Heritage Revival Center Organizes a Lecture on the Quran’s Approach to Strengthening Faith: A Study in Gradual Spiritual Development
As part of its distinguished activities commemorating the National Quran Day, the Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage at the University of Baghdad held, on Tuesday morning, January 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., a religious workshop entitled “The Gradual Approach of the Quran in Islamic Creed.” The lecture was delivered by Professor Dr. Anas Issam Ismail, a faculty member at the Center. He spoke about the Islamic creed and the revelation of the Quran, emphasizing that, as is well-known to specialists in Islamic sciences, Islamic rulings and guidance were not revealed all at once but were revealed gradually, taking into account the circumstances of people and their readiness to receive them. One prominent example is the prohibition of alcohol, which was not forbidden immediately. It was first introduced by highlighting its harms, then prohibited during prayer times, and finally subjected to a complete prohibition. This principle illustrates that gradual guidance in the Quran applies not only to jurisprudential rulings but also to the establishment of Islamic belief. By tracing Quranic verses according to the order of revelation, one observes that issues of creed are presented sequentially and gradually, corresponding to the development of faith within individuals. For instance, in the early stages of revelation, the concept of divine oversight is established, as in the verse: “Indeed, Allah has been ever, over you, an Observer” (Quran). The discourse then progresses to affirming the perfection of Allah’s attributes, as in: “Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing,” and subsequently to the affirmation of His precise knowledge of hidden thoughts, as in: “And We know whatever his soul whispers to him.” Thus, it becomes clear that the Quran employs a wise and gradual method to instill faith, taking human nature into account and preparing hearts and minds to comprehend the truths of belief step by step, until the creed is firmly established in the hearts of believers.
