Soorah al-Furqaan, Chapter 25 of the Noble Quran (Workbook): Resources for Your 30-Day Study of the Commentary of al-Imam as-Sa’dee

This workbook and this year’s Ramadhaan 1445 (2024) classes will be a study of the amazing 25th chapter of the Quran, Soorah al-Furqaan. Following last year’s precedent, we will maintain a similar focus and scope throughout the lessons and workbook this year, in shaa’ Allah, with 30 Tafseer lessons in total.

LIVE DAILY BROADCASTS
As you expect from us, we provide live daily sessions throughout the month of Ramadhaan, broadcast right from our beloved masjid in Pittsburgh, the First Muslim Mosque, in shaa’ Allah. The high-quality MP3 recordings of our live classes remain available for those who could not attend, to listen in whenever that is easy. (Check out the easy visual guide on page 10, and on the back cover.)

WEEKLY QUIZZES AND A FINAL EXAM
Following last year’s precedent, this year’s workbook also includes weekly quizzes and a final exam. After each week of lessons, you will have an opportunity to review and evaluate your understanding of that week’s classes with a 10-question multiple-choice quiz, in shaa’ Allah. Additionally, a 25-question comprehensive final exam is available.

SOME OF THE MAIN THEMES OF SOORAH AL-FURQAAN
This soorah includes meanings that demonstrate His Greatness, the vastness of His Sovereignty, the absolute enactment of His Will, the all-encompassing scope of His Knowledge and Capability, the all-inclusive nature of His Dominion, as it relates to His commands and verdicts of recompense, and the completeness of His Wisdom. It also includes what demonstrates the expansiveness of His Mercy, how far-reaching His Generosity is, and His abundant Kindness in both this world and the Next. Considering these meanings, the repetition of this beautiful description (“tabaaraka”) is befitting.

A DETAILED GUIDE TO PERFECTING ONE’S CHARACTER
Making it especially impactful in Ramadhaan, this soorah equips us with an amazing guide to attaining the pinnacle of upright Islamic character, explaining how we might reach the lofty rank of ‘Ebaad ar-Rahmaan, the true slave-servants of the Most Gracious, in Verses 65-74. These Verses make up the major focus of our last ten nights this Ramadhaan, in shaa’ Allah. Al-Imam as-Sa’dee summarizes the descriptions of these great worshippers (may Allah make us from them) by saying: In summary, Allah describes them with:

1. Tranquility and calmness
2. Humility unto Him
3. Humility with His worshippers
4. Good manners
5. Forbearance
6. Depth of good character
7. Pardoning the ignorant
8. Not accompanying the ignorant
9. Graceful responses to bad treatment
10. Praying at night
11. Sincerity in that [prayer]
12. Fear of Hell
13. Begging Allah for protection from Hell
14. Fulfillment of financial obligations
15. Giving optional charity
16. Balance in spending
17. Moderation in all matters
18. Avoidance of major sins
19. Sincerity in all their worship

20. Refraining from physical harm
21. Respect of people’s honor
22. Repentance
23. Absence from gatherings of evil speech
24. Distance from evil speech [themselves]
25. Refraining from frivolity
26. Personal integrity
27. Altruistic empathy for others
28. Distance from disgraceful behavior
29. Submission to Allah’s Verses
30. Understanding the meanings of the Quran
31. Implementation of the Quran
32. Diligence in applying Quranic rulings
33. Supplicating for one’s family
34. Diligence in teaching one’s family
35. Offering good religious reminders
36. Sincere advice to one’s family
37. Aspiring to be leading examples of piety