This came during His Highness's honouring, Sunday morning, at Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi Centre for Gulf Studies (Dara), of the winners of the fifth edition of the Sharjah Award for Linguistic and Lexical Studies.
His Highness said, "The award is not in specialisations that may refer to issues in politics or industry, but rather for scientific and literary research, which in its results, gives many additions that may be dealt with by researchers in the papers of manuscripts or books that a person cannot reach."
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah added, "These valuable researches enrich universities and libraries in the field of reviving the language, and add new horizons and research to us. Therefore, all that has been written in this field is not a cultural comfort or luxury, as some may think, but rather it is at the heart of the life issue, because language, along with religion and faith, is the basis."
His Highness continued, “ We hope that this study will be useful and healing for everyone who researched and wanted to add new data to the language, and we thank you very much for this effort, and these awards are only symbolic…Good luck, and we wish those who come after you to take the same path for the public benefit.”
His Highness pointed out that graduates of the Arabic language and Islamic studies face the difficulty of not finding jobs in many places and of being underestimated, stressing that Sharjah is working to elevate their status and has programmes for them in the important fields of teaching to preserve the Arabic Language and in other jobs.
Following his word, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah honoured the winners of the Award, congratulating them for their achievements, and praising their efforts in providing great services to the Arabic language by conducting valuable studies and research that benefit and enrich researchers.
In his speech at the event, Dr. Ahmed Al-Dubaib, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arabic Language Academy and a member of the award’s arbitration committee, congratulated His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah on the success of the fifth edition of the Sharjah Award for Linguistic and Lexical Studies, pointing out that the award, over its five editions, is progressing with distinction, stability and acceptance by researchers and scholars of the Arabic Language throughout the Arab world. He praised the support of His Highness for the Arabic language, which indicates his belief in the importance of taking care of the language of the Holy Qur’an, and the cultural initiatives by which Sharjah became a beacon for researchers and scholars.
Al-Dubaib explained that the award bears several advantages as it is offered throughout the Arab world and is characterised by integrity and impartiality, in addition to receiving great acceptance among those interested, as each edition witnesses greater numbers of candidates than the previous one.
Dr. Mohammed Safi Al Mosteghanemi, Secretary-General of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, delivered a speech in which he announced the approval of His Highness, the Supreme President of the Academy, the themes of the sixth edition of the award: the theme of linguistic studies, “studies that dealt with learning the Arabic Language and teaching it to natives and non-Arabic speakers,” and the theme of lexical studies, “the industry of Linguistic Lexicon: Study and Authorship”.
The Secretary-General of the Arabic Language Academy also thanked His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, for his continuous support for all efforts that contribute to preserving the Arabic language and enhancing its scientific, literary and linguistic presence, referring to the work that took place during the previous period of the fifth edition of the award, from all work teams and the jury.
The winners of the fifth edition of the award gave an overview of their winning work, its scientific principles, its most important outputs, and the challenges they faced, expressing their sincere thanks to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, for honouring them with this important award.
On the sidelines of the honouring ceremony, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi met with the members of the Jury of the Sharjah Award for Linguistic and Lexical Studies, during which His Highness was briefed about the progress of work during the arbitration period and the most important challenges that faced the committee.
His Highness also listened to a set of development proposals that would increase the demand for the award and develop its mechanisms to serve its objectives, and enable writers and specialists in the Arabic Language to participate in the themes of the award.
The honouring ceremony was attended by Jamal Salim AL Turaifi, President of Al Qasimia University; Abdullah Mohammed Al Owais, Head of the Department of Culture; Dr. Khalifa Musabah Al Tunaiji, Head of the Holy Quran Academy; Mohammed Hassan Khalaf, Director General of Sharjah Broadcasting Authority; and several members of the award’s jury.
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