How To Sharpen Your Thinking With The Qur’An?

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How To Sharpen Your Thinking With The Qur’an?

 

"One must worship Allah (SWT) with their mind, body and spirit (heart). Thinking is the 'Ibaadah (worship) of the mind" - Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi

 

Despite all the advances in education, science and technology, the level of thinking of people has fallen drastically. The people do not think anymore - they either don't have the time to think or they do not know how to think. If at all they think, their thinking is very shallow and narrow - i.e. very superficial. But what differentiates humans from animals is their ability to think deeply and broadly. If man does not think that way he becomes like an animal or even worse, as described in the Qur'an:

 

We have created many jinn and people who are destined for Hell, with hearts they do not use for comprehension, eyes they do not use for sight, ears they do not use for hearing. They are like cattle, no, even further astray: these are the ones who are entirely heedless.

[surah Al-'A'raaf 7:179]

 

They will say, ‘If only we had listened, or reasoned (used our minds), we would not be with the inhabitants of the blazing fire’

[surah Al-Mulk 67: 10]

 

 

 

How do we become people who think and how can we sharpen our thinking? No doubt it is only through engaging with the Qur'an intimately that we can become people who think. Qur'an urges us to think, reflect, ponder, explore, see, hear, read, research and imagine. It also teaches us how to do these with the advice and the examples of the greatest of thinkers of all time such as Ibrahim (AS) - the beloved of Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) - the messenger of Allah (SWT).

 

The last 2 Juzu of the Qur'an are the ideal places to start as the Surahs therein are succinct, yet with very deep and profound meanings that would shake and change the thinking of the people. The forthcoming seminar series - The Magnificent Journey - is an essential guide in that direction. It is starting coming Sunday 23rd September 2012 with Surah al-Mulk and Surah al-Qalam.

 

The Magnificent Journey An Amazing Journey Through The Last Two Parts (Juzu Tabaarak and Juzu 'Amma) of the Qur'an, From Surah Al-Mulk to Surah An-Naas, by one of the foremost Islamic Scholars and Thinkers of the Western World today

 

By Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Oxford University)

 

When: 3rd or 4th Saturday/Sunday of the Month Time: 10AM - 6PM

 

Venue: Cambridge University or Anglia Ruskin University

 

Schedule:

 

1. Sunday 23rd September 2012 - Anglia Ruskin University
   67. Surah Al-Mulk to 68. Surah Al-Qalam
   
2. Saturday 20th October 2012 - Cambridge University
   69. Surah Al-Haaqqah to 70. Surah Al-Ma'aarij
   
3. Saturday 17th November 2012 - Cambridge University
   71. Surah Nuh to 72. Surah Al-Jinn
   
4. Saturday 22nd December 2012 - Cambridge University
   73. Surah Al-Muzammil to 75. Surah Al-Qiyaamah
   
5. Saturday 26th January 2013 - Cambridge University
   76. Surah Al-Insaan to 77. Surah Al-Mursalaat
   
6. Saturday 23rd February 2013 - Cambridge University
   78. Surah An-Naba' to 80. Surah 'Abasa
   
7. Saturday 23rd March 2013 - Cambridge University
   81. Surah Ath-Thakweer to 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaaq
   
8. Saturday 20th April 2013 - Cambridge University
   85. Surah Al-Buruj to 89. Surah Al-Fajr
   
9. Saturday 18th May 2013 - Cambridge University
   90. Surah Al-Balad to 96. Surah Al-'Alaq
   
10. Saturday 22nd June 2013 - Cambridge University
    97. Surah Al-Qadr to 114. Surah An-Naas
    
11. Sunday 21st July 2013 - Anglia Ruskin University
    Bonus: 1. Surah Al-Fathiha and 2:255 Aayat Al-Kursi
    
12. Sunday 25th August 2013 - Anglia Ruskin University
    Bonus: Miracle of The Qur'an
    

There will be a minimum of 10 sessions in this year long course. They can be booked individually or as a whole.

 

http://courses.meoc.org.uk <<<<<< Click Here To RegisterPrice:

 

One-Year Magnificent Journey Pass - £147 (less than £13 per session)

Individual Sessions

Advance Tickets: Adults £25, Dual Ticket £20, Children £12.50, Half-Day £15

Live Online Web Access £49.50

Crèche Facilities - £15 per child for whole day.

 

Features of the Magnificent Journey Pass:

• Attending just 5 sessions covers the cost of the pass.
  
• Accompanying children can attend the seminar for free.
  
• Reduced price for crèche facilities at only £10.
  
• Payment in 2 or 3 instalments if required
  
• Guaranteed places
  

 

 

 

Limited number of passes available!

 

Testimonials

 

"Jazakumullah khair for the efforts of the MEOC for arranging these blessed gatherings of knowledge. The seminars I've attended so far have several elements that make them very special, starting from the choice of topics themselves which cater to the more profound needs of the people rather than addressing some superficial issues that seem to be more fashionable today. Even the content of the seminars and the manner of teaching by Shaikh Akram Nadwi are directly focussed towards developing a deeper understanding of these issues. In these seminars, one gets a glimpse of the years of learning that have gone into the brilliant scholarship of Shaikh Nadwi. Furthermore his knowledge seems to be blessed by an acute understanding of the needs of the Ummah. The seminar on the 'Legacy of Ibrahim (a.s.)' was exceptionally beautiful, wherein, the Shaikh in his own words confessed that he was attempting to transmit, not knowledge, but the state of his heart, to the others present. While the knowledge and the insight that one gains into the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the history of Muslims through these seminars is invaluable, I personally feel that these sessions are more than just one-day courses. I am inclined to call them gatherings of Remembrance of Allah, and we all know the blessings of such gatherings!" - Mohini Verma, PhD Student, Cambridge University

 

"Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi is a great asset to the Muslims in the UK and his 57 volume work on al-Muhaddithaat (The Women Scholars of Islam) is no doubt going to be a lasting legacy of this great man. I had the blessed opportunity of spending a day with him recently; he is one of those few individuals who in a short period of time can change your entire thinking. May Allah bless the brothers and sisters in Cambridge and those in Oxford who organise and help the Shaykh in his works." - Nasar Ishfaq, Manchester

 

 

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