His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Prof. Ahmad al-Tayyeb extends his sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, its leadership and people, for the victims of the devastating floods that swept through several areas, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, and causing significant damage to homes and infrastructure.

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, with its scholars and students, expresses its full solidarity with Pakistan in this painful adversity, offering its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims. We ask Allah Almighty to bestow His mercy and forgiveness upon them, to grant the injured a speedy recovery, to enable rescue teams to aid and rescue those still trapped under the rubble, and to protect Pakistan and all Muslim countries. “Indeed we belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return.”