Sūrat al-Sajdah (32:1-9)
Delivered on 3/6/2016
Shaykh Amin provides an introduction to Sūrat al-Sajdah and comments on the comprehensive meaning of the word ‘sajdah‘ (prostration). In this lecture:
- the soundness of saying, “I do not understand” after understanding the wisdom of Luqmān (AS)
- ‘sajdah‘ as a representation of the universal submission of the intellect
- how the worship of Allah ﷻ makes one more knowledgeable
- the fallibility of knowledge that is not waḥy’-based
- the purpose of revelation
- understanding revelation secondary to submission
- the transcending nature of prophetic sight
- the inadequacies in transferring knowledge across worlds
- Divine commands and time
Sūrat al-Sajdah (32:9-14)
Delivered on 3/13/2016
Ādam (AS) and Ḥawwāʾ (RA) lived in paradise where their faculties with perfected before they were sent to earth. In this lecture:
- the three modes of creation
- the levels of denial
- focusing on the destination
- the womb of the earth
- angelic determination
- the existence of Jahannam
- the absolute non-emptiness of space
- reading Qurʾānic ‘āyāt’ (verses) as an observer
Sūrat al-Sajdah (32:15-22)
Delivered on 3/20/2016
Allah’s ﷻ ‘Faḍl’ (grace) surpasses His ﷻ Justice and is the sole determinant of salvation. In this lecture:
- arrogance an obstacle to ‘sajdah‘
- holding God ﷻ hostage to His ﷻ Justice
- seeking guidance in life decisions
- the garden of refuge
- arguing with God ﷻ
- heedlessness versus rebellion
Sūrat al-Sajdah (32:23-30)
Delivered on 4/3/2016
Revelation comes from above, and hence its content does not lend to being contextualized based on the needs of the community. In this lecture:
- the Torah, a book of guidance
- leaders versus followers
- leading requires patience and steadfastness
- the nature of constitutional disagreements
- a universal view of impostors
- the pervasive theme of submission (sajdah)
- similes for revelation and guidance
- the seed of skepticism – self-cultivation