Al-Azhar head dies in Saudi Arabia
Tantawi, Sunni Islam’s most senior religious figure, stirred controversy with ban on niqab.
Published On 10 Mar 2010
He also wrote a number of books, including a 15-volume, 7,000-page encyclopedia on the interpretation of Quran.
His body is likely to be sent back to Cairo on Wednesday evening, local television said.
Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies