Azhar Grand Imam
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has expressed his appreciation for Egypt's keenness and efforts in renovating mosques and Islamic monuments.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Tayyeb said the sanctity of Quran would not harmed by the “tampering of the lowly people and their ilk, who belong to extreme political parties in countries that need to adopt the morals of the Quran.”
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb extended greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese and Christian people on Easter Sunday, which comes a week from now on the Orthodox calendar.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday directed officials concerned to rapidly pay out compensation worth EGP 50,000 for the families of those killed in the Toukh train derailment in Qalubiya governorate on Sunday.
The Grand Imam pledges to prosecute those insulting Prophet Muhammad before international cartoons.
Council of Senior Scholars of Al-Azhar will hold an emergency session Tuesday to discuss the repercussions of Trump's declaration regarding Jerusalem.
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb called Pope Tawadros of Alexandria on Saturday, following a surgery undergone by the latter.
