Mutual congratulations between Al-Azhar and Church reflect relations of brotherhood and cohesion, the Grand Imam to Pope Tawadros II
Al-Azhar Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmad At-Tayyeb, received His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, heading a high-ranking ecclesiastical delegation to congratulate His Eminence and all Muslims on the occasion of ˁEid ul-Fiṭr.
The Grand Imam expressed his pleasure at the visit of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II to congratulate him on the occasion of ˁEid ul-Fiṭr, stressing that the exchange of congratulations between Al-Azhar and the Church on religious occasions reflects the brotherly relations and cohesion among the people of the country.
Pope Tawadros II and his accompanying delegation congratulated the Grand Imam, and all Muslims, on the occasion of the blessed ˁEid ul-Fiṭr, wishing him and all Muslims good health, and wishing Egypt and the Egyptians continued security and stability.
Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Saleh Abbas, Deputy of Al-Azhar Grand Imam, and Dr. Muhammad Al-Mahrasawi, President of Al-Azhar University attended the meeting. Dr. Nazir Ayyad, Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Abdel Hadi Al-Qasabi, the Grand Sheikh of Sufi orders, and a group of leaders from Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif also attended the meeting.