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The title of the Grand Imam of al-Azhar was officially established in 1961. In the 14th century the head of al-Azhar was granted the title of Mushrif of al-Azhar, then later Nazir of Al-Azhar [3] and, during the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar. Today the bearer of the title also carries the title of the Grand Sheikh.
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar is the most prominent official religious role in Egypt. [1] [2] Prior to the establishment of the post under the Ottoman Empire, the holder of that position was named Mushrif then later a Nazir. [3] Between 1860 and 1864 a board of scholars served the role as Grand Imam. [4]
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb (Arabic: أحمد محمد أحمد الطيب; born 6 January 1946) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar, al-Azhar al-Sharif and former president of al-Azhar University. He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, following the death of Mohamed Sayed Tantawy in 2010. [1]
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar is a prestigious and a prominent official title in Egypt. [5] He is considered by some Muslims to be the highest authority in Sunni Islamic thought and Islamic jurisprudence [6] and holds great influence on followers of the theological Ash'ari and Maturidi traditions worldwide.
Salim al-Bishri, (Arabic: سَلِيم ٱلْبِشْرِي) also known as Salim al-Bishri al-Maliki, born in 1832 in Mahallat Bishr and died in 1916 in Cairo, was an Egyptian Sunni religious scholar and a Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. He was one of the six Grand Imams who held this position twice, once between 1899 and 1903 and again from 1909 until ...
Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic : جامع الأزهر , romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar ), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar , is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city .
Mamoun was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1894 to a father who was a leading member of the 'ulema ("religious scholars") and the imam of the Fath Mosque in the Abdin Palace. Growing up, Mamoun was influenced by both Arabic and French culture and studied at al-Azhar University. He graduated from the Qadi School (qadi as a religious judge) in 1918. [2]
Muhammad al-Jizawi (1874–1927) [1] was an Egyptian religious scholar. He was Grand Imam of al-Azhar from 1917 until 1927, an eventful time in Islam and the modern history of Al-Azhar University .