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Grand Imam of al-Azhar, the Glossary

The Grand Imam of al-Azhar (الإمامالأكبر), also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar (شيخ الأزهر الشريف), currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, is a prestigious and a prominent official title in Egypt and Islamic world.^[1]

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Ahmed el-Tayeb

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb (أحمد محمد أحمد الطيب; born 6 January 1946) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Al-Azhar Al Sharif and former president of al-Azhar University.

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Al-Azhar Al-Sharif

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Grand Imam of al-Azhar and al-Azhar Al-Sharif are al-Azhar and Islam in Egypt.

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Al-Azhar Mosque

Al-Azhar Mosque (lit, Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Grand Imam of al-Azhar and al-Azhar Mosque are al-Azhar.

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Al-Azhar University

The Al-Azhar University (1) is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Grand Imam of al-Azhar and al-Azhar University are al-Azhar.

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Ash'arism

Ash'arism (translit) is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, a Shāfiʿī jurist, reformer (mujaddid), and scholastic theologian, in the 9th–10th century.

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Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah

Egypt's Dar al-Ifta (دار الإفتاء المصرية) is an Egyptian Islamic advisory, justiciary and governmental body established as a centre for Islam and Islamic legal research in Egypt in 1313 AH / 1895 CE. Grand Imam of al-Azhar and Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah are Islam in Egypt.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Fiqh

Fiqh (فقه) is Islamic jurisprudence.

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List of grand imams of al-Azhar

The post of Grand Imam of al-Azhar, or shaykh of al-Azhar, has been filled by a member of the ulema, the religious scholars, of Egypt. Grand Imam of al-Azhar and List of grand imams of al-Azhar are Muslim scholars of Islamic jurisprudence.

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Maturidism

Maturidism (translit) is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu Mansur al-Maturidi.

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Middle East Institute

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural centre in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946.

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Nazir (title)

The Arabic title nāẓir (ناظر, nazır) refers to an overseer in a general sense.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Imam_of_al-Azhar

Also known as Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar.