February 27, 2006
Section: WRITINGS | 348 reads
Some Topics Related to the Qur’an
Dr. Pasha
The topics below have been covered in the past Qur’an program or they will be covered in the future program, In-sha’Allah. Topics will be repeated as needed.
- Motivations for reading the Qur’an.
- Dangers of the Qur’an.
- Proper protocol for handling and reading the Qur’an.
- Pronouncing, verbalizing and reciting the Qur’an.
- Sounds and syllables in the Qur’an.
- Allah: the basis for a binary system of reading the Qur’an.
- The short and long sounds in the Qur’an.
- The flat and round sounds in the Qur’an.
- The half and double sounds in the Qur’an.
- The extra-long sounds in the Qur’an.
- The beat and rhythm of the music of the Qur’an.
- Personal prerequisites for successfully relating to the Qur’an.
- Academic and intellectual qualifications for understanding the Qur’an.
- Sources on the Qur’an.
- Qur’an on the Qur’an.
- Hadith on the Qur’an.
- Qur’an and the sciences.
- Qur’an as science.
- Qur’an as logic.
- Qur’an as evidence.
- Qur’an as history.
- Qur’an as reality.
- Qur’an as theory.
- Qur’an as practice.
- Qur’an as narrative.
- Qur’an as Dhikr.
- Qur’an as Ibaadah.
- Qur’an as stories.
- Qur’an as Seerah.
- Qur’an as literature.
- Qur’an as code of conduct.
- Qur’an as law and constitution.
- Qur’an as ideology.
- Qur’an as Huda — Hidayah.
- Qur’an as guide in human affairs.
- Qur’an as leader.
- Qur’an as light — Noor.
- Qur’an as criterion and standard – Furqan.
- Qur’an as advice and counsel – Mau’idhah.
- Qur’an as comfort, support, joy and power.
- Qur’an as cure for psychological and spiritual ailments – Shifaa’.
- Qur’an as cure for physical ailments – Shifaa’.
- Qur’an as cure for social and cultural pathologies – Shifaa’.
- Qur’an as commentary on La Ilaha Illa Allah!
- Qur’an as framework for Muhammd Rasulullah, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.
- Nature and origin of the Qur’an.
- Documentation of the Qur’an.
- Preservation, protection and continuity of the Qur’an.
- Preservation, protection and continuity of Hadith and Sunnah.
- Uses and abuses of the Qur’an.
- Some central themes, concepts and terms of the Qur’an.
- Individuals, groups and people addressed by the Qur’an.
- Do’s and Don’t's of the Qur’an.
- Miracle(s) of the Qur’an.
- Blessings of the Qur’an.
- Why Qur’an?
- How Qur’an?
- When Qur’an?
- Qur’an for and through whom?
- Inevitability of the Qur’an - Li-Yuzhirahoo ‘Aladdeeni Kullihi.
- Clarity, simplicity and directness of the Qur’an.
- Qur’an in theory and practice.
- Nothing less than the Qur’an.
- Let us get on with the Qur’an.
- Contextualizing the language of the Qur’an.
- Language in human thought and discourse.
- Nature and background of Arabic language.
- Social and political context of the Qur’an.
- Language of the Qur’an vs. the language of the Hadith vs. the language of others.
- Qur’an as a content-based miracle.
- Qur’an as a language-based miracle.
- Qur’an as history-based miracle.
- Qur’an as effect-based miracle.
- Qur’an as linguistic criterion and standard
- Qur’an as social and cultural criterion and standard
- Qur’an as legal criterion and standard.
- A world made in the image of the Qur’an.
- Playing catch-up to the Qur’an.
- Establishing the Qur’an – past.
- Establishing the Qur’an – present.
- Establishing the Qur’an – future.
- Establishing the Qur’an – Muslim world and the East.
- Establishing the Qur’an – the West.
- Qur’an challenges adversaries.
- Sarf, Nahw, diction, grammar and linguistic construction in the Qur’an.
- Some key characteristics of the language of the Qur’an.
- A personal approach to the Qur’an.
- Qur’an beyond language and lexicon.
- Qur’an on a plate.
- Where does “holy” come from?
- Why Ilm? Motivations, uses and attitudes.
- Qualifications for seeking Ilm?
- Ilm killers.
- Muslim scholars on the Qur’an.
- Non-Muslims on the Qur’an.
- Questions about the Qur’an.
- Calling Allah.
- Du’as of the Qur’an.
- Culture of the Qur’an.
- A concept called dhikr.
- Awraad, adhkaar and wazaa’if of the Qur’an.
- Falling in love with the Qur’an.
- Personalizing the Qur’an.
- Adam, alaihis salam, and his story in the Qur’an.
- Shaitan and his mission.
- Jannat: a retirement package unlike any.
- Life and death in the Qur’an.
- Gender equation in the Qur’an.
- Women in the Qur’an.
- Animals and plants in the Qur’an.
- Heavenly bodies in the Qur’an.
- Parents in the Qur’an.
- Spouses in the Qur’an.
- Children in the Qur’an.
- Neighbours and colleagues in the Qur’an.
- Commandments in the Qur’an.
- Life Beautiful — Hayaat Tayyibah — in the Qur’an.
- Pure and perfect food in the Qur’an.
- The lawful and the unlawful in the Qur’an.
- Earth and water in the Qur’an.
- Night and day in the Qur’an.
- Light and darkness in the Qur’an.
- The rich and the powerful in the Qur’an.
- God’s messengers (Allah bless them) and their missions.
- Those directly addressed by the Qur’an.
- Those Allah loves.
- Those Allah does not like.
- Those cursed by Allah.
- Those blessed by Allah.
- Meeting Allah.
- Fearing Allah.
- Loving Allah.
- Obeying Allah.
- Working for Allah.
- Returning to Allah.
- All things wonderful — a concept called Salaam.
- A culture of spending – Infaaq.
- The month of the Qur’an.
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© 2004 Syed Husain Pasha
Dr. Pasha is an educator and scholar of exceptional
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