{"id":24935,"date":"2024-09-14T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/?p=24935"},"modified":"2024-09-14T20:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T18:43:03","slug":"prof-shouman-inaugurates-the-eighth-forum-for-al-azhar-graduates-entitled-achieving-social-security-and-peaceful-coexistence-in-east-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/24935\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Shouman Inaugurates the Eighth Forum for Al-Azhar Graduates, entitled: &#8220;Achieving Social Security and Peaceful Coexistence&#8221; in East Java"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indonesian President Praises the Efforts of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in Spreading and Promoting the Values of Dialog and Tolerance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation of the World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates in Indonesia, headed by Prof. Abbas Shouman, President of the Organization and Secretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars, inaugurated the Eighth Forum for al-Azhar Graduates, titled &#8220;The Role of Civil Society Institutions in Achieving Social Security and Peaceful Coexistence,&#8221; held in East Java Governorate, in the presence of a special envoy of the Indonesian President-elect, Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The envoy of the Indonesian presidency conveyed the President&#8217;s greetings to the delegation of the Organization, praising al-Azhar&#8217;s role in spreading moderation and balance, as well as promoting the values of dialog and tolerance under the leadership of His Eminence the Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmad at-Tayyeb. He also expressed his appreciation for al-Azhar&#8217;s efforts in supporting Indonesian students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Prof. Abbas Shouman, President of the Organization, praised the choice of the forum&#8217;s title and stressed the importance of implementing its recommendations in practice. He stated, &#8220;If we seek to achieve peace and peaceful coexistence among societies, we must follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).&#8221; He also highlighted that Islam, through its teachings, emphasizes the significance of peaceful coexistence among all people, regardless of their beliefs or colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his part, Prof. Salama Dawood, President of Al-Azhar University and Vice-President of the Organization, emphasized in his speech at the forum that Al-Azhar has experienced a great renaissance under the leadership of His Eminence the Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmad at-Tayyeb, may God protect him. He noted that many initiatives have been established to promote moderation and balance and foster the spirit of citizenship and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, &#8220;The concept of homeland and citizenship, an essential idea in Islamic thought, is rooted in the Holy Quran and the purified Sunnah of the Prophet.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Salama Dawood also called on civil society institutions to play their role in promoting the values of peaceful coexistence among different segments of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Prof. Mohammad Zain al-Majd, head of the World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates&#8217; branch in Indonesia, noted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that al-Azhar Graduates Organization in Indonesia is working to implement the directives of His Eminence the Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmad at-Tayyeb, may God protect him, to strengthen the connections between al-Azhar Graduates in Indonesia and al-Azhar ash-Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A high-level delegation from the World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates arrived in Indonesia, led by Prof. Abbas Shouman, President of the Organization and Secretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars; Major General Wael Mahmoud Bekhit, Vice-President of the Organization; Prof. Abdul Dayyem Nusseir, Secretary-General of the Organization and Advisor to the Grand Imam; and Ahmad Fawzi, Director of Foreign Branches Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit aims to enhance cooperation between the Organization and its branch in Indonesia, in line with the directives of His Eminence, the Grand Imam Prof. Ahmad at-Tayyeb. The goals are to promote moderation and balance, maintain communication between al-Azhar and its graduates in Indonesia, discuss the branch&#8217;s strategic approach, and address contemporary challenges and ways to confront them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indonesian President Praises the Efforts of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in Spreading and Promoting the Values of Dialog and Tolerance The delegation of the World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates in Indonesia, headed by Prof. Abbas Shouman, President of the Organization and Secretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars, inaugurated the Eighth Forum for &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":24936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,76,188,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-al-azhar","category-foreign-branches","category-indonesia","category-visits"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waag-azhar.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}