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بِسمِ
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الرَّحْمَنِ
الرَّحِيمِ Allah,
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Allah,
in the name of, the Most Affectionate, the Eternally Merciful. As
Muslims, all of us believe that the Quran is the Final Book of God. Millions
of Muslims memorize this book completely. Almost every Muslim learns at least
some part of the Quran. Majority of them recite it regularly and especially
during the holy month of Ramadan, almost all of them develop a strong
relation with this book. In
tradition of Non-Arab Muslims, it is a widespread practice to read the Quran
without understanding its meaning. We read the Quran for the sake of reward
in the Hereafter but ignore the morality and character advised by it. Due to
this, we have deviated from the right path. People read the Quran but sell
their souls to the Satan. Thanks to God that this attitude is changing now a
days. Educated youth of the Muslims is returning towards the Quran. Not only
are the Muslims, many Non-Muslims also inclined to read this book which has
changed the lives of millions. The
Quran was revealed in Arabic. It is essential to learn this language in order
to understand the Quran directly. In order to teach the Arabic in which the
Quran was revealed, we developed a course called “Quranic Arabic Program”. It
is available at: www.mubashirnazir.org/courses/arabic/AR001-00-Arabic.htm
Learning
a language is a long process. Therefore, we decided to prepare courses of
other religious disciplines in order to introduce you with their concepts at
fundamental and intermediate levels. After learning the language, you can
study them at specialist’s level. Due to this reason, we are providing the
seven modules of the “Quranic Studies Program” in English and Urdu languages. A
simple method for the Non-Arabs to understand the Quran is to start reading
its translation. It is an effective approach for those who just want to get
some familiarity with its content. But the people, who want to dedicate their
lives for missionary service of Islam, need extensive study of the Quran and
the domains related to it like Hadith, Jurisprudence, History, Ethics,
Philosophy and Theology. This program is designed for such people. If
you are scared of reading tomes, this course is not for you. In that case,
just read a passage from the Quran daily and consult an exegesis if a
question appears to your mind. Try to practice the teachings of the Quran and
the Sunnah. Insha Allah, you will be successful on
the Day of Judgment. But if you are interesting in becoming a specialist in
religion or want to dedicate your life for serving Islam, you have no other
option except reading, reading and reading. Intellectual development requires
a lot of reading and practical experience. You will have to develop interest
of reading in you and acquaint your mind to think logically, critically and
analytically. Program Approach
In
order to fit the needs of students who want to study the Quran with different
perspectives, the program has been divided into seven modules. The detail of
such levels is as follows: ·
Module 1:
This module is for the beginners. We shall study some selected passages from
the Quran and perform some work on these passages. At completion of this
level, we will be familiar with the message of the Quran and obtain a lot of
background information required to study the Quran. In addition that, we will
also try to transform our personalities according to the Quranic ideals. ·
Module 2
to 6: These five modules are for the intermediate students. We shall conduct
a comparative study of certain famous Quranic Commentaries written in
English. At completion of this level,
we will have studied the Quran extensively by encompassing all significant
matters in the Quranic Studies. We will continue to purify our souls in the
light of the Quran at these levels. ·
Module 7:
It is designed for the advanced students who want to become a specialist in
Quranic Studies. Advanced issues related to the Quranic language, exegesis,
interpretation, jurisprudence, history etc. will be discussed at this level.
The questions raised by some Non-Muslim scholars about the Quran will also be
studied at this level. The process of soul-purification will continue for the
rest of our lives. Objectives of This Program
They
objectives of this program are as follows: ·
To study
entire content of the Quran. ·
To conduct
a comparative study of the Quranic Exegeses. ·
To
transform our personality according to the Quranic ideals. ·
To study
the important intellectual and practical issues related to the Quranic
teachings. ·
To
acquaint us with the styles of Quranic expressions. ·
To get
background information about the Quranic contents. ·
To
understand how the exegetes from different background understand the Quran. Study Methodology
Various
research studies in the area of cognitive learning reveal that people
remember 30-40% of what they listen or read, 60-70% of what they observe and
80-90% of what they experience. Therefore, we have tried to adopt a
practice-based learning approach in this program. We are going to do some
practical work on the Quran with the perspective that the message of the Quran
lands directly into our heart and become a part of our personality. Two
commentaries have been selected in order to give you an idea about looking at
the Quran from different perspectives. In addition to that, specific
discourses for a third commentary have been added. An introduction to the
exegeses under study is as follows: ·
Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss d. 1412H/1992CE): He was an
Austrian Jewish scholar converted to Islam. His English commentary is
abridged but completely conveys the message of Islam. He has also addressed
the modern intellectual issues. Since he was a former Jewish scholar,
therefore, he has performed a nice comparative study of the Quran with Torah.
Thanks to www.islamicbulletin.org
for providing his commentary. ·
Abul
A’ala Mawdudi (d.
1399H/1979CE): His original work is in Urdu but it was translated in English
and Arabic. He considered Islam as a comprehensive movement whose objectives
were to establish God’s rule on the earth. This theme is reflected in his
commentary. He has also addressed the modern intellectual issues in detail.
He can be called as the main promoter of “Political Movement of Islam” during
20th century. His exegesis is one of the most popular ones in ·
Muhammad Hussain Al-Tabatabi (d.
1401H/1981CE): He was one of the most prominent Iranian Shia
Exegetes who wrote a detailed commentary in which he discussed the modern
intellectual issues in detail. We have included his specific essays on
certain intellectual issues from his commentary because his work is very
detailed and it is not possible to cover that within the scope of this
course. The text is taken from his official website www.shiasource.com/al-mizan.
Thanks to them for the text. We have formatted and converted it into PDF
format. The
objective of selecting these exegeses is to study the Quran from different
angles. You should bear in mind that all these works are based on human
efforts and are subject to error. We have to study them critically and
without any bias. We have to accept or reject a particular point of view only
and only based on reason. We must put personal and sectarian biases aside in
order to study the Quran with an open mind. If we presuppose a point of view
and try to mold the Quran accordingly, we will be committing a great crime
and we would never get guidance from the Book of God. We must submit all our
biases in favor of the Quran. The
commentaries are obtained from internet. The responsibility of correctness of
their text lies with the respective websites and we do not assume any
responsibility for that. Bear in mind that both commentaries contain some
minor mistakes of spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting. You
should familiarize yourself with the styles and symbols used by different
exegetes. Some details of their presentation are as follows: ·
Asad
uses a big font for the translation of the Holy Quran and a smaller one for
the exegetic notes. He mentions the Verse No. as X:XX.
For example, 1:7 means the Verse 7 of Surah 1.
Within translation, he puts a small number (superscript) wherever he wants to
explain something. This number correlates with his explanatory notes which
are inserted in small font after one or two paragraphs. He has inserted the
commentary within the translation. His exegesis lacks the original Arabic
text. Therefore, while reading his commentary, you must open a file
containing the original Arabic text of the Quran to match his translation
with the original text. It is also important because Asad
focuses more on linguistic details of Arabic words. He uses an abbreviation
“Lit.” to describe any explanatory note related to linguistics, philology and
Arabic literature. ·
Arabic
text is available in the exegesis of Mawdudi. He
writes the Verse No. as [X-X]. For example [4-7] means the Verse No. 4 to 7.
It does not indicate the Surah because it is
already indicated in the heading. He also puts a small number in form of a
superscript that corresponds to the explanatory notes. An important style of
presentation in Mawdudi’s commentary is that the
whole translation of Surah is written at the
beginning and its commentary is given after the translation in form of
explanatory notes. You have to be careful while studying the lessons that
cover only a part of a Surah. I shall strongly
advise you to keep the Arabic text open while reading his commentary. ·
The
discourses of Tabatabai are provided without the
Arabic text or translation. However, number of the relevant verse is given as
X:XX to relate it to the relevant verse. Note:
A stands for Asad and M stands for Mawdudi. A2 means the Note No. 2 of Asad’s
commentary for this Surah. Similarly, M3 means the
Note No. 3 of Mawdudi’s exegesis for this Surah. The serial number of notes will change in each Surah. The discourses of Tabatabi
are referred as T1, T2 …. at relevant point. How to conduct the comparative study of the Quranic Exegeses
As
mentioned above, we shall study two exegeses in this course. Follow these
steps in order to conduct the study: ·
Download
the two exegeses, have a glance at each of them and select the one you are
more comfortable with. You will read your selected exegesis as your base
commentary and will study the other wherever required to complete the
assignments. The commentaries will be provided to you upon registration. ·
First the
read the notes given at the beginning of each lesson and follow the specific
instructions. ·
Read the
translation of the Quranic from your favorite exegesis. ·
Note down
the questions appearing in your mind. Read the commentary of your favorite
author for that verse. Also read the same for other scholar. ·
Keep the
Arabic text and translation open in a separate window while reading the
commentary because while reading the commentary, you have to refer back to
the translation again and again. ·
Complete
the assignments given in each lesson. The assignments are designed in a way
that you have to work on the core issues discussed in all commentaries under
study. ·
The
assignments are of two types: Open-ended assignments and closed-ended ones.
In the former, you have to produce your answers in form of an essay. Answers
will not be provided for such assignments because they are purely subjective.
However some guidance notes will be provided to you in the answers but you
are allowed to follow a different approach. Closed-ended assignments will be
in form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Answers with some explanation
will be provided to you at the end of this book. ·
Prepare a
notebook (preferably a Word file, although you can use a physical notebook)
for your assignments. Write down the answers in your notebook. There are
certain assignments that will be completed in more than one lessons. ·
Send your
assignments at mubashirnazir100@gmail.com
for review and comments. ·
If you do
not find the answer of any question, feel free to ask the author by email. Admission Procedures
The
purpose of this program is to provide you personalized educational services
in order to establish your relation with the Quran. The admission procedure
is very simple. Download the form and send
it to mubashirnazir100@gmail.com
after filling. You will receive the study material along with the email address
of an instructor. You will study one lesson on daily basis and complete all
the assignments provided in the lesson. You will share the questions arising
in your mind with the instructor through email. If required, your instructor
will arrange online sessions through Skype or Gmail. This one-to-one relation
with the teacher will be extremely important. You
will send a weekly progress report in which you will provide details of the
lessons studied during the week. After completing a module, a test will be
conducted and you will be promoted to the next module based on satisfactory
performance. Program Fees
For
the services you will receive, you will have to pay an amount which you can
easily afford but you will not pay this amount to us. Select any needy person
in your vicinity who is not a professional beggar and pay the money to
him/her. The person should be the one who works hard but is unable to support
his/her family. Just send us a confirmation in your progress report that you
have paid the fees. To
read frequently asked questions about the Quranic Studies Program, click here. May
Allah bless you with a deep understanding of the Quran and embed the Quranic
teachings into your personality. Muhammad
August
2011 / Ramadan 1432 |
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مصنف
کی دیگر تحریریں قرآنی
عربی
پروگرام / سفرنامہ
ترکی
/ مسلم
دنیا اور ذہنی،
فکری اور نفسیاتی
غلامی
/ اسلام
میں جسمانی و
ذہنی غلامی
کے انسداد کی
تاریخ / تعمیر
شخصیت
پروگرام / قرآن اور
بائبل
کے دیس میں / علوم
الحدیث: ایک
تعارف / کتاب
الرسالہ:
امام شافعی کی
اصول فقہ پر
پہلی کتاب کا
اردو ترجمہ و
تلخیص
/ اسلام
اور دور حاضر
کی تبدیلیاں / ایڈورٹائزنگ
کا اخلاقی
پہلو سے
جائزہ / الحاد
جدید کے مغربی
اور مسلم
معاشروں پر
اثرات / اسلام
اور نسلی و
قومی امتیاز / اپنی
شخصیت اور
کردار کی تعمیر
کیسے کی
جائے؟
/ مایوسی
کا علاج کیوں
کر ممکن ہے؟ / دور جدید
میں دعوت دین
کا طریق کار / اسلام
کا خطرہ: محض ایک
وہم یا حقیقت / Quranic
Concept of Human Life Cycle
/ Empirical Evidence of God’s Accountability
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