Center for Hadith Research under Study, Says Al-Asheikh
-- Saudi Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh on Wednesday announced his ministry’s plan to establish a center for Hadith research and studies, similar to the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Madinah.
The plan to establish a center for Hadith (the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) is significant as they represent the second fundamental source of Islam after the Quran.
The Quran and Hadith are inter-related as it is impossible to understand the Quran without referring to the Hadith and vice versa.
The Quran is the message, while the Hadith is the explanation of the message in pragmatic terms, as exemplified by the Prophet (PBUH).
Minister Al-Asheikh disclosed the plan to open a Hadith center on the occasion of the inauguration of an Islamic calligraphy show at Le Meridien in Madinah.
He commended Muslim calligraphers around the world for reviving the Islamic art and promoting the message of Quran in an impressive manner.
“God has honored the Arab nation by sending the Quran in Arabic and making the calligraphic writings of the Quranic verses part of the Islamic civilization,” the minister said while opening a forum for famous Quran calligraphers in the world.
As many as 225 calligraphers from Saudi Arabia and many foreign countries are taking part in the show, organized by the King Fahd Complex.
“The Quran calligraphy reflects Muslim artists' love and care for the holy book,” Al-Asheikh said. “It's a blessing from God that He has made us a nation that gives utmost care for the Holy Quran,” he added.
Al-Asheikh emphasized the need to promote electronic publication of the Quran after making adequate efforts for the protection of the Quranic text. “We have organized this forum in order to highlight the role played by Muslim calligraphers in writing the Quran in an excellent manner,” said Al-Asheikh, who is chairman of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex.
He said providing every encouragement and support to Quran calligraphers is one of the complex’s main objectives in order to ensure the writing of the Quran is carried out in an elegant and excellent manner.
“We have published a unique copy of the Quran written by calligrapher Othman Taha and the Madinah Quran copies are based on Taha’s writing,” he pointed out.
He said the complex has printed and distributed about 270 million copies of the Quran all over the world during the past 27 years.
“We have also published translations of the meaning of the Quranic verses in different languages. We revise these translations regularly in order to make them perfect,” he said.
Source: Arab News
The Quran and Hadith are inter-related as it is impossible to understand the Quran without referring to the Hadith and vice versa.
The Quran is the message, while the Hadith is the explanation of the message in pragmatic terms, as exemplified by the Prophet (PBUH).
Minister Al-Asheikh disclosed the plan to open a Hadith center on the occasion of the inauguration of an Islamic calligraphy show at Le Meridien in Madinah.
He commended Muslim calligraphers around the world for reviving the Islamic art and promoting the message of Quran in an impressive manner.
“God has honored the Arab nation by sending the Quran in Arabic and making the calligraphic writings of the Quranic verses part of the Islamic civilization,” the minister said while opening a forum for famous Quran calligraphers in the world.
As many as 225 calligraphers from Saudi Arabia and many foreign countries are taking part in the show, organized by the King Fahd Complex.
“The Quran calligraphy reflects Muslim artists' love and care for the holy book,” Al-Asheikh said. “It's a blessing from God that He has made us a nation that gives utmost care for the Holy Quran,” he added.
Al-Asheikh emphasized the need to promote electronic publication of the Quran after making adequate efforts for the protection of the Quranic text. “We have organized this forum in order to highlight the role played by Muslim calligraphers in writing the Quran in an excellent manner,” said Al-Asheikh, who is chairman of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex.
He said providing every encouragement and support to Quran calligraphers is one of the complex’s main objectives in order to ensure the writing of the Quran is carried out in an elegant and excellent manner.
“We have published a unique copy of the Quran written by calligrapher Othman Taha and the Madinah Quran copies are based on Taha’s writing,” he pointed out.
He said the complex has printed and distributed about 270 million copies of the Quran all over the world during the past 27 years.
“We have also published translations of the meaning of the Quranic verses in different languages. We revise these translations regularly in order to make them perfect,” he said.
Source: Arab News
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