Invitation to participate in the 12th Prophetic Hadith International Symposium • June 22, 2024

Under the patronage of His Excellency Juma Al-Majid

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University

the 12th Prophetic Hadith International Symposium

Sustainable Development in the Prophetic Sunnah: Reality and Prospects

February 19-20, 2025

Preamble to the Symposium:

The tolerant Sharia, together with the Noble Qur’an and the prophetic Sunnah, came to free minds calling for research, meditation, and thinking. It addresses and guides the mind, enlightens the way to think, hope, and as far as human fulfilment is concerned, develops and achieves a moral and ethical atmosphere. This will be possible only by returning to the texts of the revelation and making the best use of them, to address emerging challenges at all levels.

When we investigate the history of the Prophet’s biography, many facts become clear, including: How the messenger was keen to support his companions, and how he cared about their upbringing and education. Thus, he made them more hardworking, more faithful, efficient, and giving to themselves and their community, keen to support what we call in our contemporary reality “the theory of Sustainable Development”. Such theory is expressed as: “A set of vital processes that provide the means of life for living organisms of various kinds, helping them to maintain succession of generations and develop their means of development over time”. This is what the individual, the family, and society really need, to develop today’s reality into the reality that they dream of–a reality in which all the causes of poverty, destitution, and laziness are eroded, to achieve sustainable development.

The Prophetic Sunnah Research Centre, Al Wasl University, Dubai, therefore considered that the title of the 12th Symposium should be (“Sustainable Development in the Prophetic Sunnah: Reality and Prospects”), to be a fertile field of knowledge, a scientific research environment in which researchers of the prophetic Sunnah meet to enrich the symposium’s activities with their deep thoughts and good opinions. It is all about serving the Prophet’s Sunnah and serving modern society.

Objectives of the Symposium:

• Highlighting the impact of the Prophetic Sunnah as an authentic source of legislation, which is valid for every time and place, makes the theory of Sustainable Development a solution to the problems of contemporary reality.
• Rooting the manifestations of “Sustainable Development” and highlighting them in the Prophetic Sunnah.
• Contributing to the application of “Sustainable Development” mechanisms in the Prophetic Sunnah in various spheres of life, to achieve progress and cultural prosperity, and a safe human life.

Symposium themes:

• First theme: Sustainable Human Development in the Prophetic Sunnah.
• Second theme: Sustainable Economic Development in the Prophetic Sunnah.
• Third Theme: Sustainable Social Development in the Prophetic Sunnah.
• Fourth Theme: Sustainable Environmental Development in the Prophetic Sunnah.
• Fifth Theme: Prospects for Sustainable Development in the Prophetic Sunnah: Challenges and Solutions.

The conditions for acceptance and publication of research in the peer-reviewed symposium’s book:

1. Research papers should be relevant to the symposium’s topic and themes, and the researcher should indicate the focus of his/her research.
2. No overuse of quotations, nor over-interpretation and elaboration.
3. Research is characterized by novelty, authenticity, depth, and realism.
4. The research paper should be characterized by linguistic integrity and a sober scientific method.
5. The Introduction should include previous studies and the scientific contribution.
6. The paper should not have been published before, submitted for publication to a peer-reviewing entity, obtained a degree for the author, or presented at another scientific conference, nor should it be based on a scientific thesis/dissertation by the author.
7. Citing the Qur’anic verses from Medina’s Electronic Qur’an.
8. The prophet’s sayings (Hadith) should be documented from the sources. The titles of the book, the chapter, with part and page numbers, and the Hadith’s number, shall be as follows: narrated by Muslim in the book of sales, Chapter of forbidding to sell the water which is in the desert and needed to grow plants 5/34, Hadith (300), indicating the degree of Hadiths if it is not included in Sahih Muslim nor Sahih al-Bukhari. The text should be set in accordance with the program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
9. The quote should be documented by mentioning the name of the author and then the source, as follows: Ibn Hajar, Fath Al-Bari, 1/210.
10. The conclusion shall include the results and recommendations of the research paper.
11. The list of sources and references shall be complete at the end of the paper and be arranged alphabetically. The title of the book precedes the author’s name; as follows: Fath Al-Bari fi Sharh Sahih Al-Bukhari, for Abu Al-Fadhl Ahmed ben Ali bin Hajr al-Ashkalani, Beirut, Dar Al-Ma’refa. 1379 A.H.
12. The font size shall be (16), and (14) for footnotes, and the font type is Traditional Arabic, leaving margins of 2.5 cm on the four sides of the page. The research paper should range from (20) to (30) pages.
13. The researcher is obliged to make the modifications requested by the Committee of Reviewers on his/her research and to send them on time.
14. Correspondence is based on e-mail only.
15. No attention will be paid to research papers that do not comply with previous requirements.

The symposium is held in a hybrid conference system

Important Dates:

The 12th Symposium will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 19-20 February 2025.

1. Deadline to receive abstracts: 15/08/2024 PM
2. Deadline to respond to accepted abstracts: 31/08/2024
3. Deadline to receive research papers: 15/11/2024
4. Final acceptance of research papers: 19/1/2025
5. Symposium: 19-20/2/2025

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