This course will look at instructions for the spiritual journey from Shia mystics, both past and present. Readings will include excerpts from: a) Spiritual Journeying in the words of Shia Mystics by Sayyidah Iram-Zahra Zaidi b) The Interior life in Islam by Seyyed Hossein Nasr c) Light within Me by Mutahharī, et al. Instructor: Sr. … Read more
Are you frustrated with the media’s silence around the war in Yemen? Do you have something to say about the hijab ban in Quebec? Have you ever wondered where and how reporters put their stories together? One of the most effective ways to counter problematic media coverage and re-shape narratives is to publish articles in mainstream … Read more
In this ONLINE course of seven sessions via Zoom, we will go through some of the common suras to learn words which occur often in the Quran and derive simple rules of Arabic grammar. Besides using the The Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation of the Quran by Syed Ali Quli Qarai, we will use the text Qur’anic … Read more
QA WINTER 2021-2022 OUTLINE Prophet Nuh (a)- Introduction Surat al-Hud, verses 25-26 Resistance Surat al-Hud, verse 27 Surat al-Hud, verses 28-29 Surat al-Hud, verses 30-31 Hijab and Modesty (connect with Bibi Fatima (a), if possible) Surat al-Hud, verse 32 The Power of Words Surat al-Hud, verses 33-34 Surat al-Hud, verses 35-36 Surat al-Hud, verse 37 … Read more
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ Mā asāba min musībatin illā bi-idhni-llāh No affliction comes about except by Allah’s permission (Sūrat al-Taghābun, No 64, Āyat 11) This verse comes after two verses that describe believers and disbelievers. It talks of afflictions as a point of reflection for both groups. Those who believe should understand … Read more
وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ ۖ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلاً Wa-in kādū layaftinūnaka ‘anil-ladhī awahaynā ilayka liyaftariya ‘alayna ghayrahu wa-idhan lattakhadhūka khalīlā Ils ont failli te détourner de ce que Nous t’avions révélé, [dans l’espoir] qu’à la place de ceci, tu inventes quelque chose d’autre et (l’imputes) à Nous. Et alors, … Read more
الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ كَافِرُونَ Alladhīna yasuddūna ‘an sabīlillī wayabghūnahā ‘iwajan wahum bil’ākhirati kāfirūn Those who hinder [others] from the way of Allah, and seek to make it crooked, and disbelieve in the Hereafter. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 45) This verse describes some qualities of the zālimīn – the … Read more
وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ Wamin ābā’ihim wadhurriyātihim wa-ikhwānihim wajtabaynāhum wahadaynāhum ilā sirātin mustaqīm De même une partie de leurs ancêtres, de leurs descendants et de leurs frères et Nous les avons choisis et guidés vers un droit chemin. (Soūrat al-An‘ām, No 6, Āyat 87) Les versets 84 à 87 … Read more
قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ Qutilal-kharrāsūnal-ladhīna hum fī ghamratin sāhūn Perish the liars, who are heedless in a stupor. (Sūrat al-Zāriyāt, No 51, Āyats 10-11) This verse condemns the group of people who spread falsehood about the belief in the Day of Judgment. Because they did not believe in a life hereafter, these … Read more
وَ إِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِنْدَنا خَزائِنُهُ وَ ما نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُوم Wa in min shay’in illā ‘indanā khazā’inuhu wa mā nunazziluhu illā biqadarin ma‘lūm Et il n’est rien dont Nous n’ayons les réserves et Nous ne le faisons descendre que dans une mesure déterminée. (Sourate al-Hijr, No.15, Āyat :21) La générosité est un … Read more