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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]
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Arabic: الإمام الأكبر), also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar (Arabic: شيخ الأزهر الشريف), is a prestigious and a prominent official title in Egypt and the Islamic world. [1] Ahmed el-Tayeb assumed the role 10 March 2010.
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]
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the 1,000-year-old seat of Sunni learning in Cairo, said in a virtual briefing that human fraternity was the key to global peace, a point he and ...
This is a list of hospitals in the Houston area sorted by name. There are more than 80 hospitals in Harris County and more than 125 in the Greater Houston area. [ 1 ]
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar; In office 27 March 1996 – 10 March 2010: Preceded by: Gad el-Haq Ali Gad el-Haq: Succeeded by: Mohamed Ahmed el-Tayeb: Grand Mufti of Egypt; In office 28 October 1986 – 27 March 1996: Preceded by: Abd al-Latif Abd al-Ghani Hamzah: Succeeded by: Nasr Farid Wasil: Personal details; Born 28 October 1928 Sohag, Egypt: Died
The Al-Azhar institution in its current form was reorganized according to Law No. 10 of 1911, amended by Law No. 32 and 33 of 1923, and then Law No. 103 of 1961, [3] which stipulated that Al-Azhar is the major Islamic scientific body based on the preservation and study of Islamic heritage, and it has an independent moral personality, headed by it.
This July 12, 1953, article by El Paso historian Cleofas Calleros traces Hotel Dieu’s history from Sister Stella burrowing $5,500 to buy the hospital site at Stanton and Rio Grande streets to ...