In this Quick Course, the main themes in the opening chapter of the Qurʾān are discussed based on the commentary of Allāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān. Understanding this beautiful chapter of the Qurʾān shapes a Muslim understanding of their relationship with the Almighty. Some of the key concepts include why Allah is deserving of all praise, why the servant is completely poor in front of God, the types of guidance and misguidance and the meaning of the straight path in relation to other paths of goodness. This course is free to take and is also available on our YouTube channel.
Join me on a journey into the meanings of the Qur'an with this episode discussing the beginning, the first sentence of the Qur'an as a whole; the bismillah!
Continuing with our discussion on the bismillah, this video looks at the meanings of Allah, al-Rahman and al-Rahim.
In this video, we start to explore the meaning of all-praise being due to Allah and discuss the difference between praise and glorification as well as the difference between the mukhlasin and the mukhlisin
In this video we look at some of the traditions on the first few verses of surah al-fatihah as well as Allamah Tabatabai's comments.
In this video, we discuss the meaning of the use of worlds in the Qur'an and show that the term can be interpreted in a couple of ways. It is important to note that neither meaning is chosen for sure and the first meaning of the worlds meaning all of creation is more in line with the Names used in the Fatihah and that the second meaning is more in line with the other verses that use the word.
In this video we look at some of the traditions on the first few verses of surah al-fatihah as well as Allamah Tabatabai's comments.
Starting our discussion on the right path in tafsir al-Mizan
The distinction between subul and the sirat in the Quran.