H.H. Pope Tawadros II congratulated His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
The text of the telegram reads as follows:
Your Eminence the Grand Imam and Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb
On behalf of myself and the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church it pleases me to extend to Your Eminence and to all our Egyptian brethren our congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. We pray to God to grant you success in your sincere efforts in the raising of the status of our dear country by spreading awareness, enlightened thought, and establishing a culture of dialogue and coexistence throughout all parts of the country. May you always be preserved in the care and protection of God.
Pope Tawadros II
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
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