Imam At-Tayyeb: The genocide crimes taking place in Gaza remind us of the genocide crimes afflicting Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 extends an official invitation to Imam At-Tayyeb to visit the country, and the latter welcomes the generous invitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 welcomes the establishment of the Al-Azhar Arabic Language Center and a regional office for the Council of Muslim Elders in Sarajevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam At-Tayyeb: We are ready to offer an unlimited number of scholarships for Muslim students in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, Monday, at the Headquarters of Al-Azhar, HE Prof. Ahmed At-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif received Mr. Denis Be\u0107irovi\u0107, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss key issues and challenges facing our Muslim world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Grand Imam welcomed Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 to Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif, stressing that this visit is \u201cdear to our hearts, and has a special impression on us.\u201d He also noted that the visit comes in conjunction with the genocide committed by the Zionists against our fellows in Gaza, which is a disgrace to humanity and a reminder of the genocidal crimes that the Bosnian Muslims were subjected to in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For him, such a genocide reminds us Muslims of the necessity of our unity as the nation\u2019s only way out of these successive crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam At-Tayyeb added that the real issue in everything that is happening to us lies in the weak Muslim and Arab reaction. For him, the root cause of this problem is the state of weakness resulting from the division and fragmentation that has afflicted the nation. He then pointed out that the Noble Qur\u2019an warns us about this in the verse that reads, \u201cdo not dispute with one another, or you would be discouraged and weakened\u201d. Imam At-Tayyeb then commented, \u201cThe sorrow intensifies when we realize that we are peoples endowed with boundless sources of strength and pride and intensifies even further when we know that the manufacturing companies in America and the West depend primarily on these resources of our Arab and Islamic world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam At-Tayyeb expressed Al-Azhar\u2019s readiness to establish an Arabic language center in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo to teach Muslims in Bosnia the language of the Qur\u2019an and help them adhere to their Islamic identity. He also expressed Al-Azhar\u2019s readiness to offer an unlimited number of scholarships for the students of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enroll in Al-Azhar University, and to host the Imams of Bosnia and Herzegovina for training at Al-Azhar International Academy for the Training of Imams and Preachers. This is also meant to raise the Imams\u2019 skills and their ability to address contemporary issues, on top of which are integration and coexistence. He then indicated readiness to open a regional office for the Council of Muslim Elders in Sarajevo to serve the Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide the necessary support to the Muslims of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 expressed his pleasure to be in Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif and to meet with the Grand Imam, declaring: \u201cWe are proud of the historical relationship that has linked our country with Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif, this great Islamic edifice\u201d. He also noted that since the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present day, more than 300 eminent scholars have graduated from Al-Azhar and have become \u201cvenerable scholars in our country, participating in making our country\u2019s renaissance and having a profound impact on the history of our nation\u201d. He maintained that \u201cAl-Azhar graduates enjoy great appreciation and high status among us, and fill various leadership, scientific, and academic positions in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 stressed that what is happening in Gaza is a stain on humanity and constitutes a moral crisis in the first place, pointing to the importance of the Human Fraternity Document, cosigned by HE the Grand Imam and HH Pope Francis. He illustrated that the document is the most important moral document in the modern era and that we should adhere to its principles and mainstream its provisions, especially in these times of humanitarian, economic, and social crises in various regions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 welcomed the establishment of an Arabic language center in Sarajevo and noted that he would follow up on the matter personally upon his return. He noted his country\u2019s pride in its Islamic identity, its embracement of pluralism and diversity, and its keenness to provide the public general climate to embrace everyone and ensure their full rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 extended an official invitation to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, declaring, \u201cIn my capacity as Chairman of the Presidential Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I would like to invite Your Eminence to visit our country. We, as well as our people, will be happy with this historic visit.\u201d Imam At-Tayyeb welcomed \u201cthe kind invitation\u201d, stressing that he would schedule the visit as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imam At-Tayyeb: The genocide crimes taking place in Gaza remind us of the genocide crimes afflicting Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 extends an official invitation to Imam At-Tayyeb to visit the country, and the latter welcomes the generous invitation Mr. Be\u0107irovi\u0107 welcomes the establishment of the Al-Azhar Arabic Language Center and a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":24420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,108,76,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-al-azhar","category-foreign-branches","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t