Doha: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs honored the scholars and intellectuals who participated in the first Annual World Conference on the Qur'an and Human Knowledge: Towards Sound Human Understanding, and the inaugural Ummah Writers Forum, organized by Awqaf in collaboration with Qatar University (QU).
According to Qatar News Agency, the honorees were recognized by HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani. A host of academics and researchers from QU and the Ibn Khaldun Center for Humanities and Social Sciences attended the event, appreciating their scholarly and intellectual contributions.
The initiative aims to reinstate the centrality of the Holy Qur'an in shaping human and social knowledge and foster integration between the Sharia and human sciences. This effort is intended to contribute to a civilizational and intellectual renaissance for the Islamic nation, as stated by Sheikh Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani, Director of the Department of Islamic Research and Studies at Awqaf.
He also announced the launch of the second edition of the Conference and the Forum, scheduled for October 2026, commending participants and researchers for enriching the sessions with valuable papers and interventions.
Dr. Badran bin Lahsan, Director of the Ibn Khaldun Center at Qatar University, highlighted that the events underscored the significance of reinstating the Holy Qur'an's role in the production of human and social knowledge. He noted that the Holy Qur'an provides a holistic vision of existence and offers values and standards guiding thought and contributing to building humans and societies.
The Conference facilitated a balanced intellectual dialogue between Sharia sciences and modern human and social sciences. It emphasized the importance of sustained collaboration among academic and intellectual institutions and the exchange of expertise among researchers from various disciplines to ensure institutional continuity and enrich research and intellectual experiences within Islamic communities.
Dr. Abdel Majid Al Najjar, representing the guests at the Forum, emphasized that the Ummah Writers series, spanning four decades, served as a pioneering reformist school. It has contributed to consolidating the civilizational identity of the Islamic nation and safeguarding the Islamic personality in its doctrinal, intellectual, and behavioral dimensions.
He further stressed the importance of constant renewal within the series to keep pace with contemporary developments and challenges. This renewal would enable the formation of a modern Muslim personality capable of addressing intellectual and social issues and benefiting from civilizational advancements without compromising deep-rooted Islamic values.