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Search for BeautySurah 5: Al Ma'idah (Day 7) |Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 5: Al Ma'idah as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 28 January 2023.
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 92nd surah 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...2023-02-283h 15Search for BeautySurah 5: Al Ma'idah (Day 3) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 5: Al Ma'idah as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Recorded at The Usuli Institute on 31 December 2022.
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 92nd surah 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...2023-02-282h 32Search for BeautySurah 59: Al Hashr and Surah 24: Al Nur | Q&A | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-233h 31Search for BeautySurah 24: Al Nur (Day 4) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-233h 06Search for BeautySurah 24: Al Nur (Day 3) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-212h 53Search for BeautySurah 24: Al Nur (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-213h 14Search for BeautySurah 24: Al Nur (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDay 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...2023-02-213h 14Search for BeautySurah 59: Al Hashr (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-213h 27Search for BeautySurah 59: Al Hashr (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDay 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...2023-02-213h 16Search for BeautySurah 61: Al Saff | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. 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...2023-02-213h 21Search for BeautySurah 62: Al Jumu'ah | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 62: Al Jumu’ah 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.
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-seventh 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...2023-02-213h 32Search for BeautySurah 63: Al Munafiqun (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 63: Al Munafiqun (Day 2) 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.
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-sixth 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...2023-02-213h 20Search for BeautySurah 63: Al Munafiqun (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDay 1 of 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 63: Al Munafiqun (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-sixth 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...2023-02-212h 09Search for BeautySurah 58: Al Mujadilah (Day 2) and Q&A | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 58: Al Mujadilah (Day 2) 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.
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-fifth 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...2023-02-213h 44Search for BeautySurah 58: Al Mujadilah (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDay 1 of 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 58: Al Mujadilah (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-fifth 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...2023-02-212h 54Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' | Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions after his original English language commentary (tafsir) on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (11 day series). Part of the 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 9 April 2022.
The topics discussed in this Q&A include, but are not limited to: on supplication an...2023-02-213h 14Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 11) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 11 - final day) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 11 are roughly, one hundred fifty to one hundred seventy-six (the conclusion, including an ending overview of the entire chapter).
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-fourth chapter in the series. This is...2023-02-213h 25Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 10) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 10) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 10 are roughly, one hundred thirty to one hundred fifty.
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-fourth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to...2023-02-202h 54Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 9) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 9) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 9 are roughly, one hundred twenty-two to one hundred twenty-nine.
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-fourth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to...2023-02-202h 45Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 8) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 8) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 8 are roughly, one hundred one to one hundred nineteen.
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-fourth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that seeks to...2023-02-202h 45Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 7) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 7) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 7 are roughly, eighty-eight to one hundred.
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-fourth 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 or...2023-02-203h 06Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 6) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 6) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 6 are roughly, seventy-five to eighty-eight.
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-fourth 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 me...2023-02-203h 14Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 5) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 5) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 5 are roughly, fifty-four to seventy-six.
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-fourth 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 me...2023-02-203h 27Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 4) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 4) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 4 are roughly, forty-two to fifty-four.
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-fourth 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 me...2023-02-203h 05Search for BeautySurah 4: Al Nisa' (Day 3) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 4: Al Nisa’ (Day 3) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses covered in Day 3 are roughly, numbers thirty to forty-two.
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-fourth 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 or...2023-02-203h 01Search for BeautySurah 49: Al Hujurat (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 49: Al Hujurat (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-third 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...2022-03-092h 35Search for BeautySurah 49: Al Hujurat (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 49: Al Hujurat (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-third 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...2022-03-093h 47Search for BeautySurah 47: Muhammad | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 47: Muhammad 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-second 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...2022-03-093h 27Search for BeautySurah 3: Al 'Imran (Day 5) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 3: Al Imran (Day 5 out of 5) 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 seventieth 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...2022-03-092h 32Search for BeautySurah 3: Al 'Imran (Day 4) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 3: Al Imran (Day 4 out of 5) 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 seventieth 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...2022-03-092h 52Search for BeautySurah 3: Al 'Imran (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 3: Al Imran (Day 2 out of 5) 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 seventieth 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...2022-03-092h 47Search for BeautySurah 3: Al 'Imran (Day 3) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 3: Al Imran (Day 3 out of 5) 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 seventieth 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...2022-03-093h 19Search for BeautySurah 3: Al 'Imran (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 3: Al Imran (Day 1 out of 5) 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 seventieth 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...2022-03-093h 14Search for BeautySurah 2: Al Baqarah | Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions after his original English language commentary (tafsir) on Surah 2 Al Baqarah (13 day series). Part of the 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 24 November 2021.
The topics discussed in this Q&A include, but are not limited to: Dr. Khaled...2022-03-073h 32Search for BeautySurah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 2) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 2) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The verses of Baqarah covered in day two are roughly, numbers forty to seventy-three. Watch Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/rCKnt_S8I5U.
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 sixty-eighth chapter in the series. This is not the...2022-03-033h 21Search for BeautySurah 30: Al Rum | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 30: Al Rum 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.
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 sixty-second 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...2022-03-014h 07Search for BeautySurah 78: Al Naba | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 78: Al Naba 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.
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 sixty-first 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...2022-03-013h 10Search for BeautySurah 6: Al An'am (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 6: Al An'am (Day 1 of 3 for this longer surah) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There will be a Q&A at the end of Day 3.
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 sixtieth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach...2022-02-283h 18Search for BeautySurah 10: Yunus | Original English Commentary (Day 1) | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 10: Yunus (Day 1) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The Q&A for this Halaqa is combined with the one at the end of Day 2.
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 fifty-seventh chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that...2022-02-283h 09Search for BeautySurah 6: Al-An'am (Day 3) | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 6: Al An'am (Day 3) 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.
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 sixtieth 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...2022-02-163h 55Search for BeautySurah 7: Al A'raf | Original English Commentary and Q&A (Day 2) | Project IllumineDay 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl concludes his Quranic commentary on Surah 7: Al A'raf (Day 2) 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.
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 forty-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...2022-02-163h 37Search for BeautySurah 30: Al Rum | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 30: Al Rum 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.
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 sixty-second 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...2022-01-124h 07Search for BeautySurah 78: Al Naba | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 78: Al Naba 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.
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 sixty-first 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...2022-01-123h 10Search for BeautySurah 6: Al An'am (Day 1) | Original English Commentary | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 6: Al An'am (Day 1 of 3 for this longer surah) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). There will be a Q&A at the end of Day 3.
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 sixtieth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach...2022-01-123h 18Search for BeautySurah 10: Yunus | Original English Commentary (Day 1) | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his Quranic commentary on Surah 10: Yunus (Day 1) as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). The Q&A for this Halaqa is combined with the one at the end of Day 2.
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 fifty-seventh chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a chapter-by-chapter thematic approach that...2022-01-123h 09Search for BeautySurah 69: Al Haqqah | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 69: Al Haqqah 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 forty-fifth 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...2022-01-123h 17Search for BeautySurah 67: Al Mulk | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 67: Al-Mulk, 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 forty-third 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...2022-01-103h 30Search for BeautySurah 43: Al-Zukhruf | Original English Commentary Part 2 and Q&A | Project IllumineDAY 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 43: Al Zukhruf, as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). This is the conclusion of the tafsir on Surah Al Zukhruf and includes Q&A at the end.
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 thirty-ninth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a...2022-01-102h 28Search for BeautySurah 31: Luqman | Original English Commentary | Project IlluminePart 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 31: Luqman, 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 thirty-seventh 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...2022-01-102h 18Search for BeautySurah 17: Al Isra' | Original English Commentary Part 2 and Q&A | Project IllumineDAY 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 17: Al Isra', as part of the ongoing Project Illumine: Light of the Quran series at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). This is the conclusion of the tafsir on Surah al Isra' and includes Q&A at the end.
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 thirty-sixth chapter in the series. This is not the traditional line-by-line exegesis, but a...2022-01-102h 59Search for BeautySurah 27: Al-Naml | Original English Commentary | Project IlluminePart 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 27, Al Naml, 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 thirty-first 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...2022-01-062h 56Search for BeautySurah 68: Al-Qalam | Original English Commentary and Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 68, Al Qalam, 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 thirtieth 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...2022-01-063h 11Search for BeautySurah 26: Al-Shu'ara | Original English Commentary | Project IlluminePart 1: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 26, Al Shu'ara, 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 twenty-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...2022-01-062h 40Search for BeautySurah 53: Al-Najm | Original English Commentary + Q&A | Project IllumineDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original Quranic commentary on Surah 53: Al Najm, 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 twenty-first 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...2022-01-052h 36Search for BeautySurah 25: Al-Furqan | Original English Commentary Part 2 and Q&A | Project IlluminePart 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl continues his original Quranic commentaries on Surah 25, Al Furqan, "The Criterion." As part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series, this presentation of the chapter-by-chapter meaning of the Quran is the fruit of a lifelong dedication to the study of every tafsir of the Islamic tradition coupled with intense dhikr to open the deeper meanings of the surahs. This is the eleventh surah that has been covered in this unique approach to covering the Quran, driven by the desire to understand the message that ignited the passion of the early Muslims...2022-01-042h 01
Search for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: 'Allahu Akbar,' "Political Islam" and the Radical Liberation of Faith, 11.20.20Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He begins by breaking down the theology of "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") as the key premise of Islam, and how Islam came as a radical liberation for human beings from the oppression of other human beings or other forms of oppression. He develops the idea through numerous examples and applies it to the notion of "Political Islam," a concept which has taken hold around the world but which derives from political opportunism.2020-11-221h 01Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: On the Representation and Perception of Muslims, 13 November 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He presents powerful lessons on how Muslims are perceived by others and by themselves through the nuances, omissions and characterizations through history and in our modern day, and how that has affected the psychology, social status and confidence of Muslims themselves - and education in itself. For example, he contrasts the perceived heroism of Jews fighting alongside the Allies in World War II and the legacy of that elevated perception in contrast to the perception of absolute non-existence of the Muslim...2020-11-1652 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "Godliness, Democracy and The Post Colonial Muslim Super Ego," 6 Nov 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. He reminds what it means to be Muslim and living a life of Godliness, particularly when it comes to treating rulers effectively like the divine; speaks to the transfer of power in a democracy and its relationship to Godliness; and delves deeper into the motivations of French domination over Muslims given the recent new laws proposed by Macron in France, targeting Muslims.2020-11-141h 17Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: A Great Prophet and the Racism of France, 30 October 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). On the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, Dr. Abou El Fadl reminds us of the simple facts that defined the greatness of the human that was the Prophet Muhammad, a man that changed the face of the planet. Dr. Abou El Fadl explains the recent events in France leading to the murder of a teacher by a 16 year old Muslim student, and provides the context and history and continuing legacy of racism that fuels such acts of...2020-10-311h 21Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Prophet's Pulpit and French Islamophobia," 16 October 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). He discusses the weighty responsibility of taking the Prophet's pulpit - literally every pulpit from which any Friday khutbah is delivered around the world - and the qualifications required of those who take the pulpit. He discusses the recent Islamophobic developments in France driven by its president, bolstered by the silence of Muslim leadership.2020-10-271h 04
Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: On Preserving Women and Female Reciters of the Quran, 9 October 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'ah prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). This week, he addresses the issue of Muslim women being forced to marry or stay married to men they do not love nor wish to stay with due to pressure from the family, the community, or the local imam. In the second part, he discusses the history of female reciters of the Quran in Islamic history. He closes with a detailed explanation of the conflict taking place between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and why the Los Angeles city government has taken a...2020-10-121h 07Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Prophet's Hadith on the Intellect," 2 October 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Dr. Abou El Fadl presents a long, illuminating, authentically sound tradition taught by the Prophet Muhammad on the centrality and foundational importance of the intellect in the Islamic tradition. Dr. Abou El Fadl applies this hadith to the question of whether women can recite the Quran in public or perform the public call to prayer (adhan). For more, visit www.usuli.org.2020-10-061h 03Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: Death by Doctrine of the 'Legitimacy of the Usurpers', 25 Sept 2020Dr. 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.2020-09-2957 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "On Critical Race Studies and What is Point of Religion?" 18 September 2020Dr. 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?"2020-09-201h 09
Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The New Islam of Absolute Silence," 11 September 2020Dr. 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.2020-09-1359 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "All Lives v. Black Lives and the Sin of Holy Rhetoric," 28 Aug 2020Dr. 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.2020-09-111h 15Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: On Democracy, Voting and Defending Dictators, 4 September 2020Dr. 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...2020-09-051h 06Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "When Truth, Principle and Ethics are Trumped by Politics," 21 August 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. Dr. Abou El Fadl begins by explaining the significance and sacrosanct month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, and applies the moral lessons of the history of the month to our current day. He brings to bear the current state of affairs in a time driven by Islamophobia, and what happens when so-called Muslim leadership allow politics to trump our Islamic virtues. He advises on what ethical Muslims must do to resist and take a stand against the unethical actions of...2020-08-221h 12Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The State of Jerusalem and the Test of Wealth," 14 August 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and Jumu'ah prayer at The Usuli Institute. In the first khutbah, Dr. Abou El Fadl expands on the state of the health of Jerusalem as a measure of the state of Muslims in light of recent events. In the second khutbah, he tells the story of Thalaba, who asked the Prophet Muhammad to pray for him to become wealthy. For more, visit www.usuli.org.2020-08-161h 08Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Shame of the 'Commission on Unalienable Rights Report,'" 7 Aug 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayers at The Usuli Institute. Dr. Abou El Fadl begins with the understanding that all human beings are created by God as individuals with equal human rights to dignity, life and the full array of associated privileges by virtue of being human. From there, he presents the shameful report just released by The Commission on Unalienable Rights regarding the American version of human rights. He unpacks what the report says, its significance and implications, details all of the committee members that were appointed to the commission who signed off...2020-08-151h 11Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "On Eid Al Adha and the Prophet's Last Will and Testament," 31 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, he discusses the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his last sermon on Mount Arafat before his death in the coming year. In it, the Prophet leaves his last will and testament to Muslims, imparting the core teachings of the faith. Dr. Abou El Fadl emphasizes that with each Eid al Adha, Muslims must ask themselves, "How are we doing?" on these principles the Prophet left with us. He asks those questions of where we are...2020-08-0145 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: "How Are These Things Connected? Mecca and The Plight of the Uyghurs," 24 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayers at The Usuli Institute. In the first khutbah, discusses two seeming unrelated circumstances, which are in fact related. First, with regard to the state of the affairs in the Muslim world in these first ten days of the month of Dhu'l Hijjah, and the condition of Mecca now versus in the past decades; also the prospects of Hajj in the age of the pandemic. Second, Dr. Abou El Fadl reads from a harrowing report about the brutality that Chinese Uyghur Muslims face both inside and outside of concentration...2020-07-311h 14Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Entire Philosophy of Existence in a Paragraph," 17 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah and jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Dr. Abou El Fadl receives countless questions by email each day from people he does not know. From their questions, he can immediately know their level of awareness, knowledge, biases and intellectual influences. He explains the critical importance of asking the right questions and presents the example of the companion of the Prophet Muhammad asking the Prophet Muhammad how he would describe himself. In a beautiful recounting of this forgotten hadith, we learn the entire philosophy of existence in a paragraph.2020-07-181h 18Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Halaqa: Surah 89 Al Fajr (Conclusion), Intro and Tafsir, 11 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl concludes his line-by-line original commentary (tafsir) on Surah 89 Al Fajr. After a brief review, he continues from Verse 17. In the introduction, Executive Director Grace Song gives an update on the New Quran Project (https://www.usuli.org/new-quran-project/) and shares reflections on the topic of the Signs of God raised in the New Quran Halaqa on Surah al Jathiya through two events in her life in the past week. For more, visit www.usuli.org. Part 2 is Q&A.2020-07-142h 34Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Halaqa: Surah 89 Al Fajr, Verses 4 to 16, 6 June 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl continues his original Quranic commentaries (tafsir) on Surah 89 Al Fajr, verses 4 to 16. In her introduction, Director Grace Song discusses the concluding chapter of the 30 Nights in The Search for Beauty journey of reading and what it reveals. She discusses how the trust of Islamic scholars has deteriorated among Muslims. This recording includes the introduction, tafsir and Q&A. For more, visit www.usuli.org.2020-07-143h 25Search for BeautyPart 2 of 2: Usuli Institute Q&A with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, 20 June 20200:00 - Advice from Dr. Abou El Fadl
8:30 - On loyalty to one’s spouse
I am an unmarried person who is trying to understand marriage. One matter is still disturbing me and, as a female, I feel betrayed about love between spouses. It seems that spousal love is only for good times. If bad things befall a married couple, for example a wife has become chronically ill, terminally ill or her body is disfigured/changed due to disease, accident or other reasons, and as a side effect of treatment, her value is decreased in the eyes of the husband. People ma...2020-07-131h 30Search for BeautyPart 2 of 2: Usuli Institute SECOND Ramadan Q&A, 23 May 2020Part 2 of 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions from around the world.
0:01 - On paranormal abilities
A few years ago, I woke from sleep, sitting straight up in bed, heart pounding, having heard, not in a dream, a voice saying, “Your death age is 63”. I’m using the word ‘voice’, but the quality of this was unlike anything I’ve ever known or heard. I’ve thought of this everyday since then. What do you make of that? Also, is there an explanation for an intoxicating, beautiful scent or perfume in the presence of a dying person in their last days and...2020-07-131h 59Search for BeautyPart 1 of 2: Usuli Institute SECOND Ramadan Q&A, 23 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions from around the world in this second Q&A on the last day of Ramadan 2020.
3:59- On Tattoos
** Answer begins at 17:54
As a new Muslim, I have to admit that, from before I was a Muslim, I have several visible tattoos on my arms and even one on my hand. And on top of that, also stretched earring holes. And I’d like to ask two questions: What should or could I do about it now, what is your idea about this? And do I need now to always feel ashamed and cover my...2020-07-131h 26Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Story of Prophet Yunus and Why Despair is Not an Option," 10 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute. He recounts that in the Quran, when God speaks to the Prophet Muhammad, the first prophet God ever mentions to the Prophet Muhammad is the Prophet Yunus. Dr. Abou El Fadl recounts a detailed version of the story of Prophet Yunus, of which most modern Muslims are unaware, and explains why this is a moral lesson against despair. Dr. Abou El Fadl recounts two additional forgotten stories from the Sirah of the Prophet Muhammad as powerful reminders of justice, mercy and the divine presence...2020-07-111h 03Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "Who is the Better Muslim and What Would God Think?" 3 July 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayers at The Usuli Institute. He discusses the case of a woman in Egypt who appears in a YouTube video begging for help from Muslims around the world because she and her sister have been assaulted by the local police who have since arrested her sister and taunt her that unless she submits herself sexually to the policeman, that they will not release her sister. She is appealing to Al Azhar, to the President of Egypt, to anyone who will help her. Dr. Abou El Fadl calls attention this...2020-07-051h 00Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "Our Character is Built on Our Stories," 26 June 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Dr. Abou El Fadl explains how as human beings, our character is built on the stories that we experience, hear and that form us from an early age and at all times throughout our lives. Especially as Muslims, this underscores the importance of knowing and learning moral lessons from the stories of our tradition. Most Muslims today do not hear or know the rich and nuanced stories from the Islamic tradition that build a person's moral character, which is why...2020-06-291h 20
Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Islam of Dignity: Are You on the Right Side of History?" 19 June 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday khutbah at The Usuli Institute. He places our world's current events in the context of history and presents the same from an Islamic moral and ethical lens. Muslims choose the ethical path or the opposite, even through non-action. Understanding the impact of ethical choices, one must reflect and assess if they are on the right side of history. Detailed summary forthcoming. www.usuli.org.2020-06-211h 04Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Prophet's First Khutbah and the Cornerstone of Faith," 12 June 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Usuli Institute weekly #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer. He gives a rich and nuanced description of the context surrounding the very first khutbah delivered by the Prophet Muhammad to the first Muslims as they prepare to migrate from Mecca to Medina. Further, he explains the four points of advice that the Prophet sets forth to his followers at the most tumultuous time in which the entire Muslim project was at risk of failure. The lessons for our current times are striking. www.usuli.org.2020-06-1552 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute SECOND Ramadan Q&A, Part 2 of 2, 23 May 2020Part 2 of 2: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions from around the world. YouTube video is at: https://youtu.be/4jKyRwjlKv4
0:01 - On paranormal abilities
A few years ago, I woke from sleep, sitting straight up in bed, heart pounding, having heard, not in a dream, a voice saying, “Your death age is 63”. I’m using the word ‘voice’, but the quality of this was unlike anything I’ve ever known or heard. I’ve thought of this everyday since then. What do you make of that? Also, is there an explanation for an intoxicating, beautiful scent or perfume in the presence o...2020-06-061h 59Search for BeautyUsuli Institute SECOND Ramadan Q&A, Part 1 of 2, 23 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions from around the world in this second Q&A on the last day of Ramadan 2020. YouTube video is at: https://youtu.be/MiD613-8KdQ
3:59- On Tattoos
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As a new Muslim, I have to admit that, from before I was a Muslim, I have several visible tattoos on my arms and even one on my hand. And on top of that, also stretched earring holes. And I’d like to ask two questions: What should or could I do about it now, what is your idea about this? And do...2020-06-061h 26Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "Why All Evil is Interconnected and Why Muslims Should Protest," 5 Jun 20Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayers at The Usuli Institute. He discusses the larger picture of what led to this moment in history as protests erupt across America over racism and the evolution, growth and impact of global white supremacy. He explains the extreme threat to American democracy in light of these events, and what happens when police become militarized. He discusses the Islamic obligation upon Muslims under these circumstances and the significance of Muslims taking part in protest. He explains how all is interconnected, especially evil. www.usuli.org.2020-06-061h 00Search for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: "Jahiliyya and the Murder of George Floyd," 29 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the Friday #VirtualKhutbah at The Usuli Institute. He discusses how Islam came as a message to distinguish between jahiliyya (ignorance, darkness) and the opposite. He elaborates of a well-known story of the Prophet and how he was reprimanded by God in an entire surah (chapter) of the Quran for turning his attention away from a poor blind man who called upon him as the Prophet was in the midst of speaking to the powerful elite of Mecca. Dr. Abou El Fadl illuminates the moral lessons from that story that Muslims do not usually hear...2020-05-3059 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "Narratives of Finding Dignity and Justice with God," 15 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl reflects on the lessons of Ramadan under pandemic and shares two stories of the Prophet and early Muslims that illustrate the foundation of building dignity and justice with God. Detailed summary description available at www.usuli.org2020-05-251h 00Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Bismillah Covenant," 22 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delves deeper into the meaning of the first chapter of the Quran, Surah Al Fatiha, and elaborates on the powerful covenant renewed by Muslims as agents of God every time they say "Bismillah" (In the name of God). Detailed summary description forthcoming on www.usuli.org.2020-05-251h 04
Search for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: "Narratives of Finding Dignity and Justice with God," 15 May 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl reflects on the lessons of Ramadan under pandemic and shares two stories of the Prophet and early Muslims that illustrate the foundation of building dignity and justice with God. Detailed summary description forthcoming. www.usuli.org2020-05-161h 00Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "When Mecca is Empty, What Remains?"17 April 2020With Mecca and Medina and the holy sites of Islam empty for the first time in centuries, what remains for Muslims and their prospects for the coming month of Ramadan? Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl centers on the notions of 'adl (justice) and ihsan (goodness/beauty) as the defining characteristics of Muslims from the time of the Prophet before there were books of law or collections of hadith and traditions of the Prophet. He presents an early story of the Prophet Muhammad as a powerful example of living by 'adl and justice that hold countless lessons and wisdom for Muslims...2020-04-181h 03Search for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: "Addressing the Generational Divide Among Younger and Older Muslims," 10 April 2020Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl honestly and directly speaks to the unspoken gap between younger and older generations of Muslims and the confusion, angst and discontent between the two as the older generation hands down Islam to the younger generation and both generations are unhappy with the state of Islam and Muslims in the modern world. He addresses the confusion and discontent and gives perspective, insight and comfort through a reexamination of the very first verses revealed to the first Muslims from Surah al Baqarah. We live in a time which is so similar to that of the first Muslims...2020-04-111h 04Search for BeautyUsuli Khutbah: "To God We Belong and To God We Return," 3 Apr 2020Dr. Abou El Fadl begins with a reminder that this pandemic, like every hardship, is a challenge and an opportunity to return to God, reflect upon oneself, and to find the place of God within ourselves.
In Surah Al-Baqarah, God teaches us our core belief as Muslims and the knowledge of ethics. In Islam, to love is to not take for granted. In the same way that we are not expected to take God for granted, we must not take each other for granted, as one cannot truly love someone if they take that being for granted. God teaches reciprocity...2020-04-0457 min
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Search for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: "The Power of Love," ICSC 19 April 2019In this month of Shaban, preceding Ramadan, Dr. Abou El Fadl reminds us of the preparations of the Prophet Muhammad for the month of Ramadan. He discusses the deeper meaning of the word "ibadat," often translated as "worship" but which is much more than just ritual worship. He explains what it means to be in a state of ibadat, which goes much farther and deeper than simply the physical acts, but which encompasses love, knowing the other, knowing the Creator, knowing the truth of oneself: pure unadulterated Truth. It is possible to engage in the physical acts of ibadat but...2019-04-2027 minSearch for BeautyUsuli Institute Khutbah: On Evaluating Moral Character, Trusting Intuition and Cleaning your VesselDr. Khaled Abou El Fadl addresses questions arising from his previous khutbahs regarding how to receive and assess knowledge and develop and trust one's own intuition or native instinct (fitrah) in determining what is authentically Islamic. He elaborates on the example of pure water entering a clean vessel versus a dirty vessel in understanding the impact of a divine message on the soul (vessel) receiving that message. He discusses how to evaluate the moral character of religious authority, be it an imam, faqih, shaykh or other religious teacher. He reminds us that leadership and authority must be judged according to...2019-03-1145 min