Martyn Oliver – Introduction to the Qur’an

The Qur’an is the most intimate and direct experience of the divine for 25 percent of the world’s population. The Qur’an is the perfect word of God for the Islamic faithful, and it lies at the very heart of their understanding of themselves and the world. Many non-Muslims don’t know much about this influential text. There are many myths about the Qur’an and how it works in the Islamic faith. In an increasingly global society, it has never been more important to understand the complicated history and message of the Qur’an, and its significance to millions of believers around the world. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it Hide the full description.

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A Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University, Dr. Martyn Oliver presents 12 in-depth lectures on the Qur’an and its 1,400-year history, from its origins as a revelation to Muhammad in 7th-century BC. Along the way, you will encounter characters familiar to those well-versed in the Judeo-Christian tradition, as well as concepts common across many world religions, like creation, sin, judgment, and the afterlife. You will explore terms and unique ideas to the Islamic faith, which have led to questions and confusion in the Muslim world.

It is difficult to understand any religious text from outside of its spiritual tradition. Dr. Oliver gives a rich introduction to the Qur’an by combining literary, theological, and historical approaches. There is a rare chance to hear the Qur’an being read aloud by an award-winning reciter who brings the beautiful language of the ancient text to life for believers and the curious alike.

There is a text and a context.

The small city of Mecca is thriving on the Arabian Peninsula due to the intersection of a broad range of religious and economic interests. A man who was born in 610 C.E. has developed a habit of going outside on his own. On one of these retreats, Muhammad first hears a voice telling him to read something from his heart. You will learn about Muhammad’s struggles in a society that was not always ready for his message.

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Muhammad was afraid that he may have been delusional during the first moment of revelation. At that first revelation, Muhammad felt a permanent inscription on his heart. Explore the key elements of this lengthy revelation, which spanned 22 years and two cities, and discover who it was that Muslims believe spoke to Muhammad. Consider the rhetorical strategies used to best address the needs of that audience as you explore the population to whom this message was meant to be delivered. Mecca might have had an effect on Muhammad, his followers and his message.

The man behind the message is the subject of Dr. Oliver’s course again and again, and we don’t know who he was or where he lived. Dr. Oliver is able to help you understand that even the perfected word of God does not appear into a social vacuum because he approaches his study of the Qur’an as an influential piece of literature as well as an important religious text. If we want a thorough understanding of the text, its teachings, and its followers, we need context.

Although Muhammad is revered in the Islamic faith as the messenger, he was never considered a deity. The revelation of the Qur’an through Muhammad is considered the most holy in the Islamic traditions. Professor Oliver gives his viewers insights into the parallels and significant differences between the Qur’an and the texts used by other People of the Book, such as the Torah in Jewish tradition and the Bible for Christians. For Christians, the Bible is the human vehicle through which is revealed the perfect Jesus; for Muslims, the Qur’an is the human vehicle through which is revealed the perfect God.

Immediately download. An introduction to the Qur’an is given by Martyn Oliver.

Who are the believers?

The human capacity to understand and interpret the message of the Word of God is not as good as it could be. There are a number of different interpretive texts and traditions that have informed religious practice and thought within Islam over the 1,400 years since Muhammad received his revelation. Sufi, Sunni, Shia, among others, are some of the schools that have come out of the many texts and developing theologies. Dr. Oliver explains the many ways in which the Qur’an, as a living text, is read and interpreted around the world. He helps us understand how different interpretations have led to different practices.

In 7th-century Mecca, the message of the Qur’an was brought into a complex and diverse social and economic environment. The voice of God is heard by millions of believers around the world. With the inclusion of a number of beautifully voiced recitations of the text in Arabic, Dr. Oliver affords his audience not only the opportunity to learn the content of important verses through his in-depth lectures, but also to hear the resonance of the words and the poetry of the phrases that can

Interpretations and endings.

The Final Day on which God will sit in judgment on the lives of every human being is one of the three tenets of Islam. The idea of heaven and hell, both of which are detailed in the Qur’an, can be explored with Dr. Oliver. You will.

At the time, other religious groups believed in an afterlife.

Some aspects of Christian, Zoroastrian, and Jewish traditions are related to the words of the Qur’an. The values of Muhammad’s audience on the Arabian Peninsula are reflected in certain aspects of the afterlife promised in the Qur’an.

It has been suggested that Dante’s famous vision of the afterlife might be related to the Qur’an. There is evidence to suggest that the great Italian author was familiar with the words of Muhammad. Peace and pleasure can be found in both heaven and hell within the Qur’an, as well as rewards for those who do good and submit to God’s will.

Many of the themes and characters in the Qur’an are similar to the traditions of other People of the Book such as Jews and Christians. The five pillars of Islam are the statement of faith, prayer, charity, fast and pilgrimage to Mecca. These practices are not fully explained in the Qur’an. Dr. Oliver guides you through the complicated world of Qur’anic interpretation by exploring how these practices came to be. Islamic scholars and theologians have combined careful reading of the Qur’an with considerations of hadith and sunnah to inform the legal and spiritual practice of Islam in an ever-changing world. In the closing lectures, you will learn how these interpretations have given birth to a variety of mystical traditions that make Islam the rich, varied, and complex religion it is today.

To understand the faith of one of the world’s largest religions, we need to examine the historical, cultural, and religious framework of the Qur’an. For those who practice Islam, this course may help them better understand the history and evolution of the Qur’an and its role in Muslim practice, while those who come from the outside can have a better understanding of an often-misunderstood text. The beauty and challenge of Muhammad’s revelation will be shown in the introduction to the Qur’an.