Al-Azhar Grand Imam Offers Condolence to Pope Tawadros II
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and
President of the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE) had a phone call with Pope
Tawadros II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of
the See of St. Mark in which he expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy
for the victims of the terror attack in Al-Minia Governorate.
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar stressed meanwhile that this
attack is but targeting the entire Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike,
emphasizing that Al-Azhar Al-Sharif with its scholars and students as well as
the entire population of Egypt share the same pain of the victims’ relatives
and lovers.
Al-Tayyeb furthermore stressed that the solidarity and unity
of the Egyptians represent the strongest response to those terrorist groups who
are void of every sense of humanity.
