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The Azerbaijani President and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar agreed on the importance of continuing to mobilize international efforts to continue pressure to stop the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the strip.
The Grand Imam is scheduled to deliver an address outlining Islam’s perspective on environmental preservation and the climate change crisis. His speech will explore ways to harness the influence of religious values and reinforce the role of religious leaders in raising awareness of this urgent issue and in promoting viable solutions to this critical threat to life on Earth.
Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayeb announced that Al Azhar can intensify training courses for Burkinabe imams and preachers at the Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams and Preachers, and honing their skills in refuting the arguments of extremist groups.
During his meeting with Peruvian ambassador to Egypt Alberto Gustavo Golvez de Rivero , the Grand Imam added that this support will be through allocating scholarships for Muslim Peruvians at the Al-Azhar University, bringing in Peruvian imams to train them at the Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams and Preachers, and establishing a center for teaching the Arabic language to serve Peruvian Muslims in learning the language of the Holy Quran.
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has stressed the importance of increasing public awareness about contemporary societal issues.
“Al-Azhar also warns of the danger of this aggression on the security and stability of the region, calling on the human community and all active parties to assume their responsibilities towards what the 'Zionist killing machine' has committed in this astonishing, tragic and painful amount of brutal massacres against the people of the Gaza Strip, and what is about to happen in the West Bank,” Azhar said in a statement.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced that he plans to establish a Jewish synagogue within Al-Aqsa Mosque, stirring the provocation of Arab and Muslim officials.
Al Azhar warned against the repercussions of this escalation on the stability and safety of the region, calling upon the international community to immediately interfere to end this escalation, which aims at expanding the ongoing conflicts in the region. It also demanded to stop the ongoing terrorist and killing acts and prevent the prolonged Israeli attack on Gaza.
The Al Azhar Grand Imam emphasized the risks of embracing "modern educational systems and methods" that may covertly aim to erode the Arab and religious identity. He highlighted the importance of being vigilant against attempts to subvert Arab education for cultural invasion agendas. He called for schools to reclaim their esteemed role, ensuring curricula foster the development of youth who uphold religious and moral values.
Al-Azhar warned that history will not be kind to those who are complacent or silent in the face of these heinous crimes.
In a statement, Al-Azhar lamented that the Israeli occupation army committed its “heinous crime while the whole world is watching.”
Egypt’s Al-Azhar welcomed on Thursday the announcement of Norway, Ireland and Spain to officially recognize the Palestinian state.
Egypt’s Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and its scholars mourned on Monday Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their companions, who passed away following the helicopter crash accident that took place, Sunday.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb received an invitation from the president of Azerbaijan to visit the country and attend COP29.
Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres has commended efforts exerted by Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al Ahzar, to promote peace, understanding and interfaith dialogue.
Al Azhar welcomed Tuesday UN Security Council Resolution No. 2728 on Gaza ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, calling for the continuation of international and popular pressure to implement this resolution.
Al-Azhar calls on the world to unite in confronting the criminal Zionist plan to displace Palestinians from Rafah
Al Azhar affirmed that South Africa’s stance represents the free will of the world and its consciousness which rejects all scenes of killings and destruction and bloodshed by Israeli entity against the Palestinians, amid the world’s silence.
The observatory said that the Palestinian prisoners were taken in an inhumane manner to an unknown fate in a heart-wrenching scene after they were stripped of their clothes.
Al Azhar said that this is a commendable and appreciated step that helps put an end to attempts to infringe upon and attack the sanctities of Muslims and consolidates positive citizenship, societal peace, and world peace.
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