Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 33: Al Ahzab (Day 2) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 33: Al Ahzab (Day 1) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions after his original English language commentary (tafsir) on Surah Hashr and Surah Nur, part of Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series. This comprehensive chapter-by-chapter intensive study of the Quran is the result of this scholar's lifelong relationship with the Quran in which he tries to recapture the ethical message that sparked the passion of early Muslims and apply those lessons to our modern day challenges. Recorded at the Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org) on 2 July 2022.

The topics discussed in this Q&A include, but are not limited to: the sin of Hajj; the Shaykh’s personal journey with the surahs; practices of bashfulness and shame in relation to Allah, and the bashfulness of the Prophet; hikmah and izza; necropolitics; theories of justice and honesty in such discourses; studying Arabic in countries like Saudi Arabia; question of awra and zina, especially in relation to men; going beyond physical appearances; suspending judgement; and more.

The article that the Shaykh mentions from the first question on the sin of Hajj is: Prohibiting the Pilgrimage: Politics and Fiction in Mālikī Fatwās https://brill.com/view/journals/ils/2...

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Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 24: Al Nur (Day 4) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 eightieth 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 draws attention to the latest Usuli Institute Khutbah on Hajj. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 25 June 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 24: Al Nur (Day 3) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 eightieth 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, Executive Director Grace Song contrasts the beauty and light of a dog that communicates through buttons with the dark and evil treatment of dogs at the Yulin Dog Festival in China. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 21 June 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 24: Al Nur (Day 2) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 eightieth 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, Executive Director Grace Song shares reflections on the khutbah entitled "The Calculus of A Moral Decision" and shares Usuli stats to date. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 18 June 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Day 1 of 5: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 24: Al Nur (Day 1) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 eightieth 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 the aftermath of her response to the Jordan Peterson and Hamza Yusuf talk. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 11 June 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 59: Al Hashr (Day 2) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 seventy-ninth 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 offers her own answers to the Jordan Peterson and Hamza Yusuf talk. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 4 June 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Day 1 of 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 59: Al Hashr (Day 1) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org).

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 seventy-ninth 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 draws attention to the latest Usuli Institute Khutbah, some stats on Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl’s Halaqas, and comments on the recent discussion between Jordan Peterson and Hamza Yusuf. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 28 May 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 61: Al Saff 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. (This is a corrected version from an earlier upload)

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 seventy-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 critical news items including the right wing Israeli group's call to tear down Al Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem Day. She shares reflections as a convert connecting to Al Aqsa and reads an email from a long-time Usuli follower and convert. Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 21 May 2022.

Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation.

For quick links to all previous Project Illumine halaqas, go to: https://www.usuli.org/project-illumin... Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources.