Al-Azhar Jamia to open religious center for heritage, renovation: Grand Imam

CAIRO – 28 January 2020, TON: Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Egyptian top religious authority, on Monday while addressing “Al-Azhar International Conference on Renovation of Islamic Thought,” announced establishing a new religious center, as part of the national efforts to renovate religious discourse, in a way that suits developments.

The conference  was attended by representatives of religious institutions from dozens of Arab and Islamic countries, El-Tayyeb  urged the renewal of religious discourse, calling it a “pure Quranic law,” which prominent scholars saw as necessary to cope with political and social developments. The stance taken by Al Azher came after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s demanded renovation of Islamic thought.


 

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