Sheikh said Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb It is not possible for peace to prevail in the world while the people of Gaza and Lebanon are suffering day after day. In a post on the “X” platform, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar confirmed, yesterday evening, Thursday, that the rise in hatred and fanaticism in the world is one of the effects of conflicts.
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar pointed out, during his meeting with the President of the Republic of Estonia, Alar Kares, on Wednesday, that what he called the other world is not isolated from the wars and conflicts that occur in the Middle East, such as Gaza, Lebanon, and Sudan, nor those that occur in the West, such as Ukraine.
In another publication in the same context, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb pointed out that contemporary global events have made many people lose hope in reaching peace, but he explained that “hope rests on peoples’ adherence to the values of religion and morals, and investing in educating them on the values of brotherhood and equality, so that we can reach a stage.” The ability of people to influence global political decision makers and not the other way around.”
On Wednesday, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar said on the
Last August, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar warned of Israeli expansionist plans in the Arab world, stressing that he would not be satisfied with attempts to swallow Palestine alone.
In his post at the time on the “X” platform, Sheikh Al-Tayeb avoided mentioning Israel by name, saying, “I am one of those who believe that the occupying entity was planted in our country and our region not to live in peace side by side with Palestine and the Arab world, but rather to weaken our region and distract its focus from its important issues.” .
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar added, warning of Israeli ambitions in the Arab world, “If they assume that their malicious aspirations are fulfilled, and they take all of Palestine – and this will not be achieved for them, God willing – then the next day they will begin planning to seize a new part of our Arab world, and plunder its resources and resources.”
It is noteworthy that Al-Azhar recorded positions supportive of the Palestinian cause from the first day of the operation.Al-Aqsa floodOn October 7, 2023.
Al-Azhar was keen to document the positions and statements of Sheikh Al-Tayeb since that date, including a book containing responses to 18 of the “Zionist allegations” about the Palestinian issue, such as the claim that “peace is the acceptance of the other, even if he is an occupier, and that the acts of violence and riots carried out by the Palestinians are terrorism.” And sabotage.”
In it, Sheikh Al-Tayeb said: “Every occupation will disappear, and if an alien enemy is destined to live among us who only understands the language of force, then it is shameful for us to address him in a language other than the one he understands or respects.”
Al-Azhar’s role in supporting the Palestinian cause since the “Al-Aqsa Flood” and even before that, in rejecting normalization, constituted a justification for an Israeli attack on the sheikhdom, to the point of accusing the Sheikh of Al-Azhar of “inciting hatred,” and that Al-Azhar, which leads an educational system with about two million students, “encourages hostile rhetoric toward Israel.” “, according to what Israeli Channel 12 reported in early February.