Religion

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  • Exceptional Saudi measures on 2 Holy Mosques aim at preventing coronavirus spread- cleric

    Date: 2020-03-05 21:59:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:87 - ID:8341455

    RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - General President for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais said Thursday that the decision of the closure of the two Holy Mosques overnight and reopening them an hour before dawn prayers came as part of ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam visits shrine of Imam Bukhari in Samarqand

    Date: 2020-03-05 11:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8340375

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and a delegation of Al Azhar scholars visited the shrine of Imam Bukhari in Samarqand city in south-eastern Uzbekistan. In a statement on Thursday, Al Azhar said that Tayyeb, during his ....

  • Awqaf min. says only qualified candidate to represent ministry

    Date: 2020-03-03 21:54:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8338146

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday that his ministry would not allow any of its employees to represent it unless he has the required qualifications. In a statement to MENA, Gomaa added that the selected ....

  • Samarkand awards Tayyeb title of honorary citizen

    Date: 2020-03-03 18:50:28 GMT - Uzbekistan - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8337941

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Governor of Uzbekistan's Samarkand Babur Applakulov on Tuesday awarded Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb the title of honorary citizen of the south-eastern Uzbek city. The honor comes in recognition of Tayyeb's ....

  • Al Azhar Imam underlines necessity of adopting moderate Islam in face of armed groups

    Date: 2020-03-03 13:18:50 GMT - Uzbekistan - Religion - SN:47 - ID:8337241

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb on Tuesday said that adopting moderate Islamic teachings is the only way to stop blood shedding by Takfiri elements. Addressing a religious conference here, he added that ....

  • Azhar imam says Muslim world at crossroads

    Date: 2020-03-03 11:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:8337051

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has warned that the Muslim world stands at a crossroads - self development or self loss. Globalization is yet another form of colonization - a fierce version - that divides the ....

  • Awqaf Ministry warns of performing unauthorized rituals at mosques

    Date: 2020-03-03 09:07:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:8336736

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf has warned of performing any unauthorized rituals at mosques without prior permission. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry called for avoiding calls on social media for holding occasional ....

  • Grand Imam heads for Uzbekistan to partake in int'l conference on Maturidi

    Date: 2020-03-02 13:44:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:8335830

    CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday headed for Uzbekistan's Samarkand to partake in the international conference on "Imam Abu Mansur and the teachings of Maturidi: the past and the present". The conference will ....

  • Tayyeb: Al Azhar shouldering responsibility of spreading values of tolerance, coexistence

    Date: 2020-03-02 10:07:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:8335102

    CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb said Azhar shoulders the responsibility of spreading the culture of tolerance, mercy, dialogue and accepting the other. He added that Al Azhar, which is considered the foremost ....

  • Awqaf dismisses reports on coronavirus fatwas

    Date: 2020-03-01 22:48:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8334758

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) – The Ministry of Awqaf has stressed that it issued no fatwas related to the spread of coronavirus. The ministry said in a statement on Sunday that any reports posted in any pages other than its official page on social ....

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