{"id":135013,"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/archives\/135013"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","slug":"my-life-and-journey-prof-dr-ali-al-qaradaghi-documents-early-years-in-a-scholarly-journey-spanning-over-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/archives\/135013","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy Life and Journey\u201d \u2013 Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Qaradaghi Documents Early Years in a Scholarly Journey Spanning Over 70 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">\u201cMy Life and Journey\u201d \u2013 Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Qaradaghi Documents<br \/>\nEarly Years in a Scholarly Journey Spanning Over 70 Years<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">His<br \/>\nEminence Sheikh Prof. Dr. Ali Mohieddin Al-Qaradaghi, President of the<br \/>\nInternational Union of Muslim Scholars, has announced the release of his new<br \/>\nbook titled \u201cMy Life and Journey: Pages from Memory (Beginnings and<br \/>\nFoundations)\u201d, in which he presents the essence of a scholarly and human<br \/>\njourney spanning more than seventy years, documenting the formative stages and<br \/>\nearly beginnings of his pursuit of knowledge.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">This<br \/>\npublication comes after years of reluctance to write an autobiography, stemming<br \/>\nfrom a scholarly and educational approach rooted in humility and prioritizing<br \/>\naction over self-narration. However, persistent requests from students and<br \/>\nresearchers, along with a series of media interviews and academic programs,<br \/>\nprompted him to record and document this experience for future generations.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The book<br \/>\nrecounts the early features of the author\u2019s life, starting from his upbringing<br \/>\nand memorization of the Holy Qur\u2019an, through his pursuit of Islamic knowledge<br \/>\nand formal education, to his academic distinction in Iraq, and later his<br \/>\nscholarly journey to Al-Azhar, which marked a significant milestone in his<br \/>\nacademic path.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">It also<br \/>\nhighlights the intellectual and formative transformations that accompanied this<br \/>\njourney, illustrating how his scholarly and intellectual framework was built<br \/>\nthrough progressive stages of learning, grounding, and practice.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">This<br \/>\nbook represents the first part of his autobiography, to be followed by a second<br \/>\nvolume that will cover the subsequent phases of his academic and intellectual<br \/>\njourney, as part of a comprehensive documentation project aimed at conveying<br \/>\nhis experience in all its dimensions to students and those interested.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\npublication is expected to attract significant attention in scholarly and<br \/>\nintellectual circles, given its documentary value in presenting the experience<br \/>\nof one of the most prominent contemporary scholars in the Muslim world.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The book<br \/>\nis currently in preparation for printing and is expected to be released soon.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span>(Source: The Union + Social Media)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; 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