Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). In this khutbah, Dr. Abou El Fadl presents the history, development and ultimate acceptance of the doctrine of "the legitimacy of the usurpers", which argues that the Prophet Muhammad supposedly supported the idea of obedience to unjust rulers - those who can usurp power by any means have the legitimate power to rule by tyranny and despotism without the consent of the governed. He demonstrates the immorality and irrationality of this popular argument, which has currency in our modern times.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He discusses the Trump Administration banning of Critical Race Studies and the impact on the future of racism and white supremacy in America, particularly in law enforcement. He covers privilege, power, colonialism, normalization of relations between Israel and Muslim countries, Yemen and the point of departure between Muslims who stand for ethics and principle versus those who do not; leading up to the ultimate question of "What is the Point of Religion?"

Part 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl continues sharing his personal journey and original methodology and dhikr with the Quran on Surah 46: Al Ahqaf. Part 2 includes Q&A. For more, visit: www.usuli.org/project-illumine.

Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl shares his personal journey and dhikr with the Quran in this new series of halaqas named Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran (https://www.usuli.org/project-illumine/), an original methodology for determining the unique message each chapter of the Quran brings. In this session, he presents his finding on Surah 46: Al Ahqaf. In the introduction, Executive Director Grace Song talks about the passing of their dog, Lucci, and learning and performing the Islamic call to prayer (adhan). Recorded September 12, 2020. For more, visit www.usuli.org.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. He addresses the current state of Muslim affairs in light of the recent normalization agreements between Muslim countries and Israel, and the consequent impacts on long-standing issues that concern Muslims. He discusses the Muslim response to injustice. For more, visit www.usuli.org.

From Dr. Abou El Fadl's original halaqas on the Qur'an, these were more traditional than the current halaqas under Project Illumine. For more information on Project Illumine: The Light of the Qur'an visit

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Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. Dr. Abou El Fadl blasts the use of the phrase, "All Lives Matter," as a means of using a divine ideal to deny the reality on the ground that Black Lives are not equal to that of others; using rhetoric to undermine principle. He further elaborates on the recent controversies over the UAE - Israel normalization accords and its backing by prominent American Muslim figures of leadership. For more, visit www.usuli.org.

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Part 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents the illuminated meaning of Surah 15, Al Hijr, 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. For more, visit: www.usuli.org.

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Part 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl continues his Quranic commentary of Surah 15 Al Hijr, delving into the deeper meaning of the chapter 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. Part 2 includes Q&A.

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Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. Addressing the persistent misperception that voting is not allowed in Islam, Dr. Abou El Fadl walks the audience through the rise of this misperception, which intensified after the Arab Spring. He explains why autocrats and dictatorial Muslim governments pushed for this conception, how it is counter to Islamic principles, and how scholars who gain benefit are complicit in this narrative. He walks through the convoluted arguments put forward to undermine notions of democracy or other means for holding Muslim leadership accountable for their injustices. For more, visit www.usuli.org.