بلاغ الرسالة القرانية
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- 1430 AH
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- Dār al-Salām lil-Ṭibā‘ah wal-Nashr wal-Tawzī‘ wal-Tarjamah
Balagh al-Risala al-Qur'aniyya: Min Ajl Ibsar li-Ayat al-Tariq (The Proclamation of the Quranic Message: Toward Insight into the Signs of the Path) is a treatise by the Moroccan scholar Farid al-Ansari (d. 1430 AH / 2009 CE) on Islamic methodology, Quranic contemplation, and the renewal of religious calling (da'wa) . Published as part of his intellectual series Min al-Qur'an ila al-'Umran (From the Quran to Civilization), the work advocates reorienting Islamic activism from political partisanship toward spiritual and educational grounding in the Quran .
Background and Genesis
The text originated as a series of lessons and Quranic study circles delivered by al-Ansari to students and companions in the city of Meknes, Morocco . It represents a practical application of the theoretical frameworks he had earlier articulated in his treatise al-Bayan al-Da'wi . Following his performance of the Hajj pilgrimage in 1420 AH (2000 CE), al-Ansari undertook a systematic review of contemporary Islamic revivalist discourse in light of globalization and shifting political dynamics in the Muslim world .
He concluded that modern Islamic movements had become consumed by political, unionist, and administrative struggles, often neglecting their foundational devotional ethos (al-asl al-ta'abbudi) . To rectify this course, he proposed what he termed "the nationalization of da'wa" (ta'mim al-da'wa), meaning the liberation of religious calling from narrow partisan and organizational affiliations so that it remains a universal duty grounded in foundational Islamic teachings . Under this paradigm, civilizational renewal must prioritize the spiritual and moral cultivation of the individual ('umran al-insan) over political authority ('umran al-sultan) .
Structure and Core Concepts
The book is arranged around a series of proclamations (balaghat) and analytical reflections (tabsirat), drawing upon the Quranic concept of balagh (conveying a clear divine message) . Al-Ansari posits that Muslims do not merely need "proclamation of notification" (balagh al-takhbir)—since the formal tenets of the faith are already widely known—but rather "proclamation of insight" (balagh al-tabsir), enabling direct spiritual comprehension (ibsar) and contemplation (tadabbur) of Quranic truths .
The structure of the work encompasses several thematic stages:
- The First Proclamation (al-Balagh al-Awwal): Explores the discovery of the Quran as the primary divine message sent from the unseen realm to guide humanity, establishing that all other religious disciplines serve merely as explanatory supplements to the Quranic text .
- Knowing God and Calling to Him: Discusses theology (tawhid) not merely as abstract categories, but as an experiential path of knowing God through His divine names and reflecting that knowledge in righteous conduct and propagation .
- The Fifth Proclamation (al-Balagh al-Khamis): Focuses on calling to good and enjoining right and forbidding wrong, deducing ten core methodological rules from verses in Surah Fussilat .
- The Seventh Proclamation (al-Balagh al-Sabi'): Outlines three practical keys for spiritual and social mobilization: capitalizing on Quran study gatherings (ightinam al-mujallasat), maintaining devotional perseverance (iltizam al-ribatat), and transmitting the divine message (tabligh al-risalat) .
A central practical proposal of the work is the establishment of "Quran Circles" (Majalis al-Qur'an), envisioned as non-partisan, community-based gatherings devoted to reciting, studying, and embodying the Quran and the Sunna .
Publication
The book was published in Morocco in 2002 CE by Alwan Maghribiyya (printed at Matba'at al-Najah al-Jadida in Casablanca) . It was later released by Dar al-Salam in Cairo and Damascus in 1430 AH / 2009 CE as the second volume in the series Min al-Qur'an ila al-'Umran .
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