The Crescent Moon of the Month of Rabi al-Akhir 1447 A.H.
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
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8 Rabi al-Akhir (Oct. 1st): Birth of Imam Hasan al-Askari (p), 232 A.H.
10 Rabi al-Akhir (Oct. 3rd: Death of Lady Masooma, sister of Imam al-Rida (p), in Qom (Year 201 A.H.)
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/K3XV50X0x5k
8 Rabi al-Akhir (Oct. 1st): Birth of Imam Hasan al-Askari (p), 232 A.H.
10 Rabi al-Akhir (Oct. 3rd: Death of Lady Masooma, sister of Imam al-Rida (p), in Qom (Year 201 A.H.)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Nahj al-Balagha Series
🔻Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday September 25th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:00-7:20 Prayer
7:20-7:30 Quran Recitation
7:30-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: “Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar”, Lec08
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
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🔻Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday September 25th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:00-7:20 Prayer
7:20-7:30 Quran Recitation
7:30-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: “Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar”, Lec08
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
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- About Speaker (Bio)
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🔻Guest Talk and Dialogue Session
"The Hawzah and Contemporary Issues"
Speaker: Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Kashmiri
Vice Chairman of I.M.A.M. and Representative of Jurist
Friday, Nov 21, 2025, 7:30-9:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
About Speaker:
https://imam-us.org/sayyid-mohammad-baqir-kashmiri
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"The Hawzah and Contemporary Issues"
Speaker: Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Kashmiri
Vice Chairman of I.M.A.M. and Representative of Jurist
Friday, Nov 21, 2025, 7:30-9:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
About Speaker:
https://imam-us.org/sayyid-mohammad-baqir-kashmiri
(details will be announced)
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@zekrMIT
https://youtu.be/ezSrT2C4Gww?list=PLRagz8v-1fF64syWCOntMn8fHSwQMxjFp&t=1
🔻"Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53", Lec08
speaker, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Sep 25, 2025
Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
#Nahj_al_Balagha_Letter_53
🔻"Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53", Lec08
speaker, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Sep 25, 2025
Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
#Nahj_al_Balagha_Letter_53
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[08] Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Reflections on Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar
Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
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Lecture 08: Righteous Advisors and Corrupt Courtiers – Imam ʿAlī’s (A) Insight on Governing Officials and Serving the People
#nahjulbalaghaenglish #nahjulbalagha #islam #quran #religion…
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🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec03
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 23, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session the following topics were discussed:
1) Among the various levels of theological (kalam) discussions, which levels did theologians consider obligatory for everyone to know in the context of the principles of religion or sect?
2) Can a jurist (faqih) familiar with theological issues engage in discussion on duties (takalif) based on theological topics and what is considered obligatory for everyone to know in the principles of religion? A response to the objection raised by the late Mr. Beheshti.
3) The position of the book Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal by Sharif al-Murtada among his other works.
4) Introduction of the anonymous commentary on the book and a discussion about the tradition of writing ta‘liq (marginal commentary), the etiquette of authorship and publication of books in the early Islamic centuries, and the means of supporting books and authors, and how scholars earned a livelihood during that time.
5) A discussion about the different chapters of the book.
6) Should the topic of Imamate be addressed in a theological book? What are the views of the Shi'a and Sunni schools on this matter?
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec03
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 23, 2025
Summary:
In this session the following topics were discussed:
1) Among the various levels of theological (kalam) discussions, which levels did theologians consider obligatory for everyone to know in the context of the principles of religion or sect?
2) Can a jurist (faqih) familiar with theological issues engage in discussion on duties (takalif) based on theological topics and what is considered obligatory for everyone to know in the principles of religion? A response to the objection raised by the late Mr. Beheshti.
3) The position of the book Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal by Sharif al-Murtada among his other works.
4) Introduction of the anonymous commentary on the book and a discussion about the tradition of writing ta‘liq (marginal commentary), the etiquette of authorship and publication of books in the early Islamic centuries, and the means of supporting books and authors, and how scholars earned a livelihood during that time.
5) A discussion about the different chapters of the book.
6) Should the topic of Imamate be addressed in a theological book? What are the views of the Shi'a and Sunni schools on this matter?
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[03] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Topic: Introduction
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
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آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه سوم: در اين جلسه در اين موضوعات بحث شد:
۱) از ميان مراتب مختلف بحث های کلامی دانستن چه مراتبی از بحث ها در زمينه اصول دين و يا مذهب را متکلمان برای همه واجب می دانستند؟
۲) آيا فقيه آشنا با مباحث اعتقادی متکلمان می تواند در بحث تکاليف از مباحث اعتقادی و آنچه دانستنش در اصول دين بر همه واجب است بحث کند؟ پاسخی به اشکال مرحوم آقای بهشتی.
۳) جايگاه کتاب جمل العلم والعمل تأليف شريف مرتضی در ميان ساير کتاب های او.
۴) معرفی شرح مجهول المؤلف کتاب و بحث درباره سنت "تعليق" نويسی و آداب تأليف و انتشار کتاب در سده های نخستين اسلامی و راه های حمايت از کتاب و نويسندگان و طرق امرار معاش عالمان در آن دوره
۵) بحث درباره ابواب مختلف کتاب
۶) آيا بايد در کتاب کلامی بحث امامت را مطرح کرد؟ نظر شيعه و اهل سنت چيست در اين موضوع؟
(۲۳ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه سوم: در اين جلسه در اين موضوعات بحث شد:
۱) از ميان مراتب مختلف بحث های کلامی دانستن چه مراتبی از بحث ها در زمينه اصول دين و يا مذهب را متکلمان برای همه واجب می دانستند؟
۲) آيا فقيه آشنا با مباحث اعتقادی متکلمان می تواند در بحث تکاليف از مباحث اعتقادی و آنچه دانستنش در اصول دين بر همه واجب است بحث کند؟ پاسخی به اشکال مرحوم آقای بهشتی.
۳) جايگاه کتاب جمل العلم والعمل تأليف شريف مرتضی در ميان ساير کتاب های او.
۴) معرفی شرح مجهول المؤلف کتاب و بحث درباره سنت "تعليق" نويسی و آداب تأليف و انتشار کتاب در سده های نخستين اسلامی و راه های حمايت از کتاب و نويسندگان و طرق امرار معاش عالمان در آن دوره
۵) بحث درباره ابواب مختلف کتاب
۶) آيا بايد در کتاب کلامی بحث امامت را مطرح کرد؟ نظر شيعه و اهل سنت چيست در اين موضوع؟
(۲۳ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
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https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
upcoming events, Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2025
▫️Sun, Sep 28, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 01, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Sep 30, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 04, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Oct 3, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Maryam.
- All times US Eastern Time
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▫️Sun, Sep 28, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 01, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Sep 30, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 04, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Oct 3, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Maryam.
- All times US Eastern Time
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Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec01
🔻Topic: General Introduction – Ḥikmah and Ḥukm in the Qur’ān
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday September 28th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec01
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
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🔻Topic: General Introduction – Ḥikmah and Ḥukm in the Qur’ān
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday September 28th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec01
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه چهارم، سه شنبه ۳۰ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه چهارم، سه شنبه ۳۰ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌿 8 Rabi al-Akhir (Oct. 1st): Birth of Imam Hasan al-Askari (p), 232 A.H. 🌿
السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا مَوْلاَیَ یَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِیٍّ الْهَادِیَ الْمُهْتَدِیَ وَ رَحْمَهُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَکَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا وَلِیَّ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ أَوْلِیَائِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا حُجَّهَ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَجِهِ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا صَفِیَّ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ أَصْفِیَائِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا خَلِیفَهَ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ خُلَفَائِهِ وَ أَبَا خَلِیفَتِهِ...
السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا مَوْلاَیَ یَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِیٍّ الْهَادِیَ الْمُهْتَدِیَ وَ رَحْمَهُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَکَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا وَلِیَّ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ أَوْلِیَائِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا حُجَّهَ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَجِهِ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا صَفِیَّ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ أَصْفِیَائِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکَ یَا خَلِیفَهَ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ خُلَفَائِهِ وَ أَبَا خَلِیفَتِهِ...
Quran Study, Maryam [19:81-98], Part II
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday October 3rd, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Hassan Khalil
Topic: “Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 81-98”, Part II
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
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🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday October 3rd, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Hassan Khalil
Topic: “Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 81-98”, Part II
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykUyXH-48XA&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=2s
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec04
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 30, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we read and discussed a portion of the first chapter of the book Jumal al-‘Ilm by Sharif al-Murtada. We also talked about the meaning of knowledge and scientific belief. At the end, we discussed the distinctions, influences, and mutual impacts of the two different traditions of theology (kalam) and philosophy in Islam.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec04
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 30, 2025
Summary:
In this session, we read and discussed a portion of the first chapter of the book Jumal al-‘Ilm by Sharif al-Murtada. We also talked about the meaning of knowledge and scientific belief. At the end, we discussed the distinctions, influences, and mutual impacts of the two different traditions of theology (kalam) and philosophy in Islam.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[04] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Topic: Tawḥīd (Islamic Monotheism)
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In…
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In…
Audio
آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه چهارم: در اين جلسه بخشی از باب اول کتاب جمل العلم شريف مرتضی را خوانديم و به بحث گذاشتيم. همچنين درباره معنای علم و اعتقاد علمی صحبت کرديم. در پايان هم درباره تمايزات و تأثيرات و تأثرات دو سنت مختلف کلام و فلسفه در اسلام بر همدیگر را بحث کرديم. (۳۰ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه چهارم: در اين جلسه بخشی از باب اول کتاب جمل العلم شريف مرتضی را خوانديم و به بحث گذاشتيم. همچنين درباره معنای علم و اعتقاد علمی صحبت کرديم. در پايان هم درباره تمايزات و تأثيرات و تأثرات دو سنت مختلف کلام و فلسفه در اسلام بر همدیگر را بحث کرديم. (۳۰ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
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@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDp_IKZxlqo&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=1s
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec01
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Sep 28, 2025
Topic: General Introduction – Ḥikmah and Ḥukm in the Qur’ān
Summary:
In this first lecture, we looked briefly to each of the 19 verses of the Qur'an in which the word hikmah (حكمة) has been used.
We also looked to chronological order of the revelation of these verses based on Noldeke chronology. There is not any important difference in the chronological order between different chronological lists. The most relevant chronological factor is whether the verses are Meccan or Medinan. Six of these 19 verses are in the Meccan surahs and 13 including Q2:269 in which the word "Hikmah" is repeated twice are in Medinan surahs.
Following Saqib Hussain, whose dissertation "Wisdom in the Qur'an"( Oxford, July 2022) is the foundational reference for these lecture series, these verses were categorized in the following four category.
🔹Ḥikmah given to the Previous Prophets: Q 2:251, Q3:48, Q3:81, Q4:54, Q5:110, Q38:20, and Q43:63.
🔹Ḥikmah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad(ص): Q2:231, Q4:113, Q16:125, Q17:39,Q33:34 and Q54:4–5.
🔹The four primary duties of the Prophet Muhammad: Q 2:129, Q2:151,Q3:164 and Q62:2.
🔹Ḥikmah Given to the non-Prophets: Q 2:269, and Q31:12.
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🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec01
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Sep 28, 2025
Topic: General Introduction – Ḥikmah and Ḥukm in the Qur’ān
Summary:
In this first lecture, we looked briefly to each of the 19 verses of the Qur'an in which the word hikmah (حكمة) has been used.
We also looked to chronological order of the revelation of these verses based on Noldeke chronology. There is not any important difference in the chronological order between different chronological lists. The most relevant chronological factor is whether the verses are Meccan or Medinan. Six of these 19 verses are in the Meccan surahs and 13 including Q2:269 in which the word "Hikmah" is repeated twice are in Medinan surahs.
Following Saqib Hussain, whose dissertation "Wisdom in the Qur'an"( Oxford, July 2022) is the foundational reference for these lecture series, these verses were categorized in the following four category.
🔹Ḥikmah given to the Previous Prophets: Q 2:251, Q3:48, Q3:81, Q4:54, Q5:110, Q38:20, and Q43:63.
🔹Ḥikmah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad(ص): Q2:231, Q4:113, Q16:125, Q17:39,Q33:34 and Q54:4–5.
🔹The four primary duties of the Prophet Muhammad: Q 2:129, Q2:151,Q3:164 and Q62:2.
🔹Ḥikmah Given to the non-Prophets: Q 2:269, and Q31:12.
#hikmah_quran
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[01] Hikmah in the Qur'an, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: General Introduction – Ḥikmah and Ḥukm in the Qur’ān
Summary:
In this first lecture, we looked briefly to each of the 19 verses of the Qur'an in which the word hikmah (حكمة) has been used.
We also looked to chronological order of the revelation of…
Summary:
In this first lecture, we looked briefly to each of the 19 verses of the Qur'an in which the word hikmah (حكمة) has been used.
We also looked to chronological order of the revelation of…
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Special Topics, 02, "Hikmah in the Qur'an", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
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Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec02
🔻Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
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Sunday October 5th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
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7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
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🔻Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday October 5th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
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7:15-7:20 Login to Zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Topic: “Hikmah in the Qur’an”, Lec02
8:45-9:00 Q&A
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- About Speaker (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
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توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه پنجم، سه شنبه ۷ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
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چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: توحید
جلسه پنجم، سه شنبه ۷ اکتبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
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چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Dua Kumayl & Lecture
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
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Thursday October 9th, 2025
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7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
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Title: "Resonance, Restoration, and Reflection: Spiritual Sound as a Path to Wellbeing"
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🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday October 9th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Alaa Algargoosh (joining by zoom)
Title: "Resonance, Restoration, and Reflection: Spiritual Sound as a Path to Wellbeing"
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Warith
9:00-9:30 Dinner
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Dua Kumayl & Lecture 🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture Date Thursday October 9th, 2025 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time) Location MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142 Schedule 7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation 7:25-8:00 Dua Kumayl 8:00-8:45 Lecture…
Alaa Algargoosh is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Advanced Acoustic Design Lab, and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab. Her research bridges architecture, acoustics, computational design, immersive technology, environmental psychology, and generative AI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96BahXP4m_0&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=2s
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 5, 2025
Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in Qur'an.
From the classical commentators we looked to Muqatil bin Sulayman (d.150AH/767AD), Abd al-Razzaq al- San'ani(d.211AH/827AD), al- Shafi'i(d.204AH/ 820AD), al-Tabari(d.310AH,923AD), Abu-Hayyan(d.745AD/1344AD) and al- Firuzabadi's(d.817,1415AD).
We saw an important tension implicit in some of the earlier definitions – is ḥikmah a part of and intrinsic to scripture, e.g., the legal and/or hortatory content of the latter, or is it apart from and extrinsic to God’s revealed books
Regarding the modern commentators we divided them into two groups of Salafi and Reformist commentators. From among salafi commentators we looked to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Nāṣir b. Saʿdī (d. 1956 , Saudi), Abū Bakr al Jazāʾirī (d. 1921, Algerian). Salafi tafsīrs are the most insistent in tying ḥikmah to an understanding of the religion itself, even for verses where it is not conjoined with kitāb.
By contrast, modern tafsīr scholars coming from reformist backgrounds have often expanded the scope of qur’anic ḥikmah beyond “understanding scripture and religious law. From among the reformists commentators we looked to Rashīd Riḍā (d. 1935, Syrian) and his teacher Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1905, Egyptian), Mohammed Abu Zaid al-Damanhury (d. 20th c., 1930, Egyptian), Abū l-Kalām Āzād (d. 1958, Indian), the Shiʿī scholar Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (d. 1982, Iranian) Ibn ʿĀshūr (d. 1973, Tunisian) and Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī (b. 1952, Pakistani).
We may broadly divide most of the various definitions surveyed of Qur’anic ḥikmah into two groups:
🔹First, there are those interpretations that make ḥikmah some component or instance of divine revelation.This includes definitions that equate qur’anic ḥikmah with a biblical book, such as the Psalms or the Gospels.
🔹Second, we have definitions that make ḥikmah a human faculty of understanding, synonymous with the human intellect ('aql). Within this latter group of definitions, ḥikmah, insofar as it means “understanding” or “intellect,” is frequently connected to correctly understanding scripture.
#hikmah_quran
🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Oct 5, 2025
Topic: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in Qur'an.
From the classical commentators we looked to Muqatil bin Sulayman (d.150AH/767AD), Abd al-Razzaq al- San'ani(d.211AH/827AD), al- Shafi'i(d.204AH/ 820AD), al-Tabari(d.310AH,923AD), Abu-Hayyan(d.745AD/1344AD) and al- Firuzabadi's(d.817,1415AD).
We saw an important tension implicit in some of the earlier definitions – is ḥikmah a part of and intrinsic to scripture, e.g., the legal and/or hortatory content of the latter, or is it apart from and extrinsic to God’s revealed books
Regarding the modern commentators we divided them into two groups of Salafi and Reformist commentators. From among salafi commentators we looked to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Nāṣir b. Saʿdī (d. 1956 , Saudi), Abū Bakr al Jazāʾirī (d. 1921, Algerian). Salafi tafsīrs are the most insistent in tying ḥikmah to an understanding of the religion itself, even for verses where it is not conjoined with kitāb.
By contrast, modern tafsīr scholars coming from reformist backgrounds have often expanded the scope of qur’anic ḥikmah beyond “understanding scripture and religious law. From among the reformists commentators we looked to Rashīd Riḍā (d. 1935, Syrian) and his teacher Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1905, Egyptian), Mohammed Abu Zaid al-Damanhury (d. 20th c., 1930, Egyptian), Abū l-Kalām Āzād (d. 1958, Indian), the Shiʿī scholar Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (d. 1982, Iranian) Ibn ʿĀshūr (d. 1973, Tunisian) and Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī (b. 1952, Pakistani).
We may broadly divide most of the various definitions surveyed of Qur’anic ḥikmah into two groups:
🔹First, there are those interpretations that make ḥikmah some component or instance of divine revelation.This includes definitions that equate qur’anic ḥikmah with a biblical book, such as the Psalms or the Gospels.
🔹Second, we have definitions that make ḥikmah a human faculty of understanding, synonymous with the human intellect ('aql). Within this latter group of definitions, ḥikmah, insofar as it means “understanding” or “intellect,” is frequently connected to correctly understanding scripture.
#hikmah_quran
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[02] Hikmah in the Qur'an, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Lecture 02: A Survey of the Literature on the Meaning of the term Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Qur'an
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah…
Summary:
In the second lecture, we did a brief literature review of what classical and modern Qur'an mufassirs (commentators) has said about the meaning of Hikmah…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A4Eo78VM_k&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=1s
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec05
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 7, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we continued Sharif al-Murtada's discussion on the reason for the origination of the world and addressed several points:
1. The difference between the views of theologians (mutakallimun) and philosophers regarding the issue of the world's origination;
2. The discussion of "necessity" and its background in theology and philosophy, as well as the topic of causal necessity, and the differing views of theologians and philosophers on causality, causation, and agency;
3. The difference between the theologians' and philosophers' views on the meaning of intellect (‘aql), the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa), and the perception of intelligibles and universals.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec05
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 7, 2025
Summary:
In this session, we continued Sharif al-Murtada's discussion on the reason for the origination of the world and addressed several points:
1. The difference between the views of theologians (mutakallimun) and philosophers regarding the issue of the world's origination;
2. The discussion of "necessity" and its background in theology and philosophy, as well as the topic of causal necessity, and the differing views of theologians and philosophers on causality, causation, and agency;
3. The difference between the theologians' and philosophers' views on the meaning of intellect (‘aql), the rational soul (nafs nāṭiqa), and the perception of intelligibles and universals.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[05] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology: An Introduction"
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq…
"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology: An Introduction"
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq…