Dua Kumayl & Lecture, in Commemoration of Mab'ath
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday January 15th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Quran Recitation
7:20-7:30 Ziyarat Imam Musa al-Kadhim (p)
7:30-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Muhammad Ali Radhawi (joining by zoom)
Title: "Messages of Islam in the Modern World"
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday January 15th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Quran Recitation
7:20-7:30 Ziyarat Imam Musa al-Kadhim (p)
7:30-8:00 Dua Kumayl
8:00-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Muhammad Ali Radhawi (joining by zoom)
Title: "Messages of Islam in the Modern World"
8:45-8:50 Q&A
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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=Q4YgqzqMAx0&t=1s
🔻"Messages of Islam in the Modern World"
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Program for Eid al-Mab'ath 1447
Jan 15, 2026
🔻"Messages of Islam in the Modern World"
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Program for Eid al-Mab'ath 1447
Jan 15, 2026
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Messages of Islam in the Modern World
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Program for Eid al-Mab'ath | MIT, January 15, 2026
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upcoming events, Jan 18-23, 2026
▫️Sun, Jan 18, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 02, "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Fri, Jan 23, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha.
visit us:
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▫️Sun, Jan 18, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 02, "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Fri, Jan 23, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha.
visit us:
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@zekrMIT
Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec02
🔻Topic: Judaism in the Pre-Islamic Arabia – A Survey Based on the Primary Sources
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday January 18th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec02
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: Judaism in the Pre-Islamic Arabia – A Survey Based on the Primary Sources
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday January 18th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec02
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py0CqsroCTc&list=PLRagz8v-1fF6KN1zX99EBH80W56NN-TFL&t=1s
🔻"Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec01
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Jan 11, 2026
Topic: Introduction and Discussion about Methodology
Summary:
In this lecture series, our goal is to gain a better understanding of the religious and social background of the audience and community that became the first believers in the message of Prophet Muhammad (ص).
That is, we aim to understand and, to some extent, reconstruct and contextualize how the earliest audience—both those who believed in this message and those who did not—might have understood Prophet Muhammad's revelations, later collected in the book known as the Qurʾān. How did the Jews, Christians, and polytheists (Gentiles) in Mecca, Medina, and elsewhere perceive the message presented in these revelations?
We adopt a historical approach, surveying the religious landscape of Late Antique Arabia from the 2nd century AD through the 7th century, focusing on three communities: Jewish, Christian, and Gentile. In our discussion, we focus on primary and contemporary sources rather than secondary and later ones.
Accordingly, our discussion relies on:
1) Dated or datable material evidence, which is considered both primary and contemporary and will consist mostly of inscriptions in their two categories: monumental and graffiti.
2) Contemporary literary evidence, which is divided into primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are in Arabic and include the Qurʾān, the Constitution of Medina, and pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. Secondary sources are non-Arabic texts, mostly in Syriac and Greek, written by scholars living in the Near East.
3) Non-contemporary literary evidence, This is a vast pool of texts in Arabic, Persian, Greek, Syriac, and other languages. Although some contain eyewitness narrations and are therefore apparently primary sources, the time span between the events and their recording means they are usually treated by Western scholarship as secondary sources.
In this first lecture, we examined inscriptions and the validity of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry as primary and contemporary sources in greater detail.
#pre_islamic_arabia
🔻"Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec01
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Jan 11, 2026
Topic: Introduction and Discussion about Methodology
Summary:
In this lecture series, our goal is to gain a better understanding of the religious and social background of the audience and community that became the first believers in the message of Prophet Muhammad (ص).
That is, we aim to understand and, to some extent, reconstruct and contextualize how the earliest audience—both those who believed in this message and those who did not—might have understood Prophet Muhammad's revelations, later collected in the book known as the Qurʾān. How did the Jews, Christians, and polytheists (Gentiles) in Mecca, Medina, and elsewhere perceive the message presented in these revelations?
We adopt a historical approach, surveying the religious landscape of Late Antique Arabia from the 2nd century AD through the 7th century, focusing on three communities: Jewish, Christian, and Gentile. In our discussion, we focus on primary and contemporary sources rather than secondary and later ones.
Accordingly, our discussion relies on:
1) Dated or datable material evidence, which is considered both primary and contemporary and will consist mostly of inscriptions in their two categories: monumental and graffiti.
2) Contemporary literary evidence, which is divided into primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are in Arabic and include the Qurʾān, the Constitution of Medina, and pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. Secondary sources are non-Arabic texts, mostly in Syriac and Greek, written by scholars living in the Near East.
3) Non-contemporary literary evidence, This is a vast pool of texts in Arabic, Persian, Greek, Syriac, and other languages. Although some contain eyewitness narrations and are therefore apparently primary sources, the time span between the events and their recording means they are usually treated by Western scholarship as secondary sources.
In this first lecture, we examined inscriptions and the validity of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry as primary and contemporary sources in greater detail.
#pre_islamic_arabia
YouTube
[01] Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia | Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources
Topic: Introduction and Discussion about Methodology
Summary:
In this lecture series, our goal is to gain a better understanding of the religious and social background of the audience and…
Topic: Introduction and Discussion about Methodology
Summary:
In this lecture series, our goal is to gain a better understanding of the religious and social background of the audience and…
The Crescent Moon of the Month of Shaban 1447 A.H. From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/m11u50XXjNP
🔹Tuesday, January 20, 2026, for all regions south of the line extending from the city of Philadelphia on the East Coast, passing through Detroit and Chicago, and ending at the cities of Seattle and Vancouver on the West Coast, God willing.
🔹Wednesday, January 21, 2026, for all other regions north of the above-mentioned line; thus, Tuesday will be the last day of the month of Rajab.
3 Shaban: Birthday Anniversary of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (p)
4 Shaban: Birthday Anniversary of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas (p)
5 Shaban: Birth Anniversary of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (p)
15 Shaban: Birth Anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (p)
https://ow.ly/m11u50XXjNP
🔹Tuesday, January 20, 2026, for all regions south of the line extending from the city of Philadelphia on the East Coast, passing through Detroit and Chicago, and ending at the cities of Seattle and Vancouver on the West Coast, God willing.
🔹Wednesday, January 21, 2026, for all other regions north of the above-mentioned line; thus, Tuesday will be the last day of the month of Rajab.
3 Shaban: Birthday Anniversary of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (p)
4 Shaban: Birthday Anniversary of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas (p)
5 Shaban: Birth Anniversary of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (p)
15 Shaban: Birth Anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (p)
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha [20:9-79], Part II
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday January 23rd, 2026
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 20, Surah Ta-Ha, Verses 9-79," 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
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday January 23rd, 2026
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 20, Surah Ta-Ha, Verses 9-79," 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
4 Shaban (Jan. 24): Birthday Anniversary of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas (p)
سَلامُ اللَّهِ وَسَلامُ مَلائِکتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبينَ،وَاَنْبِيآئِهِ الْمُرْسَلينَ، وَعِبادِهِ الصَّالِحينَ، وَجَميعِ الشُّهَدآءِ وَالصِّدّيقينَ، وَالزَّاکياتُ الطَّيباتُ، فيما تَغْتَدى وَتَرُوحُ، عَلَيک يا بْنَ اَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ، اَشْهَدُ لَک بِالتَّسْليمِ وَالتَّصْديقِ، وَالْوَفآءِ وَالنَّصيحَةِ، لِخَلَفِ النَّبِىِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيهِ وَآلِهِ الْمُرْسَلِ، وَالسِّبْطِ الْمُنْتَجَبِ، وَالدَّليلِ الْعالِمِ، وَالْوَصِّىِ الْمُبَلِّغِ وَالْمَظْلُومِ الْمُهْتَضَمِ، فَجَزاک اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ، وَعَنْ اَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ، وَعَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَينِ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيهِمْ، اَفْضَلَ الْجَزآءِ بِما صَبَرْتَ وَاحْتَسَبْتَ وَاَعَنْتَ، فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ.
سَلامُ اللَّهِ وَسَلامُ مَلائِکتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبينَ،وَاَنْبِيآئِهِ الْمُرْسَلينَ، وَعِبادِهِ الصَّالِحينَ، وَجَميعِ الشُّهَدآءِ وَالصِّدّيقينَ، وَالزَّاکياتُ الطَّيباتُ، فيما تَغْتَدى وَتَرُوحُ، عَلَيک يا بْنَ اَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ، اَشْهَدُ لَک بِالتَّسْليمِ وَالتَّصْديقِ، وَالْوَفآءِ وَالنَّصيحَةِ، لِخَلَفِ النَّبِىِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيهِ وَآلِهِ الْمُرْسَلِ، وَالسِّبْطِ الْمُنْتَجَبِ، وَالدَّليلِ الْعالِمِ، وَالْوَصِّىِ الْمُبَلِّغِ وَالْمَظْلُومِ الْمُهْتَضَمِ، فَجَزاک اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ، وَعَنْ اَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ، وَعَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَينِ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيهِمْ، اَفْضَلَ الْجَزآءِ بِما صَبَرْتَ وَاحْتَسَبْتَ وَاَعَنْتَ، فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ.
Assalamu Alaykum,
We are seeing if we can arrange a program for the night of the 15th of Sha‘ban, pending the availability of a space, inshaAllah. If confirmed, we will move our Dua Kumayl gathering from this coming Thursday to Tuesday, February 3rd, as the recitation of Dua Kumayl is among the recommended acts for that night.
We will share more details as soon as everything is finalized, inshaAllah.
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
We are seeing if we can arrange a program for the night of the 15th of Sha‘ban, pending the availability of a space, inshaAllah. If confirmed, we will move our Dua Kumayl gathering from this coming Thursday to Tuesday, February 3rd, as the recitation of Dua Kumayl is among the recommended acts for that night.
We will share more details as soon as everything is finalized, inshaAllah.
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
5 Shaban (Jan. 25): Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali ibn al-Hussain (p)
السَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا زَیْنَ الْعابِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا زَیْنَ الْمُتَهَجّـِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا اِمامَ الْمُتَّقِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا وَلِیَّ الْمُسْلِمِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا قُرَّهَ عَیْنِ النّاظِرِینَ الْعارِفِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا وَصِیَّ الْوَصِیّـِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا خازِنَ وَصایَا الْمُرْسَلِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا ضَوْءَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا نُورَ الْمُجْتَهِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا سِراجَ الْمُرْتاضِینَ.
السَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا زَیْنَ الْعابِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا زَیْنَ الْمُتَهَجّـِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا اِمامَ الْمُتَّقِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا وَلِیَّ الْمُسْلِمِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا قُرَّهَ عَیْنِ النّاظِرِینَ الْعارِفِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا وَصِیَّ الْوَصِیّـِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا خازِنَ وَصایَا الْمُرْسَلِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا ضَوْءَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا نُورَ الْمُجْتَهِدِینَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا سِراجَ الْمُرْتاضِینَ.
Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec03
🔻Topic: Judaism in the Pre-Islamic Arabia — Yemen and Medina
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday January 25th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec03
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: Judaism in the Pre-Islamic Arabia — Yemen and Medina
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday January 25th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec03
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Salamun Alaykum,
We have been able to confirm our regular location for Kumayl gathering (E51-395), for Tuesday, February 3rd event, program for the 15th of Sha‘ban, inshaAllah.
There will be no program this Thursday/moved to next week Tuesday, since Kumayl recitation is one of the acts then.
Details will be announced.
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
We have been able to confirm our regular location for Kumayl gathering (E51-395), for Tuesday, February 3rd event, program for the 15th of Sha‘ban, inshaAllah.
There will be no program this Thursday/moved to next week Tuesday, since Kumayl recitation is one of the acts then.
Details will be announced.
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
upcoming events, Feb 1-6, 2026
▫️Sun, Feb 1, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 04, "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Feb 3, 7:15-9:30 pm (in-person, EN)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Special Event, in the Night of the 15th of Sha'ban.
▫️Fri, Feb 6, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha, Special Topic.
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
▫️Sun, Feb 1, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 04, "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Feb 3, 7:15-9:30 pm (in-person, EN)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Special Event, in the Night of the 15th of Sha'ban.
▫️Fri, Feb 6, 7:30-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha, Special Topic.
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec04
🔻Topic: Christianity in the Pre-Islamic Arabia — A Survey Based on the Primary Sources
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday February 1st, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec04
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: Christianity in the Pre-Islamic Arabia — A Survey Based on the Primary Sources
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday February 1st, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec04
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Special Event, in the Night of the 15th of Sha'ban
🌐 In-Person, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney
Lecture: "Awaited but Close: Cultivating Love and Connection with the Imam of Our Time (ATFS)"
Date
Tuesday February 3rd, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 and Q&A, in English
8:45-8:50 Poem
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 In-Person, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney
Lecture: "Awaited but Close: Cultivating Love and Connection with the Imam of Our Time (ATFS)"
Date
Tuesday February 3rd, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 and Q&A, in English
8:45-8:50 Poem
8:50-9:00 Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:00-9:30 Dinner
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https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Quran Study, Special Topic
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday February 6th, 2026
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 Lecture, in English, H. I. Hasan Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: "The Mosaic Archetype — A Comparative Analysis of Prophet Musa (a) in the Quran and the Hebrew Bible"
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
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday February 6th, 2026
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 Lecture, in English, H. I. Hasan Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: "The Mosaic Archetype — A Comparative Analysis of Prophet Musa (a) in the Quran and the Hebrew Bible"
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
ZEKR, MIT Shia Muslim Association
Quran Study, Special Topic 🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture Date Friday February 6th, 2026 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (US 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 Lecture, in English…
Abstract:
The lecture will begin by briefly addressing two tafsīr-related questions raised from the study of Sūrat Ṭā Hā: how the Qurʾānic account of Musa’s killing of an Egyptian is to be understood within the doctrine of ʿiṣmah, particularly with respect to the Ulu al-ʿAzm prophets, and the nature of Musa’s relationship with Hārūn. These preliminary discussions will then serve as an entry point into the central focus of the lecture—a comparative analysis of the Mosaic figure in the Qurʾān and the Hebrew Bible. The talk will explore the Qurʾān’s emphasis on Musa’s prophetic mission and moral authority in contrast to the Biblical portrayal of Moses as the primary agent of covenantal fulfillment. It will also examine differences in narrative strategy, notably the Bible’s extended historical storytelling and the Qurʾān’s concise, episodic accounts interwoven with theological, moral, and social instruction.
The lecture will begin by briefly addressing two tafsīr-related questions raised from the study of Sūrat Ṭā Hā: how the Qurʾānic account of Musa’s killing of an Egyptian is to be understood within the doctrine of ʿiṣmah, particularly with respect to the Ulu al-ʿAzm prophets, and the nature of Musa’s relationship with Hārūn. These preliminary discussions will then serve as an entry point into the central focus of the lecture—a comparative analysis of the Mosaic figure in the Qurʾān and the Hebrew Bible. The talk will explore the Qurʾān’s emphasis on Musa’s prophetic mission and moral authority in contrast to the Biblical portrayal of Moses as the primary agent of covenantal fulfillment. It will also examine differences in narrative strategy, notably the Bible’s extended historical storytelling and the Qurʾān’s concise, episodic accounts interwoven with theological, moral, and social instruction.
Special Topic Lecture Series, Lec05
🔻Topic: Christianity in Pre-Islamic Arabia — Yemen, Northern and Western Arabia
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday February 8th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec05
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🔻Topic: Christianity in Pre-Islamic Arabia — Yemen, Northern and Western Arabia
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday February 8th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US 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: "Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources," Lec05
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
#pre_islamic_arabia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT