H.H. Pope Tawadros II sent a telegram to the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, in which he congratulated him on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, and the text was:
Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
On my own behalf and on behalf of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, I am pleased to congratulate you and all our Egyptian brothers on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, praying that God will help your tireless efforts to spread awareness and raise the status of our dear country through enlightened thought and the consolidation of the culture of citizenship, conversation and coexistence in all regions.
May God preserve you in his care
H.H. Pope Tawadros II
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the see of St. Mark
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