Doha, Qatar: The Department of Islamic Research and Studies at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs will conclude the fourth cultural season of its "Ummah Symposium" on Tuesday, July 7. The season has been held under the theme "Knowledge of Revelation".
Tuesday's closing session at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd Al Wahhab Mosque will examine the intellectual and civilizational dimensions of "Knowledge of Revelation" as a pathway to cultural continuity, with the participation of a group of researchers and academics.
The first theme will explore civilizational inheritance in light of the epistemology of revelation through three topics: the inheritance of prophethood and scripture as a foundation for civilizational continuity, civilizational inheritance as a form of divine selection oriented toward development and renewal, and civilizational inheritance outside the framework of revelatory knowledge, including questions surrounding the possibility of its realization.
The second theme will highlight civilizational inheritance, its requirements and conditions, focusing on three issues: the presence of righteousness among God's inheritors, scholarly specialization across the disciplines of knowledge coupled with recognized Islamic scholarly authority, and civilizational engagement with others guided by the values of divine revelation.
Director of the Department of Islamic Research and Studies Sheikh Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani said the symposium is one of the department's flagship cultural initiatives, reflecting the Ministry's steadfast commitment to advancing knowledge derived from divine revelation.
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed said the symposium is part of a quarterly scholarly initiative organized by the department, bringing together leading scholars to examine a broad range of intellectual and cultural issues, while exploring potential solutions to contemporary social challenges and negative trends within the community.
He added that the department inaugurated the current season in October 2025 with a symposium on "Knowledge Derived from Divine Revelation" as a reference framework for "Knowledge Derived Through Reason."
The symposium focused on examining the relationship between the two forms of knowledge and the horizons that knowledge derived through reason can attain within the framework of knowledge derived from divine revelation, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed said.
He said the Cultural Seasons initiative will continue uninterrupted, adding that the fifth cultural season will begin on Oct. 6 under the theme "Knowledge and Faith: Foundations of Development and Pillars of Renewal".
The opening symposium will examine the methodological foundations for integrating knowledge and faith in Islamic thought. Subsequent symposiums, scheduled for Jan. 12 and April 6, 2027, will explore the integration of knowledge and faith in the development of Islamic civilization and its role in fostering a balanced civilizational identity.
The season will conclude on July 6, 2027, with a symposium examining the implications of separating knowledge from faith and the obstacles such separation poses to renewal.
