Top Egyptian cleric links Islamic extremism to 'bad interpretation' of Quran

The top cleric of Egypt's most renowned Islamic institution has said that extremism results from "bad interpretations" of the holy Quran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

According to the BBC, calling for a religious teaching reform to contain the growing Islamic extremism, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Cairo's al-Azhar University said that a historical misreading of the Koran had led to intolerant interpretations of Islam.ddressing the gathering at an anti-terror conference, the cleric urged the Muslims to stay united.

Speaking to the Egyptian state TV, he supported Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's proposal of a pan-Arab military force, saying that need for such a unified force was "growing and becoming more pressing every day" because of the huge challenges faced by the region.e further said that in order to overcome such challenges, it was imperative that the Muslims 'unite together'.