SCIA Chairman Congratulates Al Azhar Grand Imam on Mosque Anniversary
Manama: Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA), sent a cable of congratulations to His Eminence Professor Dr. Ahmed Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sharif, on the 1085th Hijri anniversary of the founding of Al Azhar Mosque.
According to Bahrain News Agency, Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed emphasized Al Azhar's significant role for over a millennium as a center of knowledge, a bastion of moderate Islamic teachings, and a source of intellectual and educational enlightenment. He acknowledged that Al Azhar has nurtured generations of scholars who have disseminated the message of Islam globally, contributing to the spread of knowledge, the building of civilizations, and the upholding of principles of truth and moderation.
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