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...

    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....

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...

     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...

     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...

     Islam is the religion of all Prophets and Messengers. It highly appreciates education and scholars, which is why it fervently asks its followers to learn and acquire knowledge in a way that secures their happiness in both...

By: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouq The President of Al-Azhar Center for Interfaith Dialogue   In the pre-Islamic era, women were deprived of the right of inheritance. However, with the advent of Islam, they were granted a...

     Every year on the 12th of the month of Rabi al-Awwal Hijri, Muslims worldwide celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which marked the beginning of the battle against ignorance and fanaticism and the long and ever...

     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif strongly condemns that terrible atrocities committed by the Zionist occupation forces against peaceful protestors in Gaza strip last Friday September 28, 2018. The brutal attacks left 7 persons killed...

          Islam is a religion that promotes peace and peaceful coexistence among all mankind, and thus views the protection of the Muslim Ummah from any aggression as the principal reason behind waging any war...