{"id":59148,"date":"2023-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2023\/08\/21\/understanding-islam-through-maqasid-al-quran-a-landmark-event-unites-muslim-students-in-seoul\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T00:00:00","slug":"understanding-islam-through-maqasid-al-quran-a-landmark-event-unites-muslim-students-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2023\/08\/21\/understanding-islam-through-maqasid-al-quran-a-landmark-event-unites-muslim-students-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Islam through Maqasid Al-Qur\u2019an&#8221;: A Landmark Event Unites Muslim Students in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Seoul, South Korea<\/em> &#8211; On Saturday, 8th of July 2023, MSAK (Muslim Student Association of Korea) and Salam Nuri hosted an enriching seminar titled &quot;Understanding Islam through Maqasid Al-Qur&rsquo;an&quot;. This event was convened at the prestigious Fillone Conference Hall in Center Point Gwanghwamun Building.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering served as a bridge to bring together over 60 attendees comprising international and Korean Muslim students, non-Muslims, new Muslims, and those interested in understanding the tenets of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion was graced by esteemed speakers from the Maqasid Institute, Dr. Jasser Auda &amp; Dr. Zaid Barzinji, who delved deep into subjects such as the oneness of God (Tawheed) and the overarching objectives of Islamic law (Maqasid Al-Qur&rsquo;an). Both scholars emphasized the higher goals of Islam and addressed contemporary challenges using solutions anchored in Islam&#8217;s divine higher objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Brother Abdul Saboor Zaheeb, President of MSAK, highlighted the association&#8217;s endeavors and underscored the significance of such gatherings, especially in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic which had limited similar events in the past years.<\/p>\n<p>The audience highly praised the event&#8217;s format which not only provided illuminating lectures but also interactive Q&amp;A sessions and networking breaks. Participants were captivated by the speakers&rsquo; deep insights, their encouraging approach to questioning, and the sharing of experiences living in Korea.<\/p>\n<p>MSAK received requests to organize future events of this caliber, with many showing keen interest in contributing to MSAK&#8217;s initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The event culminated in a gesture of gratitude, with gifts presented to the distinguished guests on behalf of MSAK and Salam Nuri, and a commemorative group photograph.<\/p>\n<p>For those unable to attend, the association encourages keeping an eye out for future events and gatherings aimed at fostering understanding and unity among the Muslim community in Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, 8th of July 2023, MSAK (Muslim Student Association of Korea) and Salam Nuri hosted an enriching seminar titled &#8220;Understanding Islam through Maqasid Al-Qur\u2019an&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":59521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}