Katara to Hold Ramadan Festival from July 3
This year Ramadan Festival will be under the theme ‘Katara between Quran and Astronomy’ and starts on July 3. It will run until the end of the holy month, to follow by Eid Al Fitr.
Activities at various locations at Katara include exhibitions, workshops, religious lectures and songs, and scientific lectures on astronomy.
Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, has said the theme of the festival suits the spirituality of the month and the cultural aims of Katara. “We selected the theme because the Quran talks about astronomy in many verses and this needs to be reflected on. The topic will be explored through religious and scientific lectures and explained through various events,” he said, adding Katara will host Garangao celebration for the third year. Among the features of the festival is an expo on Quran and astronomy and an interactive Katara Ramadan Wall.
Another exhibition will present astrolabes created by Muslim scholars in the past and how they have been used in the study of stars and their travel routes on land and sea. There will also be expos on the solar system, galaxy, books on space, cosmic maps and space elements.
Shadow theatre, family workshops to teach children how the universe had been discovered and planets and a fine art contest will also be held. Katara will make available a telescope for stargazing. For the third year, it will organize a Quran memorization course for children aged eight to 12 in addition to religious and scientific lectures by guests from Arab countries.
Source: The Peninsula
