The Holy Quran Teaching and Recitation Chair is an academic chair established at King Saud University in Riyadh City in 2012. It aims to encourage and develop scientific studies related to the Holy Quran, with a focus on promoting and serving the Quran, fostering partnerships to achieve its objectives, and supporting creative ideas that benefit the Quran.
Holy Quran Teaching and Recitation Chair objectives
The Holy Quran Teaching and Recitation Chair aims to fulfill its mission of grounding research on Quranic education and its programs. Its objectives include supporting scientific research in the field of Quranic education and studies and highlighting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's leadership role in Quranic recitation and teaching.
The Holy Quran Teaching and Recitation Chair targets offering consultation to educational institutions regarding the use of technology in Quranic education. It also aims to publish outstanding scientific research and studies in the teaching and recitation of the Holy Quran, consolidate efforts dedicated to its service, and leverage modern technology for its service.
Means and activities of the Holy Quran Teaching and Recitation Chair
The means and activities of the chair focus on establishing partnerships with entities involved in teaching and reciting the Holy Quran, utilizing the university capabilities and facilities to achieve the chair’s objectives, and attracting and supporting distinguished professors and researchers in Quranic studies and technologies. It organizes seminars, lectures, workshops, and discussion panels related to the teaching and recitation of the Holy Quran.
The means include organizing training courses for those involved in teaching the Holy Quran, introducing them to the latest tools and technologies for Quranic teaching, conducting research and studies to improve Quranic education, and establishing an electronic scientific library dedicated to books on Quranic recitation, interpretation, and sciences, bearing the chair's name. The chair also focuses on publishing electronically annotated Mushafs in various recitations to facilitate access to them, creating a dedicated website to share the chair's news, activities, and published research and studies, and establishing an online Maqra’a (recitation platform) for teaching the correct recitation of the Holy Quran and its ten readings.
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