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Pope Tawāḍrūs started the 1,000 teachers project, which aims to improve church education. The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced the fourth phase of this initiative.
On Tuesday, June 18, Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb congratulated Crown Prince Muḥmmad bin Salmān and King Salmān ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Saudi Arabia on the successful ḥajj (pilgrimage) season this year.
The largest ifṭār (fast-breaking) dinner for Muslims who are fasting was held at the Al-Azhar Mosque. On the ninth day of the Hijrī calendar month of Zī al-Ḥijja, also known as ʿArafāt or ʿArafa, 5,000 meals were offered to fasting Muslims.
Shaykh Muḥammad Mitwallī al-Shaʿrāwī, whose death anniversary is on June 17, was honored by Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center, which highlighted the eminent Muslim scholar's contributions to preaching and the service of Islam.
The Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center responded to a question on its Facebook page by issuing a fatwa stating that one sacrificial animal should not be slaughtered for both the Uḍḥīya and ʿAqīqa at the same time.
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