The study and research about Quran and Prophetic life have always been the focus of European researchers. Their studies about Quran started with translation, and throughout history, it marked a wide range of scientific activities in this field. From the 19th century onwards, these studies experienced important changes in terms of methodology and content. In this regard, Europeans History research has also undergone essential changes in the present era. It contains various ranges of extreme and skeptical approaches along with moderate approaches considering the need for more acquaintance, bilateral scientific interactions and the study of European works, the “International Conference of Quranic Studies and Prophetic Life from the perspective of Europeans” will be held with the efforts of the two departments: Quranic and Hadith Sciences and History of University of Isfahan and the cooperation of several prestigious domestic and foreign universities and scientific centers. This conference, with an interactive approach, aims to create areas of common thought and cooperation in the field of prophetic life studies by inviting some European Islamic studies researchers. The focus on Europe is due to the breadth field, long history and large volume of European research.

Perspective and Objective of the Conference

1. Introducing and explaining Europeans' new works, approaches, and methods in the field of Quran and Prophetic life

2. Stylistics of European research in the field of Quranic and prophetic life studies

3. Analysis of the European research in the field of Quranic and prophetic life studies

4. Lay the groundwork for scientific interactions between Islamic and European researchers

5. Explanation of the European research projects in the field of the Quran and Prophetic life by relying on the European Quran project

Conference themes:
Quranic studies

• The origin of the Quran in European research (Quranic sources, dateline)

• Quranic Codicology from the perspective of European scholars

• Interpretive studies of the Quran among European researchers: methods and approaches

• Linguistic studies of the Quran from the perspective of Europeans (jurisprudence and wording of the Qur'an, language of the Qur'an)

• The course of studying the history of the Quran in Europe

• Archeology of the Quran

• Critical approach to Quranic themes among European researchers

• Comparative studies of Quran and Testaments

• interdisciplinary approach in Quran studies of Europeans

Prophetic life studies

• Review of the methods of Historical Perspective & Historiography of orientalists and European researchers in identifying Prophetic Life (PBUH).

• Review of the critical approach to the sources of Prophetic Life (PBUH) from the point of view of orientalists and European researchers.

• Review of the role of pre-Islamic Jewish-Syriac and Arabic sources in Prophetic Life (PBUH)Studies

• Studies of European researchers in the field of Al-Maghāzī, (dateline, methodology and pathology)

• The Codicology of the Prophetic Life (PBUH) from the Perspective of European Researchers

• The Jews of Medina and their role in Islam

• Review of the methods of European researchers in introducing the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)to the European society and the academic environment.