{"id":59163,"date":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2024\/12\/03\/the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-advocating-for-the-revival-of-quranic-values-to-address-modern-challenges\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","slug":"the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-advocating-for-the-revival-of-quranic-values-to-address-modern-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2024\/12\/03\/the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-advocating-for-the-revival-of-quranic-values-to-address-modern-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Union of Muslim Scholars: Advocating for the Revival of Quranic Values to Address Modern Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;\ncolor:#C00000\">The International Union of Muslim Scholars: Advocating for the<br \/>\nRevival of Quranic Values to Address Modern Challenges<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;color:#C00000\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Dr. Ali Muhammad Al-Sallabi, Secretary-General of the<br \/>\nInternational Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), emphasized the importance of<br \/>\nactively reviving Quranic values to confront the challenges faced by the<br \/>\nIslamic Ummah and the world at large. His remarks came during a press statement<br \/>\non the sidelines of the IUMS Board of Trustees meeting, which convenes<br \/>\nbiannually.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">Key Issues Addressed in the<br \/>\nMeeting<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Board of Trustees deliberated on issues fundamental to<br \/>\nthe Islamic Ummah, particularly those concerning Palestine, the Gaza Strip, and<br \/>\noppressed communities in other regions. It also discussed how to unify efforts<br \/>\namong the Ummah, scholars, political leaders, and global advocates of justice<br \/>\nto uphold shared principles, values, and ethics.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">Promoting Quranic Teachings<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Dr. Al-Sallabi highlighted the need to simplify and<br \/>\ncommunicate the teachings of the Quran in an accessible and comprehensible<br \/>\nmanner. The union is focusing on enhancing performance across its committees,<br \/>\nwhich include those dedicated to core principles, media, advocacy, and fatwas.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">Institutional Development and<br \/>\nStrategic Goals<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Secretary-General noted that the IUMS is entering a new<br \/>\nphase of comprehensive institutionalization, fostering stronger relationships<br \/>\nbetween the General Secretariat and its various committees. This progress<br \/>\nstrengthens the union\u2019s ability to convey the message of Islam to future<br \/>\ngenerations worldwide.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">Quranic Values and Universal<br \/>\nJustice<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Dr. Al-Sallabi underscored the role of Islamic values in<br \/>\nachieving justice, freedom, and equality\u2014concepts deeply rooted in the Quran.<br \/>\nHe cited verses such as:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cThere<br \/>\n     is no compulsion in religion; the truth has been made distinct from<br \/>\n     falsehood\u201d (Surah Al-Baqarah: 256).<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cO<br \/>\n     people, We have created you from a male and a female and made you into<br \/>\n     nations and tribes so that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the most<br \/>\n     noble of you before Allah is the most righteous<sup>[7]<\/sup>&nbsp;among<br \/>\n     you\u201d (Surah Al-Hujurat: 13).<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">A Global Call for Human<br \/>\nValues<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In conclusion, Dr. Al-Sallabi noted that the IUMS is working<br \/>\non a comprehensive project aimed at reviving universal human values and<br \/>\nintroducing the world to the Quran\u2019s teachings, which advocate for freedom,<br \/>\njustice, and human fraternity, following the example set by the Prophet<br \/>\nMuhammad (peace be upon him).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Source:<\/b> IUMS + Al-Arab Newspaper<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Union of Muslim Scholars: Advocating for the Revival of Quranic Values to Address Modern ChallengesDr. Ali Muhammad Al-Sallabi, Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), emphasized&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":59503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59163","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\/59163","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=59163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}