Monday 02/June/2025 – 03:33 PM
His Eminence Dr. Nazir Mohamed Ayyad, Mufti of the Republic, Head of the General Secretariat of the role and advisory bodies of the world, received today, Monday, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Fatwa House in Cairo, Ambassador Ulrik Shannon, the new Ambassador of Canada with Cairo; To discuss strengthening joint cooperation, the Grand Mufti of the Canadian Ambassador in his second country, Egypt, welcomed him for assuming the duties of his new position, and wishing him a successful and fruitful diplomatic march that contributes to strengthening the bonds of cooperation between the two friendly countries, and strengthening partnership in various fields of work.
The Grand Mufti of the Republic stressed that the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa is a reference center in the Islamic world in the field of advisory and middle thought, as it includes a number of specialized departments that work to enhance the awareness of society and deepen the rational religious concepts, as well as its virtue of the efforts of the Salam Center for Extremism Studies and Combating the Islamophobia of the house, explaining that it is a research center that seeks to understand the roots of extremism and develop scientific strategies to confront it, through studies, through studies Specialized research targeting different groups of society, indicating the role of the “Global Fatwa Index”, as it is a research tool that monitors and analyzes the directions of the fatwa globally, and reveals the dangerous trends that can lead to chaos or violence in the name of religion, indicating that the index has become an important international reference in the field of religious discourse analysis.
The Grand Mufti of the Republic: What is happening in Gaza is shame and disgrace in the forehead of the international community
His eminence pointed to the prominent role played by the Training Department, which receives students of science and fascinating from all over the world, stressing that training programs are not limited to the legal aspects only, but also include life sciences, with the aim of forming openly aware of reality and the data of the times, stressing that the Iftaa House is always keen to use specialists, especially in medical and social issues and others, to enable the Mufti to issue the fatwa based on awareness Comprehensive realistic. Pointing to the role of the house in building societal awareness, noting that its virtue and the scientists of the house are conducting regular field tours to meet with university youth and schools in the various governorates of the Republic, as part of the “Building Awareness” initiative adopted by the Egyptian state.
The Grand Mufti indicated the great expansion of the Egyptian Ifta House through its branches in a number of governorates of the Republic, as part of a plan aimed at reaching 27 branches to facilitate access to the wise fatwa of all citizens at the level of the Republic.
In the context of the Mufti’s handling of the Mufti’s talk about the position of women in Islam, explaining that there is no conflict between the freedom of women and the principle of stewardship, which means in essence the assignment of men with the care and attention of women, not controlling them, stressing that Islam looks at women with reverence and appreciation, and guarantees her full rights, including her right to inheritance, as he indicated that the Ifta House includes a number of qualifications With their scientific and qualifying composition.
The Mufti also touched on the General Secretariat of the role and advisory bodies in the world, which includes 111 members from more than 80 countries and represents the umbrella of a university for international Fatwa institutions, seeking to coordinate efforts and unify the sober religious discourse.
His Eminence the Mufti of the Canadian ambassador expressed his deep condemnation and condemnation of the tragic conditions in the Gaza Strip due to the continuation of the war machine and aggression, stressing that what is going on on the land of Gaza represents an indelible shame and disgrace from the forehead of humanity and the international community, which stands powerless in front of the tragedy of a defenseless people that is expressed before the eyes of the world. His virtue added that the stark duplication in the dealings of the major powers with humanitarian crises, and to follow double standards in supporting the oppressed, stirring foci of tension and nourishing feelings of anger and hatred, and negatively affects the stability and security of the international community. The Mufti also stressed that the continuation of this humanitarian catastrophe opens the way for the emergence of extremist movements and currents that take advantage of this bloody scene to justify its discourse and actions, in light of a great feeling of lethality and despair of the fairness of the international community and its institutions.
For his part, the Canadian ambassador expressed his deep appreciation for the important role played by the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa in spreading the values of tolerance and moderation, and confronting extremism through a balanced religious discourse based on knowledge and reality, and stressed his country’s keenness to enhance cooperation with moderate religious and intellectual institutions in Egypt, especially the Ifta House, because of its concrete impact in supporting stability and building bridges with Muslims around the world.
