Category Archives: UK News

Al-Azhar Alumni UK – the UK branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates (WOAG) – congratulates the leadership of Al-Azhar University and all colleagues within various departments of the World Organisation on completing 17 years of spreading the true message of Islam. Originally set up in 2007, the World Organisation was developed and continuously […]

An intense five-week online programme organised by the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates (WOAG) and the Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams, Preachers, and Fatwa Researchers for British Imams, mosque teachers, and preachers concluded last week. The closing ceremony was attended by Vice-Chairman of WOAG, Mr Wa’il Mahmud Bakhit, Secretary-General of WOAG, Dr ‘Abd al-Dayim […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, 10 Downing Street, as well as at Lancaster House, the British Foreign Office, a historic Iftar dinner was held in which the Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, Shaykh Hani Saad Mahmood, was welcomed. Grag Hands, Chairman of the Conservative Party, welcomed the guests at the 10 […]

In light of recent global events, the issue of women’s education has been highlighted with a detailed statement issued earlier by the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar. In order to highlight the true perspective of the Islamic faith on this issue as well as the fundamental human right in this regard, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif […]