Al-Azhar Denounces “Mass Graves” in Gaza and calls For Urgent International Prosecution of Zionist Entity
     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crimes committed by the brutal Zionist entity against civilians ‎in the Gaza Strip, as reports have revealed mass graves for ‎hundreds of bodies of...
Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Zionist Army’s Perfidious Tactics: Using Deceptive Broadcasts to Target Civilians in Nuseirat Camp
    As part of its genocidal campaign ongoing since October 7, 2023, the Zionist army is currently employing disturbing methods to trick and attack Palestinian civilians in the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip....
Monday, 22 April, 2024
Grand Imam's Word lailatul Qadr 1445H
I hereby call upon the scholars of the nation to raise, without delay, to the epochal necessity of a ‘pan-scholar unity’ that brings together the Sunni, Shite, Ibadi, and other Muslim icons who share the same Qiblah. It is a unity of...
Saturday, 6 April, 2024
AOCE Celebrates Ramadan Victory
     On the 10th of Ramadan 1393 A.H. (Oct. 6, 1973), Egyptian valiant soldiers managed to write a new chapter in the history of our beloved country and the entire region. Despite observing the obligatory fasting of Ramadan, the...
Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
Al-Azhar Hails UN Islamophobia Special Envoy Appointment
     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif expresses highly appreciates the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution calling for taking the necessary measures to combat Islamophobia. According to the resolution, a UN special...
Monday, 18 March, 2024
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Muslim Integration in the West
      In light of the current political events, it becomes necessary to discuss the issue of Muslims integration in the west. This issue has been one of the main concerns of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in most of his speeches...
Sunday, 29 November, 2020
Know him before you judge!
   Our shining example Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a religious, social, and political leader, to the extent that a lot of non-Muslims bore testimony to his great character. Nowadays we notice that some people judge him without having...
Thursday, 5 November, 2020
The Mercy of the Prophet (PBUH)
     With the advent of the lunar month Rabīʻ al-Awal, the Muslim world celebrates a very remarkable occasion that brings festivities to every Muslim household; it is the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). For Muslims, this...
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
Evils of the Tongue (4): Defamation
Defamation is a restricted form of speech under the Sharia, and has been tackled at length in the Sharia literature as shall be elaborated below. Definition and Scope The equivalent Arabic term for defamation is tashhi̅r. Literally, Shahara...
Sunday, 11 October, 2020
Foreign Fighter Returnees: An Ongoing Concern
     Defeating and getting rid of ISIS it in both Syria and Iraq have left behind remnants of fighters from different countries who had joined the Organization in its flourishing period since 2014. This is a legacy that most...
Monday, 5 October, 2020
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