A Weekend of Insights Into Living the Quranic Path

Noor is privileged and honoured to present eminent Islamic thinker, exegete and champion of non-violence, Sheikh Jawdat Said from Syria.

Accompanied by:
Afra Jalabi: journalist, Quranic scholar, and activist in the Syrian non-violent liberation movement.
Bsher Said: son and student of Sheikh Jawdat, and activist in the Syrian non-violent liberation movement.
Afra & Bsher will also be translating Sheikh Jawdat’s remarks from Arabic into English.

Please click here to see a recent event featuring Sheikh Jawdat, with translation by Afra Jalabi.

Topics will cover:

• Jihad (struggle) and Qital (war): Quranic guidance for today’s world (and the Arab Spring)

• Fitrah (primordial nature): Capacities invested in humankind and ascending to ahsani takwiim (the highest of forms), using Quranic guidance and the Prophetic example

• Sharia (God’s way) and Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence): Distinguishing between the eternality of the one and the temporality of the other

• Methodologies for reading the Quran (including in translation)

SESSIONS

Friday, February 24, 2012
1:30 – 2:00 pm – Jum’ah Prayers
7:00 – 9:00 pm – Discussion* (Admission: $5)

Saturday, February 25, 2012
3:00 – 6:00 pm – Discussion* (Admission: $5)

Sunday, February 26, 2012
10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Workshop on Reading the Quran (Admission: $10)

Location: Noor Cultural Centre.

* Please keep posted for more information regarding session titles.