MUSCAT : Organised by the Imam Jaber bin Zaid Endowment Foundation, the two-day symposium aims to highlight the role of the Holy Qur’an in the intellectual and moral development of the human being, and to explore the potential of activating its presence in shaping a human future founded upon education, values, and identity.

The symposium, held at Sultan Qaboos University, features the participation of a number of specialists in Qur’anic sciences and the service of Islamic Sharia from within the Sultanate of Oman and abroad.

The main session of the ‘Qur’an and Human Development’ symposium affirmed the centrality of the Holy Qur’an as the supreme reference for shaping human thought and regulating the relationship between knowledge and values, while calling for the restoration of its role in unifying the Islamic vision and transcending intellectual divisions.

The discussions focused on the importance of balance between a realistic understanding of events and adherence to ethical reference points, as well as the re-employment of reason within a Qur’anic framework that connects knowledge with faith, thereby contributing to the development of a balanced human being who participates in the renaissance of the nation.

The first day of the symposium reviewed the theme of the centrality of the Qur’an in the field of Islamic knowledge, with five working papers presented that addressed the horizons of construction and integration between the Holy Qur’an – as the primary reference for human and civilizational development – and other methodologies that serve as sources of human knowledge.

The symposium also featured three public lectures addressing various topics from a Qur’anic perspective. In a related context, a specialized workshop was held under the title “The Jurisprudence of the Self in the Holy Qur’an: Building Consciousness and Psychological Health in the Educational Field,” presented by Dr. Abdul Rahman Thakir Al Hashmi. The workshop targeted social and psychological specialists and their supervisors from the Ministry of Education, focusing on employing the Qur’anic methodology to enhance psychological and educational awareness and to develop professional practices based on values and integrated knowledge.

The symposium is expected to come up with a number of recommendations that contribute to strengthening the presence of the Holy Qur’an in various spheres of life, particularly in educational, instructional, and intellectual domains, thereby supporting the development of a human being who is balanced intellectually, spiritually, and behaviourally.

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