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QURANIC COMMENTARY (TAFSIR) ON SURAH 92: AL LAYL (THE NIGHT), PART I
14 November 2019
Part 1: In the introduction to the halaqa to conclude Surah 92 Al Layl (The Night) and begin Surah 91 Al Shams (The Sun), Director Grace Song reacts to a recent Facebook post about the state of communicating with Muslim teens, and shared some personal stories, insights and ideas about how she approached parenthood and the challenge of teaching her kids to love God, Islam and being Muslim. Part 2 is the beginning of the Quranic commentary (tafsir) on Surah 92 Al Layl. Part 3 is the beginning of the Quranic commentary (tafsir) on Surah 91 Al Shams. Part 4 is Q&A.