04:38Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo celebrated its 1084th anniversary with a Iftar event for a reported 5,000 people on Sunday.
“Today is the 7th of Ramadan, which is a turning point for Al-Azhar Mosque because it marks the 1084th Hijri (Islamic calendar) anniversary," explained Mohammed Al-Duwaini, the mosque's undersecretary. "This is a glorious history that dates back more than a thousand years for the oldest mosque and university in Egypt.”
Footage shows believers, many of them foreign students, praying in the mosque’s yard, while volunteers distributed Iftar meals. The Ramadan tradition involves Muslims gathering to break their fast together after sunset.
"We celebrated this day by reciting the Quran and singing religious songs," explained Mohammed Sayyed.
The huge mosque and university teaches Islamic sciences and receives thousands of foreign students from across Asia and Africa
Egypt’s Al-Azhar Mosque hosts Iftar event for 5,000 including many foreign students on 1,084th anniversary
Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo celebrated its 1084th anniversary with a Iftar event for a reported 5,000 people on Sunday.
“Today is the 7th of Ramadan, which is a turning point for Al-Azhar Mosque because it marks the 1084th Hijri (Islamic calendar) anniversary," explained Mohammed Al-Duwaini, the mosque's undersecretary. "This is a glorious history that dates back more than a thousand years for the oldest mosque and university in Egypt.”
Footage shows believers, many of them foreign students, praying in the mosque’s yard, while volunteers distributed Iftar meals. The Ramadan tradition involves Muslims gathering to break their fast together after sunset.
"We celebrated this day by reciting the Quran and singing religious songs," explained Mohammed Sayyed.
The huge mosque and university teaches Islamic sciences and receives thousands of foreign students from across Asia and Africa
Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo celebrated its 1084th anniversary with a Iftar event for a reported 5,000 people on Sunday.
“Today is the 7th of Ramadan, which is a turning point for Al-Azhar Mosque because it marks the 1084th Hijri (Islamic calendar) anniversary," explained Mohammed Al-Duwaini, the mosque's undersecretary. "This is a glorious history that dates back more than a thousand years for the oldest mosque and university in Egypt.”
Footage shows believers, many of them foreign students, praying in the mosque’s yard, while volunteers distributed Iftar meals. The Ramadan tradition involves Muslims gathering to break their fast together after sunset.
"We celebrated this day by reciting the Quran and singing religious songs," explained Mohammed Sayyed.
The huge mosque and university teaches Islamic sciences and receives thousands of foreign students from across Asia and Africa