2024 Ramadan Reading Online Course
This Ramadan, the annual IGP Ramadan Readings will focus on Shaykh Ahmed Ibn 'Ajiba's Al-Bahr al-Madid along with selected insights from several other texts. Al-Bahr al-Madid is widely recognized as one of the great works of tafsir in the Islamic tradition, especially from the last few hundred years. Unlike most earlier works of tafsir, this text discusses both the outward and inner meanings of each verse in depth, helping the reader to better understand the relationship between what is apparent and what is hidden in the Book of Allah. At the same time, Shaykh Ibn 'Ajiba generally does not focus on the technical aspects of the Arabic language, thus making this work more accessible for non-Arabic speakers.
Over 10 sessions, Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary will guide us in a reading and discussion of selected sections of IGP's new translation of Al-Bahr al-Madid: Juz 'Amma. This course will focus on the Surahs of the Qur'an that are most commonly memorized and recited in prayer. Through Ibn 'Ajiba's work, Shaykh Ahmed will help us to better understand the relationship between external and internal meanings of the Qur'an, according to the consensus of the scholars of the Ahl al-Sunnah w'al Jama'at.
This Ramadan, the annual IGP Ramadan Readings will focus on Shaykh Ahmed Ibn 'Ajiba's Al-Bahr al-Madid along with selected insights from several other texts. Al-Bahr al-Madid is widely recognized as one of the great works of tafsir in the Islamic tradition, especially from the last few hundred years. Unlike most earlier works of tafsir, this text discusses both the outward and inner meanings of each verse in depth, helping the reader to better understand the relationship between what is apparent and what is hidden in the Book of Allah. At the same time, Shaykh Ibn 'Ajiba generally does not focus on the technical aspects of the Arabic language, thus making this work more accessible for non-Arabic speakers.
Over 10 sessions, Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary will guide us in a reading and discussion of selected sections of IGP's new translation of Al-Bahr al-Madid: Juz 'Amma. This course will focus on the Surahs of the Qur'an that are most commonly memorized and recited in prayer. Through Ibn 'Ajiba's work, Shaykh Ahmed will help us to better understand the relationship between external and internal meanings of the Qur'an, according to the consensus of the scholars of the Ahl al-Sunnah w'al Jama'at.
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary
Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary is a researcher in Islamic intellectual history and a teacher of traditional Islamic sciences. He teaches Hadith, Usūl, Logic, and Kalām in Cairo under the supervision of Habib ʿAli al-Jifrī, and has previously served as Lead Researcher at Tabah Foundation.
Shaykh Ahmed was appointed to help develop the philosophical framework of the Suaal initiative, addressing contemporary existential questions from an Islamic perspective.
He studied Anthropology at the American University in Cairo, holds advanced training in leadership communication, and has received over 70 ijāzāt from scholars across the Muslim world.
Shaykh Ahmed was appointed to help develop the philosophical framework of the Suaal initiative, addressing contemporary existential questions from an Islamic perspective.
He studied Anthropology at the American University in Cairo, holds advanced training in leadership communication, and has received over 70 ijāzāt from scholars across the Muslim world.