DOHA: The Quranic Botanic Garden (QBG) of Qatar Foundation for Education (QF), hosted a training programme for more than 130 students from Community College of Qatar as part of the organisation’s aim to promote cultural awareness among university students.
The training included interactive courses on ‘Plants and Islamic Heritage’, supporting QF on its mission to transfer knowledge to a society that interacts with the future and is aware of its Arab and Islamic heritage and culture.
The programme also included theoretical lectures, trips and a visit to a laboratory. The course began with a lecture explaining to students the concept of QBG’s role and why the garden was created to promote knowledge of plants, botanical terms and conservation principles mentioned in the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
Fatima Al Khulaifi, Project Manager, QBG, said, “By holding an interactive educational programme for students of the college, QBG is extending its bridges of communication with national institutions in Qatar.
“By doing this, we hope to spread knowledge about plants in the Holy Quran and Sunnah and Islamic heritage to discuss issues surrounding the preservation of plants and Islamic gardens.”
Students visited a greenhouse where they had the opportunity to take a closer look at the nature of the growth and cultivation of such plants in different geographical areas. A lecture was also given on the concept of conservation and its significance in Islam, with a brief explanation about some of the conservation tools used by QBG when taking care of plants.
The programme also discussed the role the Seed Bank and Herbarium play in protecting plants growing outside their natural habitat. QBG also awarded students with attendance certificates.
The Peninsula
