Slated for July 4, it will be organized by the Quran Institute of the University of Oxford.
According to the website of the institute, the participants will discuss a range of topics related to the study of the Holy Quran.
The emergence of Islamic governments and their Quranic guidelines; The law in the Quran and its relation and interaction with secular laws as well as the international law; and Islamic banking and financial markets, their Quranic foundations and also analyses of the current Islamic systems with the Quranic requisites and qualifications are some of the themes.
Other include: The Quranic answers to intellectual and philosophical challenges facing Muslims such as questions raised by atheism and other ideologies and ideas;
The Quranic foundation of spiritual and mystical trends inside and outside the Muslim world;
The development of media coverage of the Quranic themes;
An exploration of the literature aiming at clarification of various dimensions of impact by the Quran on the worlds of knowledge, politics, society, psychology and so forth;
The works undertaken to develop an insight into the traditional interpretations and hermeneutics of the Holy Quran; The Arabic language of the Quran, is it in decline or is it being upheld by the advent of new media?;
Translation of the Holy Quran;
The ethical structures suggested by the Quran and how these structures helped Muslim communities throughout history be morally balanced and in peace:
The mental healing and therapeutic properties of the Quranic verses prescribing methodologies in order to keep mental disorders such as depression in check;
The impact of the Quran and Quranic studies on the discourse of the religious thinking across the world; and
New ways of interpreting the Quran, positive and negative points, a critical outlook.
The International Quranic studies conference
is intended to bring together scholars and professionals with experience and
interest in Quranic studies in order to achieve a closer link between the
endeavors that are being made across the world for a much deeper understanding
of this discipline, according to the website.