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EUSTON | LONDON

An exclusive afternoon on Sunday 30 November 2025 with Professor MAS Abdel Haleem, SOAS Professor of Islamic Studies and world-renowned English translator of the Qur’an, alongside Dr. Ashraf, founder of CEI, Qur’an scholar, and former student of Professor Abdel Haleem who will both present their work on Sura Hadid (Q. 57)

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Date: Sunday, 30th November 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Venue: MIC, 81–103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ
Format: In-person & Online

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SURA HADID

Most scholars consider al-Ḥadīd to be a Madinan sura. It takes its name from the phrase ‘We sent down iron’ in v. 25.

Al-Ḥadīd is the first in a group of five sūrahs known as “The Glorifiers” (al-Musabbiḥāt), meaning those sūrahs that begin with a glorification of God; the others are 59, 61, 62, and 64. According to a ḥadīth, “Within [the Glorifiers] there is a verse that is better than a thousand verses”.

Some scholars are of the opinion that this ḥadīth refers to v. 3 of this surah, while others propose that it refers to the last verse of Sūrah 59, al-Ḥashr.

TWO SESSIONS

Dr Ashraf will introduce the main themes and stylistic features of the sura by reading and commenting on Professor Haleem’s translation. Through this analysis, he will demonstrate how the sura can be understood as a ring structure that highlights the central message—the importance of giving in support of God’s revelation.

Prof Haleem will present his Journal of Qur’anic Studies articles: “How to Read the Qur’an: Sūrat al-Ḥadīd (Q. 57)” .

The article argues that traditional translations of Sūrat al-Ḥadīd focus too much on conjectural dating of passages and see the sura as a disjointed grouping of themes, rather than an organically unified whole. It then analyzes the structure and themes of Sūrat al-Ḥadīd, showing how each part logically leads into the next to build an overall message of encouraging believers to give in light of God’s attributes and promises.

 

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