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Hadith and Seerah Research awards will be granted annually at the level of masters and doctorate theses both nationally and internationally in order to acknowledge researchers specializing in the topics of the Sunnah and Seerah, as well as contribute to the Scientific and academic research on the topics of Hadith and Seerah in Turkey and throughout the world. Furthermore, a Hadith and Seerah Service Honorary Award will be granted to individuals who have devoted their lives to the studies of Hadith and Seerah, and those who have shaped this field through their work. Applications forms the honorary award nominees can be completed by

Those visiting the Lastprophet.info Website. The nominee with the greatest number of submissions made to his or her name in the allotted time, will be presented with the honorary award.

Requirements for participation in the thesis competition:

1.The competition is open to masters and doctoral theses works on Hadith and Seerah which were submitted and successfully defended at university's that are part of the Turkish Republic between the academic years of Oct. 4, 2004-Dec. 31, 2009.

2.It is possible to take part in the competition with previously published theses.

3.The projects participating in the competition must be in either English or Turkish.

4.Administrative members of the Meridyen Support Association, which is organizing this event, may not participate in this competition.

Application to the competition:

Those looking to participate in the competition should complete the application form without omitting any of the required information and mail or submit it so that it is received no later than Feb. 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Any postal problems such as the files becoming lost in the mail or delayed delivery will not be considered during this competition. Items to be included in the application file:

*Application form

*Two recent passport photos.

*An introductory page which contains a preface about the topic of

research and methods employed during the study.

*A document from the concerned institute stating the acceptance of the

thesis or indicating graduation.

*All of the research that is submitted to the competition should be

submitted on single copy CD in a Word document, including visuals, if

applicable.

*There is no page limitation for the submissions in the competition.

*Works which have previously been submitted for the Hadith and Seerah

Research Award will not be permitted to participate in the competition for a second time.

The Jury

Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of six jury members:

Professor Bünyamin Erul

Professor İbrahim Hatipoğlu

Professor Mehmet Ali Kapar

Professor Mustafa Kara

Professor Recep Şentürk

Professor İsmail Yiğit

Evaluation criteria:

Jury members will evaluate the submissions based on the criteria listed below, in terms of their contribution, approach and intellectual stance in the domains of Hadith and Seerah:

• The conformity of the work to the form of the competition.
• Remaining within in the boundaries of the competition's content.
• It's contribution to the development of scientific and academic works.
• It's contribution to the fields of Hadith and Seerah in terms of

intellectual stance and approach.

• The originality of the subject and style.
• It's adherence to the criteria of a scientific work.
• Its referencing of national and international work in the field.
• The depth of the research and level of commentary.

Awards

The evaluation and awarding of the works participating in the competition will take place as follows:

Masters thesis (1) 4000 TL

Doctoral thesis (1) 6000 TL

The decision on whether an entry will be a recipient of an award is at the complete discretion of the jury.

If two entries are found to be worthy of an award following an evalution, then the award will be distributed equally between the two recipients.

All of the works which participate in the competition will be held by the Meridyen Support Committee and will not be returned to the participants.

The words will be returned to the their owners during the 2010

Lastprophet.info Hadith and Seerah Research Award ceremony. The recipients of the award will be announced to the press and public during the ceremony and afterward through various events.

Communication address:

The contact information below should be used during all communication regarding the competition.

Lastprophet.info Hadith and Seerah Research Competition

Meridyen Destek Derneği, İcadiye Mah. Müneccimbaşı Sok. No: 34/3,

Üsküdar, İstanbul.

Tel: 0-216-310-3039

Fax: 0-216-310-1092

info@sonpeygamber.info

2008-2009 Hadith and Seerah Awards have been granted to their recipients

2008-2009 The Hadith and Seerah Research Awards ceremony

2007-2008 Hadith and Seerah Awards have been granted to their recipients