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Wednesday, 15 September 2010 21:37

On 5th September 2010, the IRCICA, the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Science organised an international conference to commemorate the 1400th anniversary of the descent of the Noble Qur'an. The main speakers of the opening session of the conference were, Dr. Halit Eren, director of the IRCICA, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secrtary General of the OIC, the Organisation of Islamic Conference, and the Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey.

The conference under the auspices of Prime Minister Erdogan was the beginning of a series of events with the aim of making the Noble Qur'an better known to the world, and in which Muslim countries from the OIC region will be participating.

The conference took place on 5th September 2010 / 26th Ramadan 1431, the day before the Laylatu'l-Qadr, the Night of Divine Power and Decree in which the revelation of the Qur'an began 14 centuries ago.

Read more: International Commemoration Programme on account of the 1400th anniversary of the descent of the Noble Qur'an

Friday, 04 June 2010 17:09

An Ottoman Madrassa built by the famous architect Sinan

Islamic education in the Balkans and in Kosova dates back to the introduction of Islam in this part of the world – starting with the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the region. For this reason the educational institutions in this part of the world emerged alongside other governmental institutions during the first days of expansion of the Empire. Throughout the various epochs religious schools of the region were named variously ‘Turkish schools’, ‘Turkish educational institutions’, ‘Islamic schools’, ‘Muslim schools’ etc. Apart from the education of Muslim children, children of other religious communities such as the Macedonian and Serbian, attended these educational institutions .

Read more: Religious Education in Kosova - by Dr. Jabir Hamiti

Thursday, 07 May 2009 17:06

The educational institution "Madrasa Imam Muhammad Wazzani" for traditional formation of Huffaz is located on the Catalan Island of Mallorca and has been educating young men since the year 2000 when it was established.

The staff and the students at the Madrasa are once again proud to announce that one of their students has completed his first "sulka", the complete memorisation of the Qur'anu'l-Karim. This student is Umar Bassa from Durban, South Africa, who has been studying for almost three years in the Madrasa "Imam Muhammad Wazzani". The 18-year-old student is the sixth young man to complete the memorisation at the Madrasa since its foundation. Students at the Madrasa memorise the Qur'an using the traditional form of oral transmission directly to the student from the teacher who in turn has been transmitted by his own teacher, and so on, reaching back to the first community of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the Prophet himself.

Read more: Celebration at the "Madrasa Imam Muhammad Wazzani"