Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 4) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses of Baqarah covered in day four are roughly, numbers one hundred thirty-three to one hundred forty-six. Watch the previous days on our YouTube channel, starting with Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/rCKnt_S8I5U

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. This is the sixty-eighth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song shares a message she received about the transformative nature of Project Illumine and talks about how Project Illumine has even affected the vocabulary and world of meaning among those who have been engaged with the Quran through the halaqas. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 20 October 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 3) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses of Baqarah covered in day three are roughly, numbers seventy-four to one hundred twenty-four. Watch the previous days on our YouTube channel, starting with Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/rCKnt_S8I5U

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. This is the sixty-eighth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song shares ways to engage with our content if you have limited time, like subscribing to our mailing list and following us on social media. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 16 October 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 2) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses of Baqarah covered in day two are roughly, numbers forty to seventy-three. Watch Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/rCKnt_S8I5U.

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. This is the sixty-eighth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song shares some heartfelt messages from supporters of the Usuli Institute. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 9 October 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 1 out of 13) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses of Baqarah covered in day one are roughly, numbers one to thirty-five.

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. This is the sixty-eighth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song gives a behind the scenes look into Project Illumine and the commencement of Surah Al Baqarah at this stage of the project. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 6 October 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 64: Al Taghabun as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-seventh chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song introduces the start of covering the Medinan surahs and highlights the short summary of Surah Al Taghabun in the Abdel Haleem English translation of the Quran as a comparison to the richness and insight of the Project Illumine approach to the same surah. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 2 October 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 83: Al Mutaffifin as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-sixth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song discusses the response after Shaykh Abou El Fadl's powerful khutbah on "The Unspoken Truth (Haqq) About Sexual Abuse and the Rights of Victims. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/kxXwCjONZUg. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 29 September 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 76: Al Insan as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-fifth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our Executive Director Grace Song reflects on a powerful Jumu'a Khutbah delivered by Shaykh Abou El Fadl, watch it here: https://youtu.be/kxXwCjONZUg. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 25 September 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 56: Al Waqi’ah as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-fourth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction, our guest speaker Rameen Javadian makes a call to young Muslims, while highlighting just a few of our call to actions. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 18 September 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 82: Al Infitar as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-third chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction our Executive Director Grace Song shares three communications that she recently received, examples of communications which require humor, patience and heart to respond. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 15 September 2021.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 30: Al Rum as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There is a Q&A at the end.

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. This is the sixty-second chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to rediscover the original meaning received by the early Muslims that sparked their passion such that they transformed from desert dwellers to civilization builders. It is an investigation of the timeless moral and ethical lessons of the Quran then applied to our modern day. In the introduction our Executive Director Grace Song congratulates and honors the young scholars at Usuli for their academic publications and shares an emotional email from a convert. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 11 September 2021.