Doha
Hosts the First World Conference on “The Qur’an and Human Knowledge”
and the “Book of the Ummah” Forum
Doha has launched
the inaugural annual World Conference on “The Qur’an and Human
Knowledge” and the first “Book of the Ummah” Forum, organized by
the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in cooperation with the Ibn Khaldun
Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Qatar University, held over two
days.
The opening ceremony
was attended by a number of distinguished scholars and officials, including
H.E. Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al Thani, Undersecretary of the
Ministry of Awqaf, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Nuaimi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Education and Higher Education, and Sheikh Dr. Thaqeel Al-Shammari, Vice
President of the Court of Cassation, along with a select group of intellectuals
and researchers.
✦ The Qur’an: A Reference for Human Knowledge
Dr. Omar bin
Mohammed Al-Ansari, President of Qatar University, stressed that the conference
aims to build human intellectual awareness in light of the guidance of the Holy
Qur’an, which serves as a comprehensive civilizational and ethical reference
capable of directing human knowledge across educational, social, economic, and
political fields.
For his part, Sheikh
Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Thani, Director of the Department of Research and
Islamic Studies, emphasized that the conference highlights the pioneering role
of Qur’anic knowledge in guiding the humanities and connecting researchers to it.
He also shed light on the legacy of the “Book of the Ummah” series,
launched more than four decades ago, which has contributed to shaping
contemporary Islamic and intellectual awareness.
✦ Bridging and Localizing Knowledge
Dr. Badran bin
Lahsan, Director of the Ibn Khaldun Center, explained that the conference seeks
to “bridge” between various sciences to address human issues in an
integrated manner, and to “localize” contemporary knowledge and
theories in line with the society’s religious and cultural identity.
✦ Conference Objectives and Themes
The conference works
to affirm the centrality of the Holy Qur’an in shaping contemporary
intellectual discourse through four main themes: educational sciences, social
sciences, psychology, and economics. The scientific sessions presented 19
research papers focusing on utilizing Qur’anic guidance in addressing human and
social issues.
Meanwhile, the
“Book of the Ummah” Forum discussed, through eight research papers,
the role of this intellectual series in reshaping the Muslim personality,
renewing intellectual and cultural awareness, and developing an elite capable
of facing contemporary challenges.
✦ In-Depth Discussions
The first day of the
conference featured dialogue sessions that explored the relationship between
the Qur’an and psychological knowledge, its role in grounding psychological
concepts, and offering Qur’anic alternatives to traditional psychoanalytic
theories, in addition to addressing societal issues such as ego inflation and
contemporary awareness.
📍 Through
this conference and forum, Doha continues to establish its position as a global
intellectual and knowledge platform, reviving the Qur’an’s role in guiding
human knowledge and shaping contemporary awareness.
(Source: QNA)
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