Department of Creed at the University of Samarra Organizes a Scientific Course on the Interpretations of “Al-Qasitun” and “Al-Muqsitun”
The Department of Creed and Islamic Thought at the College of Islamic Sciences, University of Samarra, organized a scientific course titled “Interpretations of ‘Al-Qasitun’ and ‘Al-Muqsitun’ by Scholars of Tafsir,” held from April 12–13, with the participation of a number of faculty members.
This course was organized as part of the department’s efforts to enhance accurate interpretive understanding of Quranic texts. It focused on clarifying the difference between the terms Al-Qasitun and Al-Muqsitun in the Holy Quran by examining the views of leading exegetes, analyzing their linguistic and legal meanings, and highlighting their impact on theological and interpretive understanding.
The course aimed to achieve several academic objectives, including clarifying the linguistic roots of both terms, highlighting the semantic differences between them in the Quran, compiling the interpretations of major scholars, linking linguistic meaning with legal meaning, and developing students’ interpretive skills.
The course covered several key topics, including linguistic roots and meanings, Al-Qasitun in the Quran, Al-Muqsitun in the Quran, the subtle differences between the two terms, and their theological and educational implications.
The course resulted in important academic outcomes, most notably enabling students to accurately distinguish between the two terms, understand related Quranic texts, and recall the interpretations of scholars on the subject.
