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The Prophet ﷺ's Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent
This course will be a 5-session exploration and complete reading of Shaykh Muhammad b. 'Alawi al-Maliki's The Prophet’s Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent.
About this text, the author writes:
"Know – may Allāh have mercy on me and you! – that each of the ḥadīths of the Companions [about the Isra' and Mi'raj] contains something the other does not. Therefore I consulted Allāh Almighty and concatenated them, rearranging the account into a single narrative so that it would be sweeter to attentive ears, and in order for its benefit to suit all occasions."
This course will provide a comprehensive reading that guides students on an experiential ride through every step of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ journey, which promises to be inspiring and exhilarating to the spiritual core.
The Prophet’s Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent online course will cover 5 major themes from the book:
Shaykh Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki delivers an absorbing account of the Isra' wal-Mi'raj that brings the reader almost into the story. Indeed it is a detailed narrative spiced with a simple commentary that attempts to reconcile various accounts or reports of the event that transpired. This provides a comprehensive reading that takes the reader on an experiential ride to feel the extraordinary reality of this great miracle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
About this text, the author writes:
"Know – may Allāh have mercy on me and you! – that each of the ḥadīths of the Companions [about the Isra' and Mi'raj] contains something the other does not. Therefore I consulted Allāh Almighty and concatenated them, rearranging the account into a single narrative so that it would be sweeter to attentive ears, and in order for its benefit to suit all occasions."
This course will provide a comprehensive reading that guides students on an experiential ride through every step of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ journey, which promises to be inspiring and exhilarating to the spiritual core.
The Prophet’s Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent online course will cover 5 major themes from the book:
- Al-Isra’ & Jerusalem
- The Seven Heavens
- The Lote-Tree & Paradise
- The Divine Meeting
- The Descent & the Vision of Allah in the World and the Hereafter
Shaykh Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki delivers an absorbing account of the Isra' wal-Mi'raj that brings the reader almost into the story. Indeed it is a detailed narrative spiced with a simple commentary that attempts to reconcile various accounts or reports of the event that transpired. This provides a comprehensive reading that takes the reader on an experiential ride to feel the extraordinary reality of this great miracle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
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Talut Dawood
Ustadh Talut Dawood grew up in the United States, in New York, North Carolina, and Texas. He studied under the tutelage of his father, Shaykh Sulaiman Dawood, a classically trained scholar himself, and thereafter with teachers hailing from Syria, West Africa, the UK and North America. He currently resides in Mexico, where he has served as a leader and Imam. In 2018, he formally joined as a member of the Imam Ghazali Publishing team, with the blessings and formal idhn of his teacher, Shaykh Mahy Cisse, and has since translated and taught over 20 books for IGP as Translator-in-Residence.
Patrick Jones - Course author