FREE TASTER SESSION

INTRODUCTION TO Q-CONNECT, RING STRUCTURES, AND TAFSIR OF SURA AL-FATIHA (Q. 1)

Free to Attend – In-Person/On-line – Free Food and Networking

This free introductory session on Thursday 28 November 2024, 7:00 – 9:30 pm will explore the insights gained through four years’ of study of Suras from Juzz Amma as part of Q-Connect Programme along with an overview of Semitic rhetorical analysis and last year’s study of Q. 95 and Q. 96.

Dr Ashraf will deliver a lecture on the importance of continuous engagement with the Qur’an and illustrate this through tafsir and analysis of Sura al-Fatiha (Q. 1).

There will be the opportunity to attend the introductory session IN-PERSON as well as ON-LINE. Registration is mandatory.

In-Person Location: The Wesley Euston, 81-103 Euston St., London (Euston), NW1 2EZ

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PROGRAMME

19:00-19:45

The Consistent Qur’an: Q-C0nnect Overview and Review of Q. 95 and Q. 96

Sustained analysis of a narrow range of Qur’anic messages and themes can reveal multi-layered connections and lead to an expansive breadth of insights. We will highlight some patterns discerned through four years of study of Suras from Juzz Amma as part of the Q-Connect Programme, describe the process of Semitic rhetorical analysis and summarise analyses of Q. 96 and Q. 96.

19:45 – 20:30

Consistent engagement with the Qur’an: Structure Analysis of Sura al-Fatiha

Q-Connect always begins with analysis of a Sura that is fundamental to our lives, ubiquitous in our worship and worthy of repeated, deep contemplation to help apply lessons that are hidden in plain sight. We will introduce the format of Q-Connect and the methodology to be adopted for mapping Suras Q. 95 and Q. 96 through ring structure analysis and tafsir of Sura al-Fatiha.

20:30 – 21:30

Free Food and Networking

Join us to explore the elegance of God’s language and how, through attempting to engage with His Book, we can draw nearer to Him.

THE CONSISTENT QUR’AN:

FOUR YEARS OF CONNECTIONS: Q-CONNECT METHODOLOGY, INSIGHTS AND OVERVIEW OF Q. 95 AND Q. 96

Over the past four years, we have covered 170 verses of the Qur’an in Q-Connect. The meanings we have derived and the insights we have gained are vast, and when we review what we have covered, the material seems new and our insights fresh. There is a contrast between what appears to be a limited thematic palette and the pictures one can draw using it.

We will describe the methodology used for structural analysis in Q-Connect, highlight the core thematic sections of the suras studied thus far that this analysis has yielded and explore relationships between these themes. We will also summarise last year’s Q. 95 and Q. 96 analyses and reflect on insights gained.

SURA FATIHA:

RING STRUCTURE

The Qur’an has structure at every level; it begins and ends with prayers and there are relationships between sections of a Sura and between Suras.

Structural Analysis, Semitic rhetoric in particular, searches for symmetry in a Sura. The centre is often the key and the other sections, which from a Ring around it, are defined in relation to it.

The centre of the Sura al-Fatiha connects the beginning, a prayer of Praise, and end, a petition for guidance. The order of Man’s relation to God is established; Praise predicates petition and God precedes Man.

LONDON SHORT COURSE:

Starts 13.01.25: Registration for the new 'Road to Ramadan 2025' short course is now open, click on London Short Course for full course details and to register.

Q-SYMPOSIUM:

starts 12.01.25: Registration for the new ‘Q-Symposium 2025’ day course is now open, click on for full course details. Click on register to join.

KID’S ACADEMY:

Registration for term 2, beginning on 11th January 2025, at Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register.

Q-CONNECT:

The Next Session is 14 January 2025. We will continue on Juzz Amma, focusing on Suras al-Qadr (Q. 97) and al-Bayyina (Q. 98). Registration for this online Zoom course is open.

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