In a historic first, a five-week online training programme for British Imams, mosque teachers, and preachers was launched earlier this week. This collaborative initiative, organised by the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates and the Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams, Preachers, and Fatwa Researchers, features a diverse range of specialist scholars from Al-Azhar University, Cairo. […]
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International Updates, News
Al-Azhar Alumni UK Congratulates The Grand Imam on Accreditations Awarded for additional Al-Azhar Institutions
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May
May
On behalf of the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates and Al-Azhar graduates and supporters in the UK, Ustadh Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, Vice-President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, extended congratulations and well-wishes to the leadership of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, in particular His Excellency, the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, on the momentous […]
News, UK News
Al-Azhar Alumni UK Hosts Imams and Scholars in Birmingham for a Roundtable to Honour the 1084th Anniversary of Al-Azhar
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Apr
Apr
The 7th of Ramadan is the International Al-Azhar Day, which in this Ramadan 1445 marked the 1084th anniversary of the founding of the historic institution of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Cairo, Egypt, comprising its university, mosque and related institutions. It is an unparallelled honour for an institution to be blessed with this longevity and authenticity for […]
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Apr
Apr
Leader and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, led a delegation of Christian leaders from Egypt to visit the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, in Cairo to extend well-wishes and congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr following the month of Ramadan. In his statement, Pope Tawadros said: […]
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Apr
Apr
A delegation of leaders representing the Evangelical Church, led by Rev. Dr. Andrea Zaki Stephanous, President of the Protestant Community of Egypt and Director of the Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services, visited the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, in Cairo to extend well-wishes and congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr following […]
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Mar
Mar
The 7th of Ramadan marks the Al-Azhar Day commemorating the 1084th anniversary of the founding of the historic Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was in the year 361 AH that the call to prayer was made and since then, for over a millennium, the call has echoed uninterrupted over the passage of time. With […]
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Sep
Sep
“We reach out to all those who are seeking peace, whatever religion they believe in and whatever race they may be.” – Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar. Today is the ‘International Day of Peace’, officially known as World Peace Day by the United Nations. Imams and community leaders in the UK join the […]
International Updates, News
Grand imam of Al-Azhar speaks to United Nations Security Council and delivers historic speech
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Jun
Jun
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, delivered a historic speech at the United Nations Security Council Meeting, emphasizing that embracing human fraternity is the best option for addressing contemporary global crises. His Eminence stated that the crises threatening humanity—both in the East and […]
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Jun
Jun
Some photos from the blessed gathering of Dala’il al-Khayrat held at the Darul Qurra Centre in Birmingham (UK) on Saturday 3 June 2023. Jointly organised by Darul Qurra and Al-Azhar Alumni UK, the gathering hosted the learned and prominent scholar of Al-Azhar, in Egypt, Shaykh Dr Yosry Roshdy Elsayed Gabr, who is currently on tour […]
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May
May
IMAM OF THE AL-AZHAR MOSQUE IN CAIRO, SHAYKH HANI SA’D MAHMUD, JOINED YOUNG AND UPCOMING IMAMS IN THE MIDLANDS (UK) TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL AL-AZHAR DAY 1083 AND LAUNCH THE SAMANUDI TAJWID QA’IDA IN AN EID MEETING HOSTED BY AL-AZHAR ALUMNI UK. This year during the month of Ramadan, on the 7th of Ramadan, Al-Azhar […]