On Thursday 12 September 2019, the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, visited the town of Retford where he delivered a lecture on ‘The Sentamu Story’, as part of the One Life Mission programme. He was hosted by the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. Together with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York is a […]
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‘The Human Fraternity Document for World Peace and Coexistence’ endorsed by the Grand Imam and the Pope
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
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Al-Azhar Alumni UK Seminar In Nottingham: ‘Islam Between Reality And Challenges’
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Oct
Oct
On Friday 19th October 2018, Al-Azhar Alumni UK, which is the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates, held its second intellectual seminar at the Islamic Centre Mosque in Nottingham, kindly hosted by Imam Issarar Hussain and Sufi Muhammad Ramzan of the Islamic Centre Mosque. The seminar was held on the topic ‘Islam […]
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Nov
Nov
Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar addresses the Third World Forum, holds talks with the Pope and meets the Prime Minister During the first week of November 2017, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, travelled to Italy for some important engagements which included his noteworthy address at the Third World Forum, holding […]
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Apr
Apr
In a moment calling for attention from the community, three hundred and thirteen scholars, masha’ikh and Imams of the United Kingdom have issued a collective and formal declaration titled ‘The issue concerning religious knowledge and the giving of zakat in the United Kingdom’. The declaration provides a detailed analysis of the issue of zakat in the United Kingdom […]
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Feb
Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari attended the Holocaust memorial event held at the Retford Town Hall hosted by the Mayor of Retford. “27th January is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. On Holocaust Memorial Day […]