In the heart of Bahrain, where the banks of history meet with the currents of the present, a new lighthouse was lighting with the opening of the Abdullah bin Khaled College for Islamic Studies, under the kind patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the Opening, in his official and in his capacity as the son who continues his father’s legacy, A immortal name in the memory of the homeland.
The college, which was opened by His Excellency the Minister of the Royal Court, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, Lieutenant General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Minister of Education Dr. Muhammad Jumaa and a number of His Highness, Excellency and Virtue, is not just a university institution or an academic building, but an intellectual project and a civilized lighthouse that combines originality and contemporary, provides a golden opportunity for those who want the legal disciplines, It qualifies them to be an intellectual and moral force that contributes to the renaissance of society and protecting its identity, and it believes that education can be a language of peace, and that the curricula are able to extend the bridges of understanding between doctrines and cultures, and this is why its programs were designed in a balanced spirit that mixes the sciences of religion and mental approaches, and opens the door for diligence to students who seek the truth away from intolerance.
Today, the college hosts more than 240 male and female students, and three batches have graduated from them, which reached about 170 graduates, many of whom set out to strategic specializations such as Sharia judiciary, Islamic law, and Islamic banking, which reflects the college’s commitment to graduating qualified cadres that combine the authenticity of religion with the flexibility of contemporary understanding, and are able to face legal, economic and social challenges with a scientific and moral spirit.
It is not possible to talk about this success without praising the College Board of Trustees, who made distinguished efforts to ensure the renaissance of this edifice and the development of its programs and outputs, under the supervision and follow -up of the President of the Board of Trustees and the Minister of Education, Dr. Mohamed Jumaa, who is keen to keep pace with the college the highest standards Al -Abdullah through the academic and educational march in the college, where the outputs that emphasize the goals and vision of Abdullah bin Khaled College and its lofty mission.
The college’s message is deeper than granting certificates, as it seeks to make an armed generation with reliable legal science, capable of confronting distortions and revealing counterfeiting and defending the principles of belief in accordance with the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, while adhering to the tolerant morals of Islam, openness to dialogue and respect for diversity, this balance between stability and openness makes its graduates ambassadors for coexistence and knights of the truth, who are fluent in the language of understanding before the language of understanding.
And the choice of the name of the late, God willing, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, may God have mercy on him, was not a coincidence; This is the man, which His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, was not just a public figure, but rather a stand -alone intellectual and legal school; He combined science and leadership, between jurisprudence and law, and contributed deeply to the formulation of cultural and legislative renaissance in the Kingdom, as he had great contributions to the service of the homeland and the Islamic religion and today.
Within the framework of the reform project of Bahrain, the college represents a practical step to preserve the societal fabric, not with slogans, but with conscious knowledge that transforms the values of tolerance from a discourse to an educational practice, and links the protection of true religion and the safeness of society, as it gives future generations tools of understanding the other deeply, and establishes that diversity is a wealth that does not threaten.
The opening scene was a message in itself; A mixture of national symbolism and the human dimension, where the official attendance mixed with the family dimension, at a moment when the history of a homeland and the makeup of a future was reduced, it was not just a tape, but rather a new era of open religious education, which faces challenges with proof and carries the true message of Islam to the world.
* Media and academic researcher
