The Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Arabic: الإمام الأكبر), also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar (Arabic: شيخ الأزهر الشريف), is a prestigious and a prominent...
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The Al-Azhar University (/ˈɑːzhɑːr/ AHZ-har; Arabic: جامعة الأزهر, IPA: [ˈɡæmʕet elˈʔɑzhɑɾ eʃʃæˈɾiːf], lit. 'University of Al-Azhar') is a public university...
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Ahmed el-Tayeb (redirect from Ahmad al-Tayeb)
Egyptian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar, al-Azhar al-Sharif and former president of al-Azhar University. He was appointed by the Egyptian...
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The grand imam of al-Azhar is the Shaykh al-Islam of al-Azhar University, Egypt, and is considered the highest authority in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence...
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Grand Imam of al-Azhar, currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, and consists of several basic bodies. Al-Azhar Senior Scholars Authority The Supreme Council of Al-Azhar...
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The Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa was 1959 fatwa issued on the topic of Shia–Sunni relations by Mahmud Shaltut, the grand imam of al-Azhar. Under Shaltut, Shia–Sunni...
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author and Islamic scholar who was reportedly the first Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. Al-Kharshi is considered to be a leading Muslim scholar...
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was an Egyptian Sunni religious scholar and a Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. He was one of the six Grand Imams who held this position twice, once between 1899...
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Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (redirect from Mahmood Saeed al-Tantawi)
1986 to 1996, he was the Grand Mufti of Egypt. In 1996, president Hosni Mubarak appointed him as the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, a position he retained until...
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Gad al-Haq Ali Gad al-Haq also spelled Jadd al-Haqq (Arabic: جاد الحق علي جاد الحق; 5 April 1917 – 15 March 1996) was Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1982...
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Hassan Mamoun (category Grand Imams of al-Azhar)
1894 – 19 May 1973) was the Grand Imam of al-Azhar or Shaykh al-Azhar between 1964 and 1969 and before that the Grand Mufti of Egypt between 1955 and 1960...
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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar (redirect from Timeline of the grand muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad)
Retrieved 2 September 2019. "Historic Meeting with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Pope of the Catholic Church | amma.org". amma.org. Archived...
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that consists of nine Sheikhs under the chairmanship of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sharkawi, the grand Imam of Al-Azhar at that time. The formation of this council...
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Al-Azhar of Egypt Al-Azhar Great Mosque, mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia Al-Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt Grand Imam of al-Azhar Education in Egypt § Al-Azhar system...
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Islamic religious leaders (section Grand Imam)
at home, are also called imam. The "Grand Imam" or "Imam of imams" (Arabic: الإمام الأكبر) of the Al-Azhar Mosque and Al-Azhar University is a prestigious...
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mosque is named after the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb. The idea for the Abrahamic Family House, which includes the Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque, was announced...
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Document on Human Fraternity (category Documents of Pope Francis)
joint statement signed by Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on 4 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United...
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Mahmud Shaltut (category Grand Imams of al-Azhar)
Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1958 until his death in 1963. A disciple of Muhammad Abduh, Shaltut is known for his...
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Abdel-Halim Mahmoud (redirect from Abd al-Halim Mahmud)
1901 – 17 October 1978; 2 Jumaada al-awal 1328 A.H. - 14 The al-Qi`dah 1398 A.H.) served as Grand Imam of al-Azhar from 1973 until his death in 1978....
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International Day of Human Fraternity has received endorsements from different world leaders. Pope Francis; Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar; and the...
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Fratelli tutti (category Encyclicals of Pope Francis)
Emirates. Co-signing the document was the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb. Before the publication of the encyclical its title was criticized by...
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Sunni Islam (redirect from Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah)
behavior can become a "Member of the Council of Great Scholars" (haiʾat kibār al-ʿulamāʾ), among whom the Grand Imam of al-Azhar is elected. Zitouna University...
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Ali Khamenei's fatwa against insulting revered Sunni figures (redirect from Fatwa of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei against insulting revered Sunni figures)
who supported the fatwa include Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, and Said Aqil Siradj, then chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama in Indonesia. In...
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Islamic State (redirect from Islamic State of Iraq and of al-Sham)
group's persecution of Shia Muslims has also been condemned. The current Grand Imam of al-Azhar and former president of al-Azhar University, Ahmed el-Tayeb...
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Muhammad al-Jizawi (1874–1927) was an Egyptian religious scholar. He was Grand Imam of al-Azhar from 1917 until 1927, an eventful time in Islam and the...
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and nickname which may refer to: Gad al-Haq (1917–1996), Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1982 to 1996 Gad Avigad (born 1930), Israeli biochemist Gad...
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Sunni fatwas on Shias (section Points of difference)
of these specific fatwas was considered as an insult. In 1959, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mahmud Shaltut issued fatwa that Shia theology is a part of...
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Mohamed Abdelsalam (Egyptian judge) (category Al-Azhar University alumni)
Eminence Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, for 8 years. Abdelsalam is the Co-President of Religions for Peace, a member of Al-Azhar's Center for Interreligious...
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Adly Mansour (redirect from Adli al-Mansour)
Mohamed Morsi. Several secular and religious figures, such as the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Ahmed el-Tayeb), the Coptic Pope (Tawadros II), and Mohamed ElBaradei...
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the position of manager of the office of the Imam of Al-Azhar, Hasan al Ma'amoon. In 1966, he traveled to Algeria as the head of Al-Azhar Mission and remained...
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