Awqaf honors scholars, intellectuals participating in Qur'an Conference and Ummah Writers Forum

Doha, Qatar:The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs honored the scholars and intellectuals who took part in the first Annual World Conf...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs honored the scholars and intellectuals who took part 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).

The honorees were recognized by HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani, with a host of academics and researchers from QU and the Ibn Khaldun Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, in attendance, in appreciation of their scholarly and intellectual contributions.

The purpose of this initiative is to reinstate the centrality of the Holy Qur'an in shaping human and social knowledge, and to foster the integration between the Sharia and human sciences, thereby contributing to a civilizational and intellectual renaissance for the Islamic nation, said Director of the Department of Islamic Research and Studies at Awqaf, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani.

He also announced the launch of the second edition of the Conference and the Forum, scheduled to convene in October 2026, commending the participants and researchers who enriched the sessions with their valuable papers and interventions.

Director of the Ibn Khaldun Center at Qatar University, Dr. Badran bin Lahsan, stated that the two events embodied the significance of reinstating the Holy Qur'an's pivotal role in the production of human and social knowledge.