May 30, 2005
Mission Statement
What started in December 2001 as the "Qur'an As I Understand" (QAIU) Project has now been formally transformed into The Qur'an Institute, Inc. The Qur'an Institute is a not-for-profit, educational organization that is dedicated to a broad-based, linguistic and conceptual understanding of the Qur'an.
MISSION STATEMENT
To help bring about Qur'anic insight, as outlined in the following verse:
39:18 Who listen to the Word, and follow the best of its application. Such are those whom Allah guides, and they are the insightful ones.
MAJOR GOALS
A. We believe that pre-written exegeses are inherently limited medium for the understanding the Qur'an, and that the Qur'an is better understood when one engages with it. Therefore, we will make lexicons and other learning tools available for people so that they may engage with the Qur'an at much deeper levels.
B. We believe that the Qur'an belongs to the whole humanity, and not just Muslims. So we plan to deconstruct Qur'anic wisdom at a level where its components can be succinctly approached by specialists and non-specialists alike to develop "products" for general human consumption.
C. We intend to develop a curriculum to teach people to engage with the Qur'an through Arabic lexicons, Jahiliah poetry, Hadith as well as Qur'anic contemplation methodologies developed by Muslims during the past 1,400 year.
D. We intend to develop cross-referencing and phonetic search capabilities for lexicons, Hadith books and Jahiliah poetry.
We anticipate that the above-mentioned goals will be refined as we progress with our projects, attract additional talent and resources, and get feedback from our well-wishers and critics.
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