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25-453: QNCC was officially opened on 4 December 2011. It was the first of its kind being built to the gold certification standard of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED). Designed by Arata Isozaki in partnership with RHWL Architects, the building is designed to operate efficiently with innovations such as water conservation and energy-efficient fixtures, and it

50-512: A conference hall of 4,000 seats theatre style, a 2,300-seat theatre, three auditoria and a total of 52 flexible meetings rooms to accommodate a wide range of events. The columns at the front of the building to symbolise a Sidrat al-Muntaha , a sacred Islamic tree believed to mark the end of the seventh heaven in the Islamic religion. It has 200,000 square metres of venue area, which includes 40,000 square metres of exhibition space over nine halls, and

75-568: A second time 14. at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺— 15. near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence— 16. while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours! 17. The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach. 18. He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs. Sura 34 , verses 15-17 reads: 15. There was a sign for the people of Sheba, too, in their dwelling place: two gardens, one on

100-414: A special group of people who will have an even better fate than the companions of the right in the afterlife. Quranic commentators differ on understanding who the foremost is. They variously identify the foremost with the prophets, the saints, the truthful, the martyrs, the first to accept Islam, and others. According to Quranic commentators , the chapter is a Meccan sura , that is, it was revealed during

125-507: Is a large lote or sidr tree ( Ziziphus spina-christi ) that marks the utmost boundary in the seventh heaven , where the knowledge of the angels ends. During the Isra and Mi'raj , ( Muhammad 's physical journey from Masjid Al-Haram to al-Aqsa , and then from Masjid al-Aqsa, the ascension towards the Heavens and eventually meeting God ) Muhammad is said to have travelled with the angel Gabriel to

150-677: Is adaptable to seat 10,000 for a conference or banquet. It has held many concerts in the past, some notables include The Script , Ed Sheeran and OneRepublic . In 2013, QNCC won the “Best Events Venue” at the Middle East Event Awards 2013. The Centre received “Middle East’s Leading Exhibition & Convention Centre” from World Travel Awards; “Best Congress and Convention Centre, Middle East” from Business Destinations Travel Awards (a vanity award ); and “Best Convention Centre in Middle East” by MICE Report Awards in 2012. Events held at

175-493: Is among the most widely known English versions of the Qur'an, explained that this tree "marked the bounds of heavenly knowledge as revealed to men, beyond which neither Angels nor men could pass." George Sale , the 18th century English scholar, has "beyond which Angels themselves must not pass; or, as some rather imagine, beyond which no creature's knowledge can extend." Sale also notes that one commentator states that line 16 refers to

200-495: Is approximately 32 percent more efficient compared with a similarly designed building that lack such innovations. One of the features is the 3,500 sqm of solar panels providing 12.5 percent of the Centre's energy needs. The exhibition halls are equipped with energy-efficient LED lighting. Many other integrative design elements were included in the building to achieve the highest level of environmental and sustainable standards. QNCC features

225-556: Is because] it is the Uttermost Extremity or the very end of something [or Boundary] (اِنْتِهاء - intihā' which is one of the many Arabic words for the word end) for the knowledge of the creatures approaching it, relative, that is, to its Existent Being [as located] above the heavens and the earth. So it is al-Muntahā (the Extremity, Boundary) with respect to [all human] modes of knowledge (عُلُوم - ʻulūm) or other things besides. And God

250-493: Is best informed [of this matter]. Thus [it was that] Muhammad saw Gabriel in that location (الْمَكَان - al-makān) which is the Domain of the Pure and Beautiful, Elevated [celestial] Souls (مَحَلُّ الْأَرْوَاحُ الْعُلُوِيَّةُ الْزَّكِيَّةُ الْجَمِيلِيَّة - maḥall al-arwāḥ al-ʻuluwiyyah al-zakiyyah al-jamīliyyah)... Abdullah Yusuf Ali , whose The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary

275-543: Is used as a symbol, for example, by the Qatar Foundation : "The Sidra tree, growing strong and proud in the harshest of environments, has been a symbol of perseverance and nourishment across the borders of the Arab world. What is the significance of this glorious tree? With its roots bound in the soil of this world and its branches reaching upwards toward perfection, it is a symbol of solidarity and determination; it reminds us that

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300-504: The Hijrah (622), the migration of Muhammad to Medina. The total number of verses in this surah is 96. It mainly discusses the afterlife according to Islam, and the different fates people will face in it. The afterlife ( akhirah ) is the main topic discussed in the chapter. Picking up from the preceding chapter, Ar-Rahman , which discusses the rewards of Paradise ( jannah ), this chapter also mentions them and then contrasts them with

325-576: The Meccan period of Muhammad's prophethood. Some commentators, although not in the majority, argue that part of it was revealed during the Medinan period . Some of such commentators maintain that verses 39–40 are the verses that was from the Medinan period, while some say 81–82, and others say 83. The traditional Egyptian chronology puts the chapter as the 41st chapter by the order of revelation (after Al-Tur ), while

350-634: The Nöldeke Chronology (by the orientalist Theodor Nöldeke ) puts it as the 46th. The chapter's position in the Quran, which is not determined by the revelation order, is as the 56th chapter, right after Ar-Rahman which discusses partly related topic. 56:22 And (there will be) Houri with wide lovely eyes. According to Ibn Kathir , in paradise there will be, " Houri (fair females) with wide lovely eyes, like preserved pearls. Therefore, God's statement, (Verily, We have created them), meaning, in

375-573: The Salafi scholar Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1957), while commenting on Quran   53:14 said: It [the Sidrat al-Muntahā] is a very large Tree (شَجَرَة - shajarah) beyond the 7th heaven. It is named the Sidrat al-Muntahā because there terminates at it whatever ascends from the earth and whatever descends [from heaven] including what comes down from God, including waḥy (divine inspiration) and other things besides. Alternatively, [it might be said that this name

400-521: The "host of angels worshipping" around the tree and another that it is about the birds which sit on its branches. The 19th-century English explorer Richard Burton reported seeing an ancient Sidr tree in Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi in Madinah, in a garden dedicated to Muhammad's daughter Fatima . The fruit from the tree was being sold to pilgrims and its leaves used for washing dead bodies. The lote-tree

425-656: The 10th Qatar National Robot Olympiad (NRO) which was held at the QNCC in March 2018. In July 2019, the QNCC hosted “The Smurfs Live on Stage – Smurfs Save Spring” as well as “Hello Kitty Live Fashion & Friends“. In 2022 the third Build your House exhibition was held. The DECC and the QNCC signed an agreement in February 2022 to promote Qatar as a business event hub. In November 2023, the Qatar Leadership Conference (QLC) and

450-741: The QNCC include the QITCOM 2014, the Qatar Foundation's Annual Research Conference 2014 (ARC’14) as well as the International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition 2015. The second High Tech Port Fair, showcasing technology companies, and the 19th International Business Forum were held together at the QNCC in October 2015. In 2017, the centre hosted the GCC Majors Competition. Over 1,000 student participated in

475-532: The World Innovation Summit for Education was held at the QNCC. The DIMDEX 2024 was held in March 2024 at the QNCC and featured 9 international pavilions as well as 200 companies. Sidrat al-Muntaha The Sidrat al-Muntaha ( Arabic : سِدْرَة ٱلْمُنْتَهَىٰ , romanized :  Sidrat al-Muntahā , lit.   'Lote Tree of the Farthest Boundary';) in Islamic theology

500-450: The goals of this world are not incompatible with the goals of the spirit." The evergreen tree Ziziphus spina-christi represents this symbol in natural form. Al-Waqi%27a Al-Wāqiʻa ( Arabic : الواقعة ; "The Inevitable" or "The Event" ) is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Muslims believe it was revealed in Mecca (see Meccan surah ), specifically around 7 years before

525-469: The other life, after they became old in this life, they were brought back while virgin, youthful, being delightfully passionate with their husbands, beautiful, kind and cheerful". In The Message of The Qur'an , Muhammad Asad asserts that the "noun hur - rendered as 'companions pure' - is a plural of both ahwar (masculine) and hawra' (female), either of which describes a person distinguished by hawar', which latter term primarily denotes 'intense whiteness of

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550-461: The punishment of hell . The chapter also distinguishes the three classes of people in the afterlife, "the foremost", "the companions of the right" and "the companions of the left": the first two groups will enter paradise while the companions of the left will go to hell. Here, "the right" is associated with goodness, the righteous will be seated to the right of God's throne and receive their records of deeds in their right hand. The "foremost" refers to

575-416: The right, one on the left: ‘Eat from what your Lord has provided for you and give Him thanks, for your land is good, and your Lord most forgiving.’ 16. But they paid no heed, so We let loose on them a flood from the dam and replaced their two gardens with others that yielded bitter fruit, tamarisk bushes, and a few lote trees. 17. In this way We punished them for their ingratitude- would We punish anyone but

600-770: The tree where Gabriel stopped while, beyond the tree, God instructed Muhammad about the salah (five daily prayers). The Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary is also used to refer to the Manifestation of God several times in Bahá’í literature . The tree is also referred to in Sura 53 verse 14–16, Sura 34 verse 16 and Sura 56 , verse 28. Sura 53 , verses 11-18 reads: 11. The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw. 12. How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw? 13. And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺

625-401: The ungrateful? Sura 56 , verses 27-34 reads: 27. And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be! 28. ˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees, 29. clusters of bananas, 30. extended shade, 31. flowing water, 32. abundant fruit— 33. never out of season nor forbidden— 34. and elevated furnishings. A tafsir entitled Tafsīr al-karīm al-raḥman fī tafsīr kalām al-manān by

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