PAST Q-IMMERSION

2018 – Joseph (Q. 12)

Q-Immersion 2018 provided attendees the opportunity to spend a weekend at St. John’s college, Oxford, learning, thinking and developing their reflections on Surah Joseph (Q.12). An exposition of the whole Surah was presented on the first day which ended with a formal dinner at Sommerville college. On the second day, groups of attendees undertook facilitated workshops analysing one of three academic articles.

SUMMARY OF SURA JOSEPH

The Qur’anic story of Joseph peace be upon him is unique in that his story is presented as a continuous uninterrupted chronological narrative in only one Sura (Q. 12) of the Qur’an. The following is very brief overview of the Sura.

SURA JOSEPH

An exposition of the whole sura was presented on the first day taking place in the lecture theatre.

By the end of the day, students were able to appreciate the basic structure of the sura, the main themes and how the narrative develops.

WORKSHOPS

Students were broken into groups to study the following academic articles:

MAS Abdel Haleem, “The Story of Joseph in the Qur’an and the Bible,” in Understanding the Qur’an: Themes and Style
Mustanir Mir, “Irony in the Qur’an: A Study of the Story of Joseph,” in Literary Structures of Religious Meaning in the Qur’an
Raymond Farrin, Structure and Qur’anic Interpretation: A study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam’s Holy Text

Q-READ

Closing off QI 2018 with Q-Read and a collective Qur’an khatam.

In Q-Read, all participants read in silence a portion of the Qur’an remembering God and loved ones.

Q-CONNECT: TASTER

Register for the free tafsir of Sura Al-Fatiha in- person and online taster session on 28th November 2024, 7 pm and Q-Connect. Click on Q-Connect for more details.

KIDS ACADEMY:

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Q-CLUB

We are excited to announce that we will cover a new Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at our new venue Waterstones in Central London this academic year 2024/25. The next Q-Club of term 1 will be on 12 November 2024. Click on Q-Club for details.

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