Ahmed el-Tayeb
Grand Imam of al-Azhar in Cairo, the leading institution of Sunni Islamic learning, from 2010 to 2026; co-signed the Document on Human Fraternity with Pope Francis in 2019.
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Faith leads a believer to see in every other person a brother or sister to support and love
Their wordsFaith leads a believer to see in the other a brother or sister to be supported and loved.
↗A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (4 February 2019)vatican.va 2nd of 6 in this piece
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Their wordsMoreover, we resolutely declare that religions must never incite war, hateful attitudes, hostility and extremism, nor must they incite violence or the shedding of blood. These tragic realities are the consequence of a deviation from religious teachings.
↗A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (4 February 2019)vatican.va 4th of 6 in this piece
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Their wordsThe pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and language are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings.
↗A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (4 February 2019)vatican.va 6th of 6 in this piece