17 July 2010 - 19:30

40 papers will be presented at the two-day conference on “Quran and Nahj-ol-Balaqa Interpretation in Universities”, director of the conference told reporters

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Holy Qom, IranHojat-ol-Islam Ali Reza Kamali said that the conference is organized by the University of Islamic Teachings with the aim of promoting thematic interpretation of the Quran and Nahj-ol-Balaqa in universities.

He said that the conference is slated to be held on May 12-13 in the holy city of Qom. It will be attended by scholars, researchers and professors of Islamic teachings.

“184 articles were submitted to the secretariat of the conference and 40 articles were selected to be presented at the two-day event.”

Three specialized committees selected the papers: the Quranic teachings committee headed by Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammad Baqer Saeedi Roshan, the Nahj-ol-Balaqa committee headed by Hojat-ol-Islam Abdollah Movaheddi Moheb and the methodology committee chaired by Hojat-ol-Islam Fathollah Najjarzadegan.

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