Category Archives: International Updates

– The Muslim Council of Elders to establish an International Legal Committee to file a lawsuit against #CharlieHebdo From his office at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Cairo, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Shaykh al-Azhar, chaired an emergency meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders via video conference to discuss the recent systematic hate […]

Malaysia awarded the First Islamic Personality Award (*Toko Maal Hijrah Award*) for the year 1442 AH (2020 CE) to the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Shaykh al-Azhar, in the presence of the King of Malaysia, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Minister of Islamic Affairs Zulkifl Muhammad al-Bakri, and several Malaysian government ministers. […]

On behalf of everyone at Jamia Al-Karam and Al-Azhar Alumni UK, Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, extends condolences at the passing away of Shaykh Prof. Dr. Abdul Fadeel al-Qawsi; expressing his deep sadness and grief as the scholarly world of Islam, particularly Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, mourns the loss of one of its notable, erudite yet humble, […]

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, addressed the world regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in a special video message. A summary of his points are as follows: Everyone has a responsibility to fight the coronavirus and to protect humanity from its dangers. We honour and appreciate the sacrifices made by health […]

Pausing Friday and Congregational Prayers in order to Protect People from the Coronavirus Read or download the statement: Statement in Arabic : 2020-03-15 Al-Azhar Supreme Council Statement ARB English: 2020-03-15 Al-Azhar Supreme Council Statement ENG All praise is for Almighty Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the One after whom there is no […]

On Monday 27th January 2020, the University of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif held a two-day high-level conference titled ‘the Al-Azhar International Conference on Renovation of Islamic Thought (Tajdid)’, which was attended by representatives of religious institutions and scholars from over 46 countries around the world. Prominent political and religious leaders as well as representatives of various Awqaf […]

The International Day of Al-Azhar is being held on 7th Ramadan 1440 AH and marks 1079 years of continued scholarship and Islamic learning since the establishment and founding of the Al-Azhar Mosque and this historic seat of learning on the 7th of Ramadan in the year 361 AH (972 CE) in Cairo, Egypt. This makes […]

The New Zealand massacre and ISIS crimes are two branches of the same tree that is watered with hatred, violence and extremism. It is high time for people, in the East and the West, to stop repeating the lie of ‘Islamic terrorism’. This massacre is brewed by a savage and barbaric mind that cannot be […]

On the 4th of February 2019, the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, and Pope Francis of the Vatican signed a historic declaration of fraternity. They called for peace between nations, religions and races, in front of a global audience of religious leaders from different faiths. On the special invite of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin […]

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPHETIC SUNNAH The Speech of His Eminence Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in the Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) Birth Ceremony 1440 AH – 2018 CE Rabi’ al-Awwal 11, 1440 AH | November 19, 2018 CE Al-Azhar Conference Center (ACC), Cairo, Egypt Translated by the Al-Azhar Observatory for […]