The director of Religious Endowments, Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Rahman, said that he contacted some charitable figures to support the demonstrations in Tahrir Square.
Abdel Rahman said that he received many requests from the demonstrators to provide (...)
Dar-Alifta Al-Masrriyah allowed Muslims to sign all kinds of contracts with non-Muslims, so long as they do not oppose Islam.
Egyptian Islamic scholars said that the reason behind the prohibition of entering into contracts with non-Muslims is (...)
Ahmed al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, renewed his criticism of the Vatican and western religious institutions Sunday, saying the world needs to invoke peaceful models of history.
“Models that can contribute to spread the culture of (...)
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb said Sufism has precious value, considered a path of the soul. He said the international Sufism conference was at a time when everyone needed restored faith.
Sufism is an ideology, a school of thought, (...)
CAIRO: Sufi pathways organized a parade yesterday to celebrate the sight of Ramadan's Helal, the first sighting of the crescent moon that announces the beginning of Islamic month of Ramadan. Many Sufis organized a parade from Gaafari mosque to (...)
The Egyptian Daar ALIFTAA announced Monday will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.
ALIFTAA made the announcement in a statement after checking through with different scientific and legitimate committees throughout Egypt.
The (...)
A group of Egyptians descended from the Prophet Mohamed have requested to establish a specialized academy to study the genealogies of the Prophet's descendents.
Anas al-Katby is chairman of the Nobles syndicate, which included people who can (...)
CAIRO: The grand imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, met today with a delegation from the national Nasserite Party.
The group expressed their support for Al-Azhar's latest document and al-Tayeb's efforts to revive it historic and religious role as (...)
According to al- Azhar, there is no progress in the relations with the Vatican other than some attempts to bypass Al-Azhar's position.
Mohamed Azab, a counselor and Sheikh in al-Azhar, said that al-Azhar is waiting for an apology from the (...)
CAIRO: Groups of Al-Azhar teachers protested outside the sheikhdom today. They request an independent syndicate. The teachers chanted many slogans such as, "One, two, where is Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb?" and "A sit-in until a decision is (...)
Excluded imams staged a sit-in outside the Ministry of Religious Affairs today. After their first sit-in, the council of ministries was disengaged. The excluded imams chanted hostile cheers against the Minister of Religious Affairs such as, (...)