Al-Azhar condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran on Wednesday in Sweden’s capital Stockholm.
A single person took part in the Quran burning in the Swedish capital and photos of the incident show he was the only person apart from his translator at the demonstration, which coincided with the Eid-al-Adha holiday, one of the most significant in the Islamic calendar.
The incident has triggered wide condemnation by Arab countries. Turkey canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister scheduled for 27 January in response to the protests.
Al-Azhar called for the boycott of Swedish products and urged Islamic governments to take serious and unified positions against violations of the Quran.
It also called for fatwas and religious authorities worldwide to issue a fatwa on the obligation to boycott Swedish products.
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