Suez Canal University

Institute of Afro-Asian Studies for Graduate Studies

Department of Studies and Research of Arabic Language and Literature
for Speakers of other Languages
)Islamic Studies(

Al-Azhar's Societal Efforts among Egyptians

:in Settling Disputes and Civil Quarrels
An Analytical Study

An M.A. in Afro-Asian Studies

Submitted By

Essam Saad Ahmed Attia

Under the supervision of

Prof. Hassan Abdel-Aleem Yousuf

Professor of Literature and Criticism, Faulty of Arts and Humaniti,
Dean of the Institute of Afro-Asian Studies for Graduate Studies Suez
Canal University

Prof. Nazeer Mohamed Mohamed Al Nazeer Ayad

,Professor of Faith and Philosophy, College of Fundamentals of Religion
Vice Dean of the College of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Secretary-General
of the Islamic Research Academy, Al-Azhar University
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:Importance of the study

Awareness of society about the religious and patriotic duty of Al- .1
Azhar Al-Sharif in order to reduce as much as possible its problems and
.contribute to addressing them
To highlight the role of the state in support of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif by .2
providing all the necessary capabilities to carry out its work on settling
.and resolving disputes or limiting the spread of its damages
The link of the research with a lofty purpose of Islamic Sharia, in .3
terms of achieving social security and stability
Talking about the most prominent societal conflict issues and the role .4
.of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in resolving them
Clarifying the primacy of the Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah of the .5
Prophet in caring for societies and achieving stability and psychological
.security for them
Building an integrated mental picture of the danger of the growing .6
.societal and family disputes and the efforts made to solve them
Reconsidering the prominent issues on the scene in an attempt to .7
reach as much as possible to benefit from the strategies of Al-Azhar Al-
.Sharif to confront them
Familiarity with the digital statistics officially registered on the .8
number of major contentious issues and the success rate of Al-Azhar Al-
.Sharif in resolving them recently
Contribute to opening new horizons for researchers to carry out .9
future research in the fields of Al-Azhar's efforts, study and present
.them
I try very hard to make the research a short reference with a brevity .10
that is not offensive or boring for those looking for an analytical and
descriptive study on the role of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in settling civil disputes
.and rivalries to achieve individual and social psychological security

Plan: Study
It came in an introduction, preface, three chapters, recommendations,
:conclusion and indexes as follows
Introduction: It includes the reasons for choosing the subject matter of
the research and its problems, and raising some important questions
that were answered through the research, its importance and objectives,
the approach used in the research, its position on previous studies and
.its plan
:As for the research chapters, it was divided as follows
Introductory topic: Introducing the terminology of the study title,
linguistically and terminologically, and mentioning a brief overview of
the Al-Azhar Foundation to introduce it, highlighting its prominent role
.in settling civil disputes and disputes
Chapter One: Customary arbitration for settling disputes through the Al-
.Azhar Institution and how it is practiced
The first topic: customary arbitration and the position of Sharia and law
.on it
The second topic: the methodology of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in dealing with
.customs, traditions and societal norms during arbitration
The third topic: the foundations and regulations for arbitration and
arbitrators as justified by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
The fourth topic: the jurisprudence rules from which Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
derives its rulings in settling disputes
Chapter Two: The most prominent major societal issues and their
.numerical statistics during the time period from (2 410 AD - 1202 AD)
The first topic: Revenge and the efforts of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in dealing
.with its issues and its recent digital statistics
The second topic: inheritance and the role of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in
resolving the conflicts contained therein, and the recent digital statistics
.for them
The third topic: Divorce and family disputes and the efforts of Al-Azhar
.Al-Sharif in ending and adjudicating them and its recent digital statistics
Chapter Three: The joint efforts between Al-Azhar and the House of the
.Egyptian Family in settling civil disputes and rivalries
The first topic: Introducing the Egyptian family home in terms of its
.origin, history and the nature of its work
The second topic: the protocols based on coordinating work between Al-
.Azhar Al-Sharif and the Egyptian Family House
The third topic: the societal conflict issues that Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the
House of the Egyptian Family share in resolving and their numerical
statistics (2 410 AD - 1202 AD.)
Chapter Four: The joint role between the state and Al-Azhar in
.overcoming the difficulties he faces during his work in settling disputes
The first topic: Providing the necessary capabilities to resolve disputes
.financially, in security and in the media
The second topic: the sovereign bodies and personalities that Al-Azhar
.Al-Sharif uses in its work in settling disputes
The third topic: reunification units and other concerned parties practiced
.by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif from during his work in dispute resolution
Conclusion: It includes the research results, recommendations and
.suggestions made by the researcher
:The indexes are as follows
First: Index of Quranic Verses
Second: A list of the hadiths of the Prophet
Third: Index of sources and references
Fourth: Index of Topics