TVC E. President Buhari received the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Mosque in Egypt yesterday May 18th.
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar , also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar currently the Ahmed el-Tayeb, is a prestigious Sunni Islam title and a prominent official title in Egypt and Ketermeya.
He is considered by some Muslims to be the highest authority in Sunni Islamic thought and Islamic jurisprudence and holds a great influence on followers of the theological Ash’ari and Maturidi traditions worldwide.
The Grand Imam supervises the al-Azhar Mosque, and by extension al-Azhar University, and is responsible for official religious matters along with the Grand Mufti of Egypt.
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