SYMPOSIUM TOPICS

I. The Moral and Metaphysical Dimension of Prophethood

• The meaning and mission of prophethood in human history

• In the context of the modern epistemological crisis: The relationship between revelation, reason, and heart

• Prophethood and the ontological orientation of man: fitrah, will, and responsibility

• Prophethood and wisdom: The balance of knowledge and wisdom in Islamic civilization

 

II. Prophethood and the Conception of Civilization

• The founding role of prophethood in civilization: on the bases of value, justice, and mercy

• Reinterpretation of the concept of "civilization" in Islamic civilization

• Reconstruction of the modern world with the legacy of prophethood

• The cities of the prophets and the memory of civilization: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem

 

III. Prophethood and Global Humanity Issues

• Global Environmental Crisis and Prophetic Environmental Ethics: The Awareness of "The Earth is a Trust"

• Social Justice, Poverty, and Refugees: The Politics of Compassion in Prophethood

• Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Dignity: Boundaries from a Prophetic Perspective

• Inter-Societal Cooperation and the Search for Common Moral Ground

 

IV. Prophethood and Moral Renewal

• Revival of the Ideal Family under the Guidance of Prophethood

• Moral Leadership and Social Transformation after the Example of Prophethood

• Prophetic Justice and the Test of the Contemporary Legal Understanding

• The Modern Individual's Search for Meaning and Moral Crisis: The Guidance of Prophethood

• Prophetic Consciousness of the Ummah: Are Differences a Source of Richness? Unity in the Age of Division and Solidarity

• The Ideal of Service to Humanity and the Foundation Institution

• The Prophet's Example and the Moral Foundations of Society

 

V. The Message of Prophethood to the Contemporary Islamic World

• Prophethood, Reform and the Idea of Renewal: The Limits of Renewal

• Islamic Education in the Light of Prophethood

• Epistemic and Moral Crisis in Modern Islamic Societies

 

VI. Prophethood, Science and Spirituality

• Scientific Progress and the Wisdom Axis of Prophethood

• Modern Science's Conception of the Universe Without Prophethood

• A View of the Universe in the Light of Prophethood

• Towards Post-Materialist Science: The Reunion of Revelation and Science

 

VII. Prophethood and Sufism

• Sufism in the Era of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

• The Conception of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Sufism

• The Muhammadan Reality, and the Love of Muhammad (PBUH)

• The Living Quran, Our Time and the Prophet (PBUH)

• The Sufis' Conception of the Ahl al-Bayt

 

VIII. The Âl-i Bayt

• The Concepts of the Âl-i Bayt and the Ahl al-Bayt

• The Âl-i Bayt Throughout History

• The Duty of Preserving Religion

• The Duty of Guiding People

• The Middle Way (Positive Action) Method