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PAST SAUNTERS

2024 – DOVER: TRAVELING THE LAND A SAUNTER SOUTH FORELAND

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Our eleventh annual walk took us back to a journey we had made in 2015, an early walk in Langdon Bay, Kent, and a trek along the South Foreland Heritage Coast to the village of St Margaret’s at Cliffe. This year’s theme, a saunter of travels, is a reflection on the spiritual and nature-focused journeys we all embark on, and the valuable lessons we learn along the way. During the pitstop talks, we will use the Qur’an, prophetic traditions (hadith), and relevant chapters from Imam al-Ghazali’s ‘Conduct in Travel’ to explore this theme in a meaningful way.

 

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POEM

‘White Cliffs’, by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy

(Carol Ann Duffy’s celebration of Dover's famous white cliffs, published in 2012)

 

Worth their salt, England's white cliffs; a glittering breastplate Caesar saw from his ship; the sea's gi to the land, where samphire-pickers hung from their long ropes, gathering, under a gull-glad sky, in Shakespeare's mind's eye; astonishing in Arnold's glimmering verse; marvellous geology, geography; to me, deference; war, defence; first view or last of here, home, in pain ng, poem, play, in song; something fair and strong implied in chalk, what we might wish ourselves.

 

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THE THEME: TRAVEL

This year’s theme will be a saunter of travels, reflecting on the journeys we are all required to make and the many lessons we learn along the way.

During the pitstop talks, we will use the Qur’an, prophetic traditions (hadith), and relevant chapters from Imam al-Ghazali’s ‘Conduct in Travel’ to explore this theme in a meaningful way.

In the 17th book of the author’s ‘Revival of the Religious Sciences, al-Ghazali explains the different outer and inner reasons for travel. Outer reasons include the pilgrimage or the search for knowledge, while inner reasons include the acquisition of virtue and the disciplining of the soul.

 

FIRST TALK: OUTWARD TRAVELS

Based on Imam al-Ghazali’s ‘Conduct in Travel’.

The first talk will provide Saunterer’s with a brief biography of Imam al-Ghazali, explaining his background as a scholar and spiritual guide, who transformed the lives of countless Muslims around the world.

Imām al-Ghazālī

Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (d. 1111) was a renowned 11th-century Islamic scholar of Persian descent. He is known as one of the most prominent and influential jurisconsults, legal theoreticians, muftis, philosophers, theologians, logicians and mystics in Islamic history. During a long period of seclusion, he wrote his magnum opus Ihya ‘Ulum ad-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences), a comprehensive guide covering almost every field of Islamic sciences.

SECOND TALK: INWARD TRAVEL

Based on Imam al-Ghazali’s ‘Conduct in Travel’, we will explore what Imam Ghazali has to say about “Inward Travels” 

THIRD TALK: ON GRATITUDE

Chapter 29.

“Faith has two halves: One is patience and the other gratitude.”

TEACHERS

- Sh Thaqib Mehmood
- Dr S Ashraf
- Ustad Abdullah Colle 
- Awais Rafique (Qur’an recitation)

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We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
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Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
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Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
Click on latest to see our latest announcements and follow us on social media.
Q-CLUB:
We are excited to continue with Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at Waterstones in Central London. The upcoming Q-Club dates for Term 3 are listed on the website. Click on Q-Club for more details.
LONDON ACADEMY:
Starts 04.04.25: The term 3 timetable is now on the website. Click on London Academy for full course details and to register.
KIDS ACADEMY:
Registration for term 3, beginning on 26th April  2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.
Q-CONNECT:
The next session is on  16 April 2025. It will cover Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for the online Zoom course is open.
Welcome:
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