President of the Republic, to the people of Egypt, and to both the Arab and Muslim nations—peoples and rulers alike—on the occasion of the blessed anniversary of the birth of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, Deputy of al-Azhar, posted a video on his official account announcing the launch of the second edition of the "Yawm al-Sard al-Qurʾānī" (Qurʾānic Narration Day) initiative. The initiative is organized under the supervision of the General Administration for Qurʾānic...
Date of source: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the treacherous terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the state of Katsina, northern Nigeria, during ṣalāt al-fajr (dawn prayer), which resulted in dozens of innocent worshippers’ martyrdom and injury.