At the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala, the Master’s thesis entitled “The Principle of Human Dignity and Its Impact on the Interpretation of the Qur’anic Text” by student Maher Abdul Ridha was successfully defended.

The study aimed to highlight human dignity as a fundamental principle and an interpretive framework for understanding the Qur’anic text, and to demonstrate its role in revealing the value-based structure of rulings and legislation. It also shed light on the importance of human dignity as a universal ethical concept and its status at the legislative level, presenting both textual and rational evidence supporting its validity.

The researcher adopted the inductive analytical and descriptive inductive methodologies to address the research problem and present the views of Qur’anic exegetes regarding the interpretation of the Qur’anic text, while clarifying the impact of the principle of human dignity in offering a new interpretive reading that enriches the academic field.

The study reached several conclusions, most notably emphasizing the centrality of the human being in Qur’anic legislation. It found that understanding human dignity constitutes a key entry point for interpreting the objectives of rulings that safeguard human sanctity and rights. The research also stressed the importance of understanding the maqāṣid (higher objectives) context of the verses, considering human dignity a supreme Qur’anic value that guides the exegete toward reading the text within the framework of mercy, justice, and the protection of rights. Furthermore, it demonstrated that adopting human dignity as an interpretive principle contributes to guiding juristic inference and prioritizing meanings that promote the preservation of life, intellect, freedom, and justice.