Al-Azhar GI shortens visit to Azerbaijan to receive condolences on passing of elder sister
His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE), Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, has decided to cut short his current visit to Azerbaijan and return to his homeland to receive condolences on the death of his elder sister, Hajja Samiha Mohamed Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, who passed away this morning, Wednesday. The funeral will be held - Allah willing - this evening in the city of Qurna in Luxor Governorate.