Al-Azhar Al-Sharif unequivocally denounces the catastrophic explosion that targeted a mosque inside a school complex in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, during the observance of Friday Prayer, resulting in dozens of injuries among students.
Al-Azhar stresses that targeting the safe and innocent worshippers within places of worship, while performing prayers, is a crime against humanity and a flagrant attack against all ethical values that aim to protect humanity and societies against chaos and destruction. This crime proves that those criminals are deprived of any human or ethical value, as they violated all religious teachings.
Al-Azhar expresses complete solidarity with the Republic of Indonesia, praying to Allah for a speedy recovery of the injured, and for protection of the people of Indonesia, as well as all Muslim countries from any form of harm.