A three-day International Conference on "Qur'an and Science" collaboratively organized by the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the Wilayat Foundation, and Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran from January 28 to January 30, 2026, was yesterday inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor, JMI, Prof Mazhar Asif and Registrar JMI, Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi at the university's Dr. M A Ansari Auditorium amidst scholars from across the world.
Presiding the inaugural session of 3rd Three-Day International Seminar, VC JMI, Prof Asif said, "The true success of humankind lies in the understanding of the Qur’an, in deep reflection upon it, and in adhering to its teachings. The tragedy is that the Qur’an, which once served as a transformative force for living nations, which shaped moral character and acted as a shield against sin, has today been reduced to a book recited only for the dead. The need of the hour is to once again make the Qur’an the pathway of life—to read it with understanding, to internalize it in the heart, to embody it in character, and to make it the pulse of both our individual and collective lives.” He added that the true spirit of religion lies in ensuring that a person does not cause harm to anyone through words, behavior, or actions.
Prof. Rizvi, Registrar, JMI, who was the Chief Guest on the occasion stated in his address that numerous verses of the Qur’an draw human attention toward scientific realities—such as the creation of water, the vastness of the universe, the origin of humankind from clay, the system sustaining the heavens, and the barrier between two seas that prevents their waters from mixing. All these signs testify to the fact that the Qur’an is not only a book of guidance but also directs humanity toward the scientific principles governing the universe.
In his keynote address, Professor Aslam Parvez, former Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, stated that the Qur’an and Sunnah teach us that love is not merely a matter of words or claims, but a reality demonstrated through action. Likewise, the Qur’an lays down the principle that surplus wealth should be spent in the path of goodness, so that humanity may benefit and society may remain balanced.
Professor Iqtidar Mohd Khan, Director of the Conference and Head, Department of Islamic Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Languages, remarked that the Qur’an invites humanity to observe the signs scattered throughout the universe with insight and sound intellect, and to understand the wisdom embedded within them in order to improve both intellectual and practical life.
The Guest of Honour, Professor Akhtarul Wasey, said that the reality is that both the Qur’an and science guide humanity toward the same ultimate source of the ultimate truth—Allah Almighty. The Qur’an provides principles, while science offers the means to understand and interpret those principles.
