A seminar organised by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, held on the sidelines of the Ramadan Book Fair at Souq Waqif, discussed 'Islamic thought and its contribution to the advancement of civilisation'.
It was moderated by Sheikh Abdullah al-Buainain and saw the participation of preacher Bashir Essam al-Marrakchi.
The book fair has been organised by the Ministry of Culture, represented by the Qatar Cultural and Heritage Events Centre. It was inaugurated on Friday evening by HE the Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani.
At the seminar, al-Marrakchi addressed the impact of religion on the individual, and how the Islamic religion has clear laws in every field, whether in thought, economy, politics or culture. He noted that the Islamic religion has a set of clear restrictions, texts and intellectual heritage that speak on the relationship of the individual with Allah and how to adhere to it, whether within the circle of worship or even outside it.
The preacher stressed the need for Islamic thought to proceed from the Islamic law for its results to be legitimate, and how it is necessary that this thought in all its discussions should not depart from the circle of the legislator. He called for the need to start dealing with many intellectual issues from Islamic legal points of view, similar to the issue of secularism, in an attempt to link them to reality.
Regarding what the Islamic civilisation has provided to the entire mankind, al-Marrakchi said: "The Islamic civilisation is the only one that has been able to present a material civilisation... this makes it unique and unparalleled."
“The Islamic civilisation, unlike others, was able to combine the divine and spiritual aspects during the centuries of 'darkness' (ignorance), which were called the Middle Ages among Europeans, and at that time Muslims did not go through centuries of 'darkness' (ignorance). They rather had a shining civilisation in Andalusia, Sicily, Baghdad and in different regions of the Muslim world in various fields, especially in astronomy, physics, chemistry and even politics,” al-Marrakchi concluded.
It was moderated by Sheikh Abdullah al-Buainain and saw the participation of preacher Bashir Essam al-Marrakchi.
The book fair has been organised by the Ministry of Culture, represented by the Qatar Cultural and Heritage Events Centre. It was inaugurated on Friday evening by HE the Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani.
At the seminar, al-Marrakchi addressed the impact of religion on the individual, and how the Islamic religion has clear laws in every field, whether in thought, economy, politics or culture. He noted that the Islamic religion has a set of clear restrictions, texts and intellectual heritage that speak on the relationship of the individual with Allah and how to adhere to it, whether within the circle of worship or even outside it.
The preacher stressed the need for Islamic thought to proceed from the Islamic law for its results to be legitimate, and how it is necessary that this thought in all its discussions should not depart from the circle of the legislator. He called for the need to start dealing with many intellectual issues from Islamic legal points of view, similar to the issue of secularism, in an attempt to link them to reality.
Regarding what the Islamic civilisation has provided to the entire mankind, al-Marrakchi said: "The Islamic civilisation is the only one that has been able to present a material civilisation... this makes it unique and unparalleled."
“The Islamic civilisation, unlike others, was able to combine the divine and spiritual aspects during the centuries of 'darkness' (ignorance), which were called the Middle Ages among Europeans, and at that time Muslims did not go through centuries of 'darkness' (ignorance). They rather had a shining civilisation in Andalusia, Sicily, Baghdad and in different regions of the Muslim world in various fields, especially in astronomy, physics, chemistry and even politics,” al-Marrakchi concluded.
