Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 14. May 2023
Dear Friends, Al salamu 'alaykum (greetings of peace)! I pray you are well! Happy Mother's Day to all who are celebrating! :) I am so excited for our new halaqa series that will begin next week, Saturday, 20 May at 6 pm ET, insha'Allah, entitled, "The Book of Illuminations," which will consist of Dr. Abou El Fadl's commentaries on the book, "Kitab Al Hikam (The Book of Wisdoms)" by Shaykh Ibn Ata'illah al-Iskandari. We had to postpone the start of the halaqa this weekend due to last minute...
Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 30. April 2023
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his final two Quranic commentaries on Surah 112: Al Ikhlas and Surah Al Fatiha, concluding the Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 30 April 2023. Project Illumine is a three-year-long intensive immersion into the unique moral messages in each of the 114 surahs (chapters) of the Quran, the fruit of this scholar's lifetime relationship with the Quran. Surah Al Ikhlas is the 113th...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 18. March 2023
Greetings of Peace dear Friends, I pray you are well! This week, I want to share a piece of beautiful writing by a beautiful friend. My friend writes anonymously on a Substack so I will honor that anonymity, however, I secured my friend's permission to share this piece here. I wanted to highlight it because it was striking to me for a few reasons. First, the message is moving, profound, and transformative for the soul. It is relevant to every single one of us. But secondly, it is like a story...
Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 25. February 2023
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 98: Al Bayyinah and Surah 99: Al Zalzalah as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 25 February 2023. Project Illumine is a year-long intensive immersion into the unique moral messages in each of the 114 surahs (chapters) of the Quran, the fruit of this scholar's lifetime relationship with the Quran. Surah Al Bayyinah is the 98th...