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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
Session 2: Reciting the Qur’an
Session 3: Adab & Decorum Related to the Qur’an
Session 4: Reciting the Qur’an as a Part of Daily Life
Session 5: The Qur’anic Psyche & Hermeneutics
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.
He teaches regularly both in person and online.
Patrick Jones - Course author