Great Imám of the Council of Older Teachors of the Al-Azhar University, the prestigious headquarters of the Sunni Islam, said Monday that The deceased Pope Francis is written in memory as an intervie of inter -religious dialogue. According to AFP, TASR writes about it.
Sheikh Ahmad at-Tajb called František “his brother”. He said that “he strengthened relations with al-Azhár and Islamic world through his visits in many Islamic and Arab countries and his views proving justice and humanity, especially as regards aggression in Gaza and the fight against nasty Islamophobia ”.
The Tibetan spiritual leader of the Dalai Lama also appreciated Pope Francis, and he gave Buddhist prayers for his intention and “expressed the papal envy of the papal ambassador” over his death. Pope Francis “dedicated himself to service to others … he consistently revealed with his own actions to live a simple but meaningful life,” stated in a statement from his exile headquarters in India.
“The best honor we can give him is to be a cordial person who serves the other anywhere and in any way,” added. Buddhist monks in the main Tibetan temple in the northern Indian city of Dharamsal will organize a commemorative worship in František’s honor.
The death of the Pope has an extraordinary response for Buddhist believers. Many perceive the Dalai Lama, who will celebrate his 90th birthday in July, as a “pope -like institution” not only for the Tibetan Buddhists, but also for the Himalayan areas of India, Bhutan and Nepal, Mongolia and some Russian regions. The Dalai Lama resigned as a political chief of the Tibetan people in 2011 and gave the secular power to the government, which was democratically chosen by Tibetans from all over the world.
