Grand Imam of Azhar visits Zakat House

Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb and his accompanying delegation paid a visit Tuesday to Kuwait Zakat House to get acquainted with the House's role in collecting and distributing alms as well as in serving needy people. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb and his accompanying delegation were welcomed at the Zakat House HQs by Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Nayef Al-Ajmi and Director General of the Zakat House Ibrahim Al-Saleh. In a speech on the occasion, Minister Al-Ajmi cheered the visit of the Egyptian religious delegation which also included Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Ibrahim and Minister of Awqaf Mohammed Gomaa. Al-Ajmi shed lights on Zakat House's concept, establishment and mission inside and outside Kuwait. For his part, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb thanked Minister Al-Ajmi and Zakat House's officials for their warm welcome. He pointed out that he is looking forward to transferring the very successful experiment of Zakat House to Egypt. He noted that the charitable activities of Zakat House branch in Egypt could be seen across Egypt. Zakat House built scores of mosques and educational institutions in different Egyptian cities. It also offers Egyptian and non-Egyptian poor students financial assistance to help them complete their study.