Grand Imam mourns luminary Islamic scholar and intellectual Hassan Hanafi
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad At-Tayyeb, mourned the luminary Islamic intellectual, Prof. Hassan Hanafi, Professor of Philosophy at Cairo University, who passed away today, Thursday, at 86. The Grand Imam posted on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts, “May Allah bless the soul of Prof. Hassan Hanafi, Professor of Philosophy at Cairo University, who spent his life in the niche of thought and philosophy and enriched Arab and international libraries with his writings and research. I respectfully recall his demanding the West and the orientalists for a fair representation of the East, its civilization and noble human values. May Allah shower mercy and forgiveness on the deceased and instill patience and solace in his family and relatives.”