With deep sorrow and grief, the Faculty of Specific Education – Assiut University, headed by Professor Dr. Yasmine Al-Kahki, Dean of the Faculty, along with the faculty vice deans, faculty members and their assistants, administrative staff, and students, mourns the passing of the eminent scholar Professor Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashem, a member of the Senior Scholars Council at Al-Azhar, former President of Al-Azhar University, and professor of Hadith and its sciences. May God have mercy on the departed, who was a symbol of moderation and balance, and who devoted a life full of knowledge, advocacy, generosity, and sincerity, enriching Islamic thought through his publications and scholarly and advocacy contributions. He was an exemplary enlightened Azharite scholar who combined knowledge with action, and called to God with wisdom and good counsel. We ask Almighty God to grant him His vast mercy, make his abode in His spacious Paradise, and grant his family, students, and loved ones patience and solace. Indeed, to God we belong and to Him we shall return.