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Al-Azhar Alumni UK extends its warmest congratulations and appreciation to the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, on accomplishing fifteen years of unwavering service as the Grand Imam and esteemed Shaykh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif. Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb assumed the office of the Grand Imam in 2010, having previously served as Grand Mufti of the […]

The International Day of Al-Azhar is being held on 7th Ramadan 1446 AH, marking 1085 years of uninterrupted scholarship and Islamic learning since the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque and this historic seat of knowledge on the 7th of Ramadan, 361 AH (972 CE) in Cairo, Egypt. As the oldest continuously operating centre of education […]

On Sunday, 2 February 2025, Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, visited the headquarters of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, located at the esteemed Al-Azhar University complex in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was honoured by the presence of Shaykh Professor Dr Abbas Shoman, Secretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars of […]

President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, recently visited the Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) in a visit aimed at fostering understanding and exploring potential avenues for collaboration. Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari met with Professor Dr Mohammad Abdel Daim al-Jendi, the esteemed Secretary-General of AIRA, and was received by Dr Abdullah Ahmad, Director […]

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 […]