IIYF’26

Committees

The IIYF’26 committees form an interdisciplinary structure that connects different fields of the Islamic sciences with current issues.

The committees established within IIYF are planned to represent different disciplines of the Islamic sciences. Each committee addresses the key issues of its field using academic methods while also encouraging interdisciplinary interaction. Participants thus have the opportunity to examine closely not only their own field but also how other branches of knowledge approach the subject.

Committee work includes analyzing sources, conceptual assessment, interpreting current issues from a scholarly perspective, developing proposed solutions and preparing joint outcome documents. All work is carried out with a research approach grounded in reliable sources.

This structure allows participants to deepen their knowledge of their own field while grasping the relationships between different branches of knowledge, thinking from multiple angles and developing a culture of academic collaboration. The committee system is one of the key elements that strengthen the scholarly quality of the forum.

At IIYF, committee work will be conducted simultaneously in three working languages: Turkish, Arabic and English. Each committee will hold its sessions in its designated working language, and participants will carry out their deliberations, academic assessments and exchanges of ideas in that language.

  • 01

    Working language: Arabic

    Fiqh of the Digital World and Islamic Ethics Committee

    Examines the changes that digitalization brings to individual and social life within the framework of the fundamental sources of Islam and the principles of fiqh. It studies current issues such as social media, artificial intelligence, digital privacy, the reliability of information and online communication, and offers scholarly assessments of how technology can be used in harmony with core Islamic values such as human dignity, privacy, responsibility and the rights of others.

    • Social media
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Digital privacy
    • Reliability of information
    • Online communication
  • 02

    Working language: Turkish

    Youth, Identity and Islamic Character Committee

    Addresses the development of young people’s identity, sense of belonging and character in light of faith, ethics and spiritual values. While assessing the impact of the modern world on individuals and society, it explores how young people can preserve their ties to their own civilizational heritage and develop a conscious Islamic character. It deliberates on the place of values such as faith, responsibility, adab, self-confidence and awareness of the Ummah in young people’s lives.

    • Identity and belonging
    • Character development
    • Faith and responsibility
    • Adab and self-confidence
    • Awareness of the Ummah
  • 03

    Working language: Turkish

    Islamic Economics and Contemporary Transactions Committee

    Assesses new practices and relationships emerging in today’s economic life in light of the Islamic principles of justice, trust (amanah), lawful earnings and fairness. It examines issues such as the digital economy, financial technologies, investment, consumer culture and contemporary commercial relations from the perspective of fiqh. It is grounded in the understanding that economic life is not merely about material gain but also carries moral responsibilities such as human dignity, social justice and the rights of others.

    • Digital economy
    • Financial technologies
    • Investment
    • Consumer culture
    • Contemporary commercial relations
  • 04

    Working language: English

    Islamic Ethics, Family and Social Issues Committee

    Addresses family and social life within the framework of Islam’s understanding of ethics, compassion, justice, respect and responsibility. By assessing the challenges facing family structures and social relations today, it develops approaches to strengthening trust and solidarity between individuals. It deliberates on how Islamic ethics extends from the family to society and on its transformative role in human relationships.

    • Family structure
    • Social relations
    • Trust and solidarity
    • Compassion and justice
  • 05

    Working language: English

    Islamic Thought, Science and Civilization Committee

    Examines Islamic thought’s understanding of knowledge, wisdom, science and civilization from a perspective that spans the past to the present. While studying the scholarly and cultural heritage of Islamic civilization, it assesses the possibilities of engaging with the world of contemporary science and thought. It approaches young people’s responsibility to reflect, research, produce and build civilization through the unity of knowledge and ethics.

    • Knowledge and wisdom
    • Science and civilization
    • Reflection and research
    • Building civilization
  • 06

    Working language: Arabic

    Islamic Tabligh and Irshad Committee

    Addresses the responsibility that tabligh (conveying the message) and irshad (guidance) carry in passing on the core values of Islam to individuals and society. In the face of modern communication tools, social media and changing social conditions, it explores ways of conveying the Islamic message with wisdom, kind words, sincerity and the right tone. It regards outreach not merely as the transfer of information but as a duty of inviting to goodness and offering spiritual guidance that touches people’s hearts and lives.

    • Tabligh and irshad
    • Modern communication tools
    • Wisdom and kind words
    • Spiritual guidance