The OIC (organisation of Islamic Cooperation), IRCICA (Research Centre of Islamic History, Art and Culture) and Awqaf SA will jointly host the 4th International Conference on Islamic Civilisation, which will take place under theme is “The Representation of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in the Muslim Scholarship and Literature in Africa.”

Exploring the Historical, Cultural and Contemporary Representations of the Legacy of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in African Muslim Scholarship.

Sub-themes

Historical development of sira scholarship in Africa

Major African scholars of the sira and their contributions

The sira in African, Arabic, Ajami and vernacular literature

Representation of the political and administrative legacies of the Prophet (S.A.W) as founder and first head of the Islamic state.

Governance and Leadership in the Prophetic Tradition

 Lessons from the sira of the Prophet (SAW) for contemporary diplomacy and international relations

Representation of the legislative and judicial legacies of the Prophet (SAW) as the overall head of the legislature and judiciary of the Islamic state

Representation of his legacy as the founder of the principles of the Islamic political economy

The representation of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in economic and commercial relations

Representation of his role in laying the foundations and promotion of education and culture in the Islamic state

Manuscripts and oral traditions of the sira in African contexts

Teaching of the sira in traditional Islamic schools (madrasas, zawiyas)

The role of the sira in contemporary African Muslim identity

Prophetic ethics and intercultural, group and religious solidarity in African Contexts

Building ethical communities across cultures and faith traditions: African Perspectives

Sufi versus non-Sufi notions of the sira

The sira as viewed by children and young adults

The shaping of the minds of communities about the Prophet (SAW)

Representation of the Prophet (SAW) in Waqf and Zakah studies