Al Azhar fatwa about Shia
The Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa, known in Arabic as The Shaltoot Fatwa (Arabic: فتوى شلتوت), is an Islamic fatwa issued in 1959 on the topic of Shi'a–Sunni relations by Sunni scholar Shaikh Mahmood Shaltoot. Under Shaltoot, Sunni-Shia ecumenical activities would reach their zenith. [1]
The fatwa and Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah
The fatwa is the fruit of a decade-long collaborative effort between a group of Sunni and Shi'a scholars at the Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah ("center for bringing together the various Islamic schools of thought") theological center at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. The aim of the effort is to bridge the gap between the various Islamic schools of thought, and to foster mutual respect, understanding and appreciation of each school's contributions to the development of Islamic jurisprudence. [2]
The fatwa and Shaykh Ahmed el-Tayeb
Moreover, after the 2013 Egyptian movement, Shaykh Ahmed el-Tayeb of Jamia Al'Azhar again reiterated Shaikh Shaltoot's position in an interview. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Rainer Brünner (2004). Islamic Ecumenism In The 20th Century: The Azhar And Shiism Between Rapprochement And Restraint (revised ed.). Brill. p. 360. ISBN 9789004125483.
- ↑ "al-Azhar Verdict on the Shia". www.al-islam.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ "Fatwa of Al-Azhar's Grand Imam on Shia". AlNeel TV. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018