PAST Q-IMMERSION

2021 – Kahf (Q. 18)

The third annual Q-Immersion at St. John’s College, Oxford, covered Surah Kahf (Q. 18). A guided reading of the whole Surah on the first day was followed by a formal dinner at Somerville college and ended with an opportunity for personal study. On the second day, three facilitated workshops offered the space to read, reflect upon and discuss an academic study of the Surah which attendees then presented to the wider group.

SUMMARY OF SURA KAHF

A Meccan sura which gets its name from the Sleepers of the Cave in v9, whose story takes a prominent place in the sura. Using the asbāb al-nuzūl (cause of revelation) report cited in Qutabi’s tafsir, we will break the sura into the following seven sections to explore the themes, stories, and structure of the sura.

SURA KAHF

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 and present chosen academic articles, they were:

Netton, Ian Richard. “Towards a Modern Tafsīr of Sūrat Al-Kahf: Structure and Semiotics.” Journal of Qur’anic Studies 2, no. 1 (2000): 67-87.
Tafsir Tabari: Section on Moses and Khidr in “Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur’an” by Muhammad bin Jarir Tabari, translated by Scott Lucas.
Klar, Marianna. “Re-examining Textual Boundaries Towards a Form-Critical Sūrat al-Kahf,” in Islamic Studies Today: Essays in Honor of Andrew Rippin, edited by Majid Daneshgar, Walid A. Saleh, 215-238. Leiden: Brill, 2017.

Q-READ

Closing off QI 2021 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:

Registration for term 1 beginning on 5th October 2024 in Hazelwick School is SOLD OUT. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and terms dates.

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.

LONDON SHORT COURSE:

LONDON SHORT COURSE: Starts 28.10.24: Registration for the new 'Understand your' Prayer short course is now open, click on London Short Course for full course details and to register.

LONDON ACADEMY:

Registration for the new academic year starting 4.10.24 is now open click on London Academy for full course details. Click on register to view the ticketing options and join, including an option to pay in two instalments.

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