Public MA Viva-Voice Examination of Mr. Shawqi Saeed Saeed

The Public Viva-Voice Examination for the MA Thesis hereto entitled: ” The Yemenis: their position in the Holy Qura’an, the authentic sunnah of the prophet and their role in supporting the Messenger, may God bless him and his family and grant them peace, and the divine message”, submitted by Mr. Shawqi Saeed Saeed Department of Holy Quran and Its Sciences, Faculty of Education –Sana’a, Sana’a University, was held on Tuesday, 07/07/1446 Hijri corresponding to 07/07/2024. The Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

No.	Committee Members	Designation	University	Position
1	Assoc. Prof. Ali Abdullah Ali Almesbahi	External Examiner	Hodaidah University	Chair
2	Assist. Prof. Abdullah Alsideeq	Internal examiner	Sana’a University	Member
3	Prof. Saad Ibrahim Alalawi	Main Supervisor	Sana’a University	Member

The study aimed at clarifying:

Clarifying the role of The Yemenis and their position in the Holy Quraan and the texts of the Sunnah.
Drawing them to support the Messenger and the divine message from the early ages of prophecy until the present day, through their reception of the Messenger on the day of the Hijra.
Showing their support of him, and standing with him in confronting the infidels and polytheists; and then standing in the faces of the apostates, then the conquests, and confronting the hypocrites until this day.

The study concluded a set of findings as: Yemen and the Yemenis, and their position in the Holy Qur’an. -The Yemenis were the first to support the Messenger – may God bless him and his family and grant them peace. -The conquerors plus the countries of the world were mostly from Yemen.

Many recommendations were suggested as: 1- Urging researchers and science seekers to study the history of Yemen. Urging those interested and scholars to complete the research process in this field, as it is large and scattered in many books, and to employ the values of the Yemeni conquerors in the minds of children so that they are firmly established in their intellectual systems.

A number of academics, the department head, some researchers, students, interested people, and a number of the candidates’ colleagues and family members attended the viva.

The MA Thesis has been examined and is recommended by the Viva-Voice Committee for acceptance and approval. The Candidate was recommended to be awarded the degree of Master in Holy Quran and Its Sciences majoring in Tafsir (Interpretation),, with an overall grade of Excellent 95%.