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Recitation of the Glorious Qur'an

This course will be a 5-week exploration of Shaykh 'Abdullah Siraj al-Din's Recitation of the Glorious Qur'an, with a strong focus on actionable strategies and application. Selections from the text will be reviewed and discussed, including both conceptual and practical knowledge related to Allah's Book.

 In addition to a stronger understanding of the nature and realities of the Qur'an, students can expect to come away with a detailed, personalized set of action steps to strengthen and improve their own relationship with Allah's book.

 Syllabus

Session 1: Introduction
  • About the book, its author
  • How to benefit from this text
  • What is the Qur’an? How is it different from Hadith & Hadith Qudsi?
  • What is the mushaf?
  • Preservation of the Qur’an: Oral & textual
  • Introduction to Yusuf Wehb & online resources


Session 2: Reciting the Qur’an
  • Textual evidence regarding recitation of the Qur'an
  • The merits of recitation of the Qur’an.
  • The process of memorizing the Qur’an
  • Remembering the Qur'an after memorizing it & how to avoid forgetting it
  • The merits & benefits of memorizing the Qur’an


Session 3: Adab & Decorum Related to the Qur’an
  • Decorum related to the recitation of the Qur’an
  • Adab related to touching the mushaf
  • Levels of Qur’anic recitation with respect to the reciter
  • The merits & benefits of teaching and learning the Qur’an


Session 4: Reciting the Qur’an as a Part of Daily Life
  • Establishing a daily progressive wird of the Qur'an
  • The role of a weekly wird of the Qur'an
  • Event-based awrad of the Qur'an
  • The special emphasis on the recitation of the Qur'an in Ramadan
  • Incorporating Qur’anic recitation into the community
  • Virtues of the Khatm al-Qur’an and practices related to it
  • Understanding the verses of prostration


Session 5: The Qur’anic Psyche & Hermeneutics

  • Holding on to the Qur’an & Sunnah
  • A warning regarding Qur’an-only sects
  • Living the Qur’an: Actions & Responsibilities
  • Thinking the Qur’an
  • Virtues of specific surahs & ayahs
Ustadh

Moustafa Elqabbany

Ustadh Moustafa Elqabbany is a scholar and translator based in Jordan. He has contributed to numerous translations of classical Arabic texts, including a number of titles published by Imam Ghazali Publishing, such as Al-Khasa'is al-Muhammadiyya and Ayyuhal Walad.

He teaches regularly both in person and online.
Patrick Jones - Course author