{"id":134148,"date":"2024-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/archives\/134148"},"modified":"2024-11-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T00:00:00","slug":"the-kurdistan-branch-of-the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-honors-23-students-with-islamic-jurisprudence-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/archives\/134148","title":{"rendered":"The Kurdistan Branch of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Honors 23 Students with Islamic Jurisprudence Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Kurdistan Branch of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Honors 23 Students with Islamic Jurisprudence Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, November 23, 2024, a delegation from the Kurdistan branch of the International Union of Muslim Scholars participated in a prestigious ceremony honoring 23 students of Islamic jurisprudence in the Kurdistan Region. The students were awarded their formal certifications in Islamic sciences during the event.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation was led by Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al-Banjweni, the branch head, alongside prominent members and administrative officials of the Kurdistan branch.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the Office of Preachers and Scholars affiliated with the Kurdistan Islamic Union, the event commenced with a recitation from the Holy Qur&#8217;an.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Jaafar Al-Mas, a union member and head of the organizing office, delivered a welcoming address, expressing pride in this scholarly achievement.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote speech, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al-Banjweni emphasized the esteemed position of knowledge and scholars in Islam, referring to them as the &#8220;heirs of the prophets.&#8221; He highlighted the critical role of certification in preserving and advancing Islamic jurisprudence.<\/p>\n<p>He stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The noblest pursuit in which lifetimes are spent, wealth is invested, and efforts are exerted is the quest for knowledge.&#8221;<br \/>He also quoted:<br \/>&#8220;The ink of scholars has been weighed against the blood of martyrs, and the ink of scholars outweighed the blood of martyrs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ceremony concluded with the awarding of certifications to the 23 students by distinguished scholars of the union, including Sheikh Ahmed Al-Shafi&#8217;i, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Al-Qaradaghi, and Sheikh Zana Nouri.<\/p>\n<p>Held under the theme <strong>&#8220;Scholars: Symbols of Prosperity and Social Harmony,&#8221;<\/strong> the event lasted three hours and saw a broad turnout of scholars and preachers from the provinces of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk.<\/p>\n<p>The Kurdistan branch is one of several international branches of the union, including those in Palestine, Yemen, Malaysia, Tunisia, Senegal, Qatar, Turkey, Algeria, and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: The International Union of Muslim Scholars<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kurdistan Branch of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Honors 23 Students with Islamic Jurisprudence CertificationOn Saturday, November 23, 2024, a delegation from the Kurdistan branch of the International&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[891],"class_list":["post-134148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-news-en","tag-branch-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}