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Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

We are accustomed to buying books for use i.e. ‘understanding’. Unfortunately, when it comes to the Holy Qur’an we do not keep a Quran for ‘use’ instead as a tradition and for blessing. But the Holy Qur’an itself calls itself:

‘Certainly this Qur’an guides to that which is the ‘most upright’’
(Surah Isra 17, Ayah 9-10)
Well then if Qur’an is making this huge claim that it is the best book and it gives solutions for all our problems then why can’t we use it as such?

Why don’t we learn the skills necessary to use Qur’an as a Manual for making a perfect human and a perfect society?

This is the main idea and the main thrust behind this year’s English Majalis at MOMIN.

We are using the Qur’an in our Majalis for finding solutions to a variety of individual, social, and political problems.

The rules of Qisas, marriage, divorce, treatment regarding parents, belief in Imamat, reality of Kitab-e-Mubeen and Imam-e-Mubeen etc are discussed for this reason.

We also doing another thing: we are comparing the rules Ahkam of Holy Qur’an with other systems of the world particularly the American system to see how Qur’an offers the best system.

In the 6th lecture for exmple you find how to resolve marital disputes.

Then a major topic is the focus of some of the majalis: three stages of guidance:

1. Guidance to the ways of Salaam (Subulus Salaam)
2. Being brought out of darkness towards light
3. Allah’s guidance towards the Siratul Mustaqeem

People of the Sirat are those upon whom Allah favors have come. They are Prophets and Imams not others. Others only find guidance, due to obedience Ita’at, toward the Sirat. Qualities of Sirat are important for our understanding so that we do not take the verses of Holy Qur’an lightly when we read Surah Hamd five times in our prayers.