Al-Azhar condemns the horrific bombing inside a mosque at a school complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Friday prayers, which injured dozens of students.
Likewise, al-Azhar affirms that targeting innocent people who are safe in mosques while performing their religious rituals is a crime against humanity. It is a blatant attack on the moral values meant to preserve the human soul and protect societies from chaos and destruction. It shows that the perpetrators of this crime have rejected all religious teachings and denied fundamental human and moral values.
Furthermore, al-Azhar expresses full solidarity with the government and people of the Republic of Indonesia, praying to Almighty Allah to grant the injured a speedy recovery and to protect the Indonesian people, as well as the broader Muslim community, from all harm and misfortune.
