دور الأطالس الإسلامية في خدمة القرآن الكريم

Abstract

Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, much good and blessed praise, and prayers and peace be upon the most honorable of the prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace and all his family and companions.. And after:

     This study discusses the role the Atlas of Islam plays in serving the first and most authentic Islamic reference, the Quran, and takes place in the modern era. Moreover, it features the great effect that maps and photographs have on narrating Quranic anecdotes and events pointing where the tribes, places and flags are located on the map. It, as well, shows the ancient photos and fictional graphs which is considered part of their history and is something that works as a proof they existed. The study contains an introduction that covers the problem, significance, objectives, questions, previous studies, methodology, procedures and the research limitations. The method used in this research is the historical, inductive and descriptive analytical method. The research contains two chapters: the first being the emergence and types of the Atlas of Islam, and the second which covers the Atlas of Islam role in serving the Quran. The results have shown that Muslims are the ones who first began setting the cornerstone of the science of maps as it developed to what it is today known as the Atlas. Furthermore, it showed the huge development the Atlas of Islam has reached in the era of technology and the impact of photographs and maps in narrating stories and recognizing the locations of places and tribes. In conclusion, the study emphasized the importance of the Atlas of Islam and the need to build institutions or/and centers where people specialized in the field put an effort in gathering, arranging and reviewing it and also might translate it in different languages. Implementing technology helps in viewing the Atlas of Islam in a creative way using it as a tool that mirrors reality as it will; thus, trigger the middle-aged and photogenic memory audience.