Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 27. February 2021

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 35, Fatir, at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). As part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran, this series captures the fruit of a scholar's lifetime relationship with the Quran, and the conviction that every single chapter of the Quran holds a unique moral message for humankind. This is the sixteenth surah in the series. In the introduction, Executive Director Grace Song shares a reflection about the...

Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 20. February 2021

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents the illuminated meaning of Surah 38, Saad, from his lifelong journey with the Quran. This is not the traditional line-by-line approach of Quranic commentaries (tafsir), but an exposition of the unique message of each chapter of the Quran as its own distinct part of a whole.

Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 13. February 2021

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentaries on Surah 50, Qaf. As part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series, this presentation of the chapter-by-chapter meaning of the Quran is the fruit of a lifelong dedication to the study of every tafsir of the Islamic tradition coupled with intense dhikr to open the deeper meanings of the surahs. This is the twelfth surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the Quran, driven by the desire...

Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 06. February 2021

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentaries on Surah 25, Al Furqan, "The Criterion." As part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series, this presentation of the chapter-by-chapter meaning of the Quran is the fruit of a lifelong dedication to the study of every tafsir of the Islamic tradition coupled with intense dhikr to open the deeper meanings of the surahs. This is the eleventh surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the...

Circles of Learning (Halaqas) · 10. October 2020

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentaries on Surah 29: Al Ankabut, "The Spider." As part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series, this presentation of the chapter-by-chapter meaning of the Quran is the fruit of a lifelong dedication to the study of every tafsir of the Islamic tradition coupled with intense dhikr to open the deeper meanings of the surahs. This is the eighth surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the Quran,...