REMEMBRANCE
TERM 3 | 2023
Join us for an exciting six week short course exploring the tafsir of Sura al-Qamar (Q. 54) and Imam Ghazali’s Book of Delusion in his Ihya Ulum al-Din.
Scroll down for course details, teachers and poster. Click on register to enrol. Registered attendees will be issued with a student pack on the first day of the course.
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DATES & TIME
Mondays
20th May 2024 to 1st July 2024
Six Sessions: No Session on Bank Holiday Monday
6.45pm–9pm
VENUE
MIC (The Wesley)
81-103 Euston Street
London (Euston)
NW1 2EZ
TEACHERS
– Sh Thaqib Mehmood
– Dr S Ashraf
Sura al-Qamar
Sura al-Qamar (The Moon) is a Meccan sura and takes its name from the mention of the moon in the first verse.
After warning the opponents of the Prophet of the judgment that will overtake them (vv. 1–8), the sura cites the people of Prophet Noah peace be upon him (vv. 9–15), the tribes of ʿĀd (vv. 18–21) and Thamūd (vv. 23–31), the people of Prophet Lot peace be upon him (vv. 33–38), and the people of Pharaoh (vv. 41–45) as examples of previous peoples who were overthrown for similar offenses.
Sura al-Qamar
Mention of the punishments that await the guilty (vv. 46–48) segues into a discussion of the nature of God’s Decree and accounting (vv. 49–53), and the sura concludes with a discussion of rewards that await the reverent (vv. 54–55).
The following refrain verse is repeated many times in this sura:
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Qur’an: will anyone take heed?
The Book of Delusion
In Ghazali’s Ihyā’ ‘Ulum al-Din ‘Revival of the Religious Sciences’
One recurring theme in Surah al-Qamar is the concept of “warnings” and the consequences of not paying attention to them. The Qur’an asserts that when humanity fails to recognize and connect with the clear and numerous signs of God’s Oneness, we become deluded and misguided as we prioritize the material world over pursuing to become sincere servants of God.
In his Book of Delusion, al-Ghazali outlines the various degrees of delusion that can afflict anyone and the proposed methods to avoid falling into a deluded state, with disbelief being the most severe and dangerous, for it leads to eternal ruin.
The Book of Delusion
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