جهود دولة قطر في خدمة القرآن الكريم من عام ١٩٧١ م حتى ٢٠٢١ م : دراسة تحليلية تقويمية

Abstract

This research highlights the efforts of the State of Qatar over half a century in serving the Qur’an, by addressing the issue of neglecting the Qur’anic inheritance in our time. It shows that the efforts made have gone through various stages without documentation and development. In our era, the death of scholars and reciters has increased, leading to losing their experiences and expertise without recording their memories. The research also addresses the issue of the weak documentation of Qatar's efforts in serving the Qur’an, and the delay in evaluating and assessing these efforts, while other countries have begun documenting them for over two decades. These efforts are presented in six chapters. The first chapter outlines the research plan and its general structure. The second chapter explains the concept of efforts to serve the Qur’an both linguistically and terminologically, its importance and teaching, its impact on individuals and society, and the stages of development of the writing of the Qur’an, its exegesis, and Qur’anic sciences. It also introduces the State of Qatar, its origination, and its political, social, economic and educational situation. The third chapter highlights the efforts of the religious institution in serving the Qur’an through memorization centers and women’s centers concerned with teaching the Qur’an, the emergence and printing of the Qatar Qur’an, Qur’anic competitions organized by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, and Qur’an publications provided by various religious institutions. Chapter four clarifies the role of educational institutions, including the Ministry of Education, the Religious Institute School, the College of Sharia at Qatar University, and various educational libraries in the field of the Quran. Chapter five examines the role of societal institutions, such as media, youth, cultural, charitable, educational, and military institutions. Finally, chapter six demonstrates the role of individuals in serving the Qur’an, including scholars and reciters. The research is limited to specific boundaries: geographically, it focuses on the State of Qatar and its inhabitants. Temporally, it covers the period from 1971 to 2021. Intellectually, it is confined to Qur’anic efforts. The research employs the inductive and comparative approaches and personal interviews. The researcher reached several results, the most notable of which is the abundance of audio, visual and written Qur’anic content in Qatar. One of the key recommendations is the necessity of establishing a dedicated department for the Qur’an and its sciences under the religious institution, to be responsible for all Quranic activities in Qatar, whether through implementation, oversight, or partnership.