Vice President Asks GSA Representatives To Facilitate Indonesian Student Admissions At Al Azhar

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received a visit from Deputy Grand Syekh Al Azhar (GSA) Mohammed Abdel Rahman Ad-Duweiny at the Vice President's Palace, Jakarta, Friday (21/6/2024). ANTARA/Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin asked Grand Syekh Al Azhar (GSA) Mohammed Abdel Rahman Ad-Duweiny to facilitate the acceptance of Indonesian students who want to study in Al Azhar Egypt.

This was conveyed by the Vice President when receiving a visit from Deputy Grand Syekh Al Azhar (GSA) Mohammed Abdel Rahman Ad-Duweany at the Vice President's Palace, Jakarta, Friday, June 21.

One of these meetings discussed a number of obstacles faced by Indonesian students who studied at Al Azhar.

"On the occasion of the meeting, we have conveyed that we Al Azhar have made serious efforts to immediately resolve a number of obstacles that have been faced so far. And we are committed that this year the Al Azhar student admission process will be easier, there will be more convenience than in previous times," said Deputy GSA Abdel Rahman as quoted by ANTARA.

During the meeting, he conveyed to Vice President Ma'ruf that Indonesian students occupy a special place in the hearts of Grand Sheikh Al Azhar Sheikh al Tayyeb.

This is because Indonesian students are seen as good students where learning about Islam from the moderate perspective taught in Al Azhar Egypt is important to be spread in the midst of Indonesian society.

"We also always hope and strive so that Indonesian students who study at Al Azhar can return to Indonesia to spread moderation values in Islam according to the correct experience of the Koran and sunnah," he said.

He explained that with moderate values taken from the correct understanding of the religious source, later dai from Al Azhar could also spread peace and harmony in society, both harmony among Muslims and adherents of other religions.

He said he was committed to providing facilities and assistance to Indonesian students studying at Al Azhar Egypt.

Vice President Ma'ruf expressed his appreciation for the relationship between Indonesia and Egypt, especially the role of Al Azhar Egypt in Indonesia, which is currently estimated to have around 15 thousand Indonesian students in the country and 500 Egyptian students studying in Indonesia.

He hopes that students from Egypt can study at the Islamic International University (UII) owned by Indonesia so that the cooperation between these two moderate Islamic-based countries continues to be intensive.