الأزهر الشريف | |
 Logo | |
 Al-Azhar al-Sharif building | |
| Legal status | Organizations |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
Official language | Arabic |
| Ahmed el-Tayeb[1] | |
Budget | 19.9 Billion EGP[2] |
| Website | www |
Al-Azhar al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Its headquarters is located in the building of the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in the center of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The history of the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque dates back to the year 970 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah. It is considered the third oldest university in the world after Al-Zaytoonah and Al-Qarawiyyin universities.
The Al-Azhar institution in its current form was reorganized according to Law No. 10 of 1911, amended by Law No. 32 and 33 of 1923, and then Law No. 103 of 1961,[3] which stipulated that Al-Azhar is the major Islamic scientific body based on the preservation and study of Islamic heritage, and it has an independent moral personality, headed by it. It is led by the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, and consists of several basic bodies.
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