This year during the month of Ramadan, on the 7th of Ramadan, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, comprising its university and related institutions, marked 1082 years since the establishment of the historic Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. This is an unprecedented honour for an institution to be blessed with this longevity and authenticity for over a millennium. On […]
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AL-AZHAR CONDEMNS SHOWING OF CARTOON OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AT BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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Mar
Mar
AL-AZHAR CONDEMNS SHOWING OF CARTOON OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AT BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL Al-Azhar Alumni UK joins with Al-Azhar University in strong condemnation of showing the derogatory cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by a teacher to a class of pupils at the Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, England. The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism […]
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Mar
Mar
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Dr Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar The oldest uninterrupted centre of learning and leadership, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, has guided the world for over a millennium and has withstood the forces of ravaging waves, over the course of centuries, that swept away structures and mighty empires as if they were mere […]
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Nov
Nov
French Foreign Minister meets Shaykh al-Azhar in Cairo to ease tensions; Shaykh al-Azhar responds: *”My talk is beyond diplomacy when it comes to Islam and the Prophet of Islam.”* On Sunday, 8 November 2020, France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, visited the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Shaykh al-Azhar, at […]
International Updates, News
Shaykh al-Azhar holds urgent meeting & Muslim Council of Elders seeks international legal action
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Oct
Oct
– 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 […]
International Updates, News
Malaysia awards the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar the First Islamic Personality Award 1442 AH
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Aug
Aug
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. […]
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Jun
Jun
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, […]
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Apr
Apr
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 […]
International Updates, News
Coronavirus: Statement from the Al-Azhar Supreme Council of Senior Scholars
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
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Feb
Feb
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 […]