Abstract:
To speak in the hallowed halls of Al Azhar University is among the rarest and most singular honours in the life of any Muslim. For over a thousand years, Al Azhar has been a beacon of discovery. Here, a renaissance flourished long before the term was in vogue, an enlightenment ignited before the Age of Reason dawned upon the West. Here resides a millennium of accumulated learning, where men and women of wisdom have long strived to understand the Word of God, the teachings of the Prophet, and the mysteries of the universe.
