the usuli institute
elevating ethics, critical thinking & dignity through education in the Islamic intellectual tradition
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institute offering all of our programming online, which includes weekly khutbahs and halaqas delivered by renowned scholar and Islamic jurist, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl.
An intensive immersion into the unique moral messages in each of the 114 chapters of the Quran, the fruit of this scholar's lifetime relationship with the Quran. We are working towards publishing the first original comprehensive Quranic commentary (tafsir) in over 40 years. Learn more here.
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers a virtual Friday weekly address (khutbah) and congregational prayers (jumu'a). Join us live on The Usuli Institute YouTube Channel beginning at 1:45 pm Eastern Time.
A 100,000+ book collection that is a testament to a scholar's lifelong quest to save the Islamic intellectual tradition. Preserving, teaching and learning from these sources forms the backbone of The Usuli Institute.
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Our Founder Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl and Executive Director Grace Song engage a variety of guests to delve deeper into the issues facing Muslims in the modern day. A few of our guests include Ramy Youssef, Tareq Al-Suwaidan, @GazanGirl, and Abdullah Alaoudh
Part of our mission is to support, empower and create a space for those who have been blessed and burdened with the gift of choosing Islam, and who choose to live as empowered and enlightened human beings in our current time as Muslims.
NEW RELEASE:
The Prophet’s Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam [Volume 1]
by Khaled Abou El Fadl (Edited by Josef Linnhoff)
Published by USULI PRESS, an imprint of The Usuli Institute.
Now Available on Bookshop.org/shop/usuli Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
Take advantage of our publisher’s discount to learn more about The Usuli Institute methodology & the scholarship of Dr. Abou El Fadl:
Take 30% off at Rowman.com on the paperback versions ONLY (Use code RLFANDF30):
The Search For Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books Reg. $54.00 / Sale: $37.80
Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari’ah in the Modern Age Reg. $32.00 / Sale: $22.40
And God Knows the Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses Reg. $43.99 / Sale: $30.79
SEXUAL AND SPIRITUAL ABUSE: Dispelling Myths From an Islamic Perspective, Q&A with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl
PART I
PART II
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers important questions in an honest and transparent conversation addressing sexual and spiritual abuse at the hands of religious authority. Recorded as a live Zoom meeting at The Usuli Institute: Part I on 20 March, 2022; Part II on 15 May 2022.
Topics discussed include: secret and temporary marriages; patriarchal systems and their influence in silencing women; moral foundations of Shari’ah verses the law; social and legal culpability of religious authorities; weak hadiths; reporting abuse; the empowerment of women during the time of the Prophet; the re-traumatization of victims; dignity in marriage; responding to Islamophobia that exploits misogyny in our tradition; on engaging with the work of abusers; protecting women in religion settings; and much more.
reclaiming truth through intellectual activism
"...To win this very real war that has done inestimable damage to so many Muslims and to the truth of the Islamic faith, it is absolutely imperative that moderates declare a counter-jihad against the puritan heresy. This is not a call for the shedding of blood; it is a call for matching the zeal of puritans through unrelenting intellectual activism. This is a counter-jihad to reclaim the truth about the Islamic faith and win the hearts and minds of Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world..."
- Khaled Abou El Fadl
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