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The '''Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa''' ({{lang-ar|'''فتوة الأزهر'''}}) is an [[Islamic]] [[fatwa]] that |
The '''Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa''' ({{lang-ar|'''فتوة الأزهر'''}}) is an [[Islamic]] [[fatwa]] that allows [[Shi'a]] muslims to attend [[Sunni]] universities and colleges. |
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The renowned [[al-Azhar]] Theological school in [[Egypt]], one of the main centers of Sunni scholarship in the world had a ten year long exchange with a Shia scholar. After a long period of discussions, they announced the following on July 6, 1959: |
The renowned [[al-Azhar]] Theological school in [[Egypt]], one of the main centers of Sunni scholarship in the world had a ten year long exchange with a Shia scholar. After a long period of discussions, they announced the following on July 6, 1959: |
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Revision as of 04:51, 29 May 2008
The Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa (Arabic: فتوة الأزهر) is an Islamic fatwa that allows Shi'a muslims to attend Sunni universities and colleges.
The renowned al-Azhar Theological school in Egypt, one of the main centers of Sunni scholarship in the world had a ten year long exchange with a Shia scholar. After a long period of discussions, they announced the following on July 6, 1959:
- "The Shi'a is a school of thought that is religiously correct to follow in worship as are other Sunni schools of thought."
Today, both Shi'a and Sunni students graduate and study at the Al-Azhar university.
This statement have been received with a variety of responses, the most hostile being from the Salafis.
A copy of exchanges between the Sunni Scholarship and the Shia Scholarship, from a Shia website can be found here.