Project Illumine Surah 29 Al Ankabut Part 2 10.10.2020 by The Usuli Institute

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He begins by breaking down the theology of "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") as the key premise of Islam, and how Islam came as a radical liberation for human beings from the oppression of other human beings or other forms of oppression. He develops the idea through numerous examples and applies it to the notion of "Political Islam," a concept which has taken hold around the world but which derives from political opportunism.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He presents powerful lessons on how Muslims are perceived by others and by themselves through the nuances, omissions and characterizations through history and in our modern day, and how that has affected the psychology, social status and confidence of Muslims themselves - and education in itself. For example, he contrasts the perceived heroism of Jews fighting alongside the Allies in World War II and the legacy of that elevated perception in contrast to the perception of absolute non-existence of the Muslim role in World War II despite the truth to the contrary. He highlights again the history, service, treatment and perception of Muslims in France that arise from a long tradition of racism and opportunism.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. He reminds what it means to be Muslim and living a life of Godliness, particularly when it comes to treating rulers effectively like the divine; speaks to the transfer of power in a democracy and its relationship to Godliness; and delves deeper into the motivations of French domination over Muslims given the recent new laws proposed by Macron in France, targeting Muslims.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). On the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, Dr. Abou El Fadl reminds us of the simple facts that defined the greatness of the human that was the Prophet Muhammad, a man that changed the face of the planet. Dr. Abou El Fadl explains the recent events in France leading to the murder of a teacher by a 16 year old Muslim student, and provides the context and history and continuing legacy of racism that fuels such acts of hatred in France.

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 eight surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the Quran, driven by the desire to understand the message that ignited the passion of the early Muslims during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. To learn more and support this most important tafsir project of our times, visit www.usuli.org/project-illumine and www.launchgood.com/projectillumine.

Part 2: 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 eight surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the Quran, driven by the desire to understand the message that ignited the passion of the early Muslims during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. To learn more and support this most important tafsir project of our times, visit www.usuli.org/project-illumine and www.launchgood.com/projectillumine.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He discusses the weighty responsibility of taking the Prophet's pulpit - literally every pulpit from which any Friday khutbah is delivered around the world - and the qualifications required of those who take the pulpit. He discusses the recent Islamophobic developments in France driven by its president, bolstered by the silence of Muslim leadership.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'ah prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). This week, he addresses the issue of Muslim women being forced to marry or stay married to men they do not love nor wish to stay with due to pressure from the family, the community, or the local imam. In the second part, he discusses the history of female reciters of the Quran in Islamic history. He closes with a detailed explanation of the conflict taking place between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and why the Los Angeles city government has taken a position on this foreign dispute. For more, visit www.usuli.org.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Dr. Abou El Fadl presents a long, illuminating, authentically sound tradition taught by the Prophet Muhammad on the centrality and foundational importance of the intellect in the Islamic tradition. Dr. Abou El Fadl applies this hadith to the question of whether women can recite the Quran in public or perform the public call to prayer (adhan). For more, visit www.usuli.org.