Understanding the Qur’an
About This Course
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Jasser Auda
President of Maqasid Institute Global
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is on the most fascinating topic that a human being, not just a Muslim, could learn about. It is the Qur’an. It is the book that Allah sent.
This is a fascinating topic because this is a very different book. This module is about welcoming you to the general features and the nature of this book.
This is a book in which Allah (SWT) – God – is speaking; and that is different from any other book: religious or non-religious in any other tradition.
There is no other book in the world in which Allah is speaking. Even if you look at the books of the other originally heavenly religions in which there is a Prophet speaking. If you read the Bible, sometimes Jesus would say that God is saying this. Or Moses would say that God is saying this… and so on. But this is a book where actually God is speaking.
From the beginning to the end, Allah is speaking to us. And that is a very different approach to that book, because when you see that Allah is speaking then Allah is telling us things.
Curriculum
Unit 1 – Introduction
Introduction 00:10:17
Unit 2 – How to Approach the Qur’an?
How to Approach the Qur’an? 00:10:20
Unit 3 – Between Arabic and the Qur’anic Translations
Unit 4 – Stories in the Qur’an
Stories in the Qur’an 00:10:21
Unit 5 – Some Major Themes of the Qur’an
Some major Themes of the Qur’an 00:10:22
Unit 6 – Makki vs. Madani Qur’an
Makki vs. Madani Qur’an 00:10:34
Unit 7 – Relation between the Qur’an & the Sunnah
Unit 8 – Pondering the Qur’an for Deeper Understanding
Unit 9 – How Often Should I Read the Qur’an?
How Often Should I Read the Qur’an? 00:10:22
Unit 10 – History of the Qur’anic Compilation
History of the Qur’anic Compilation 00:10:40
Your Instructors
Dr. Jasser Auda
Material Includes
- Welcome to the Qur'an - Jasser Auda
- The Message of the Quran - Muhammad Asad
- How to Approach the Qur'an? - Jasser Auda
- English Translations of the Qur'an - Jasser Auda
- Stories In the Qur'an - Jasser Auda
- Some Major Themes of the Qur'an - Jasser Auda
- Makki vs. Madani Qur'an - Jasser Auda
- Relation Between the Qur'an & the Sunnah - Jasser Auda
- Pondering the Qur'an for Deeper Understanding - Jasser Auda
- How Often Should I Read the Qur'an? - Jasser Auda
- History of the Qur'anic Compilation - Jasser Auda