Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 18. March 2022
God says in his book, in Surah Al Hadid, “We have sent our messengers with the evidence, with the path, with the roadmap, with the real guide to enlightenment, to awareness. And we sent with our messengers the Book.” It is amazing that God parallels “the Book” with al-mizan: the balance, the scale. “We have sent our messengers with the guidance to enlightenment and we have sent the Book, and what we sent with the Book is the scale of justice.” As Muslims, we pass over these verses...
Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 04. July 2020
In Part 1 of the second New Quran Halaqa, Dr. Abou El Fadl gives last details of Surah 57: Al Hadid (Iron) in a continuation of the previous "Pilot Halaqa" from 27 June 2020.
Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 27. June 2020
Part 1: Introduction and Tafsir. Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl introduces a new approach to understanding the Quran, chapter by chapter, the fruit of a lifelong engagement with the holy text of Islam. In this pilot halaqa, he explains how his journey with the Quran developed and evolved over the years and the questions that he engaged from the time of his youth. He presents the methodology he developed and demonstrates it in delving into the meaning of one sample chapter - Surah 57: Al Hadid (Iron).