Al-Azhar Al-Sharif strongly condemns the attack on a power distribution station in Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and firmly rejects this act of aggression, which threatens the security of the City of the Messenger of...

     Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, received H.E. Yevgeny Sobolevsky, the Ambassador of Belarus to Cairo, to discuss ways to enhance joint collaboration between Al-Azhar and religious and academic institutions in...

     In an unprecedented move since the city’s occupation in 1967, all newly opened grades in East Jerusalem's public schools are set—starting from the 2026/2027 academic year—to fully adopt the Zionist...

     Al-Azhar strongly denounces the act of a far-right extremist who tore a copy of the Qur’an inside a church in New York, Unites States Al-Azhar asserts that such a crime is a blatant example of deliberate, extremist...

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb received Dr. Osama Al-Azhari, Egypt’s Minister of Awqaf (Endowments), accompanied by a delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), led by Archbishop...

By: His Eminence Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb (Grand Imam of Al-Azhar) -Translated by: Asmaa Muhammad Yusuf (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

Prepared by: Arabic Unit, AOCE - Translated by: Mahmoud Kamel (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

By: Noura Mahmoud Abu Ibrahim (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

       The Prophet’s immigration (hijrah) is a unique event in Islamic history, serving as the launching pad for the nascent Islamic nation toward consolidating its foundations, establishing its presence, securing its...

  Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is not just an act of worship or a set of rituals performed by a pilgrim. Rather, it is more a profound message aimed at reforming the human being and renewing relationship with the Almighty Allah, with...