Durus lil-Shaykh Abdullah al-Jalali
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Durus lil-Shaykh Abdullah al-Jalali (Lessons of Shaykh Abdullah al-Jalali) is a collection of transcribed audio lessons, lectures, and educational discourses delivered by the contemporary scholar and lecturer Abdullah al-Jalali .
Background and Author
Abdullah al-Jalali graduated from the College of Sharia in 1981 CE, worked as an instructor in scientific institutes, and later taught at the College of Sharia at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in the Al-Qasim province . His lessons were delivered in teaching assemblies and study circles, then transcribed into written form .
Contents and Method
The collection encompasses thematic Quranic exegesis (tafsir), moral guidance, and interactive question-and-answer sessions:
- Quranic Lessons (Durus min al-Qur'an): The collection includes a series of thematic exegeses of Quranic chapters . In these lectures, al-Jalali explicitly adopted a thematic, comprehensive approach aimed at extracting practical lessons and reflections, choosing not to dwell at length on grammatical and lexical minutiae at the request of his listeners . Topics covered include moral ethics and modesty in Surat al-Nur, and the circumstances of revelation, rulings on warfare, and the Battle of Badr in Surat al-Anfal .
- Educational and Social Guidance: The lessons feature questions directed to the speaker addressing social realities, child-rearing, safeguarding youth from corrupting influences and unlawful entertainment, and upholding religious obligations .
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