Studying the Qurʾān (STQ)


Studying the Qurʾān (STQ) Class 2023–

Studying the Qurʾān (STQ) class started in 2005. We finished the first round of the class in Ramadan 1443/2022. Then we had almost an year of Thematic Study of the Qurʾān (TSQ). There were 25 TSQ classes. Most of the class notes and recordings have been uploaded. On May 21, 2023, we started the second round of “Studying the Qurʾān. (STQ) classes. These are held every Sunday, at 9:30 am (MST). they generally last one hour.

Permanent Zoom link to the classes

Class recordings and notes for the STQ classes STQ—2023—to date

2023

STQ-1 (May 21, 2023) Recording

STQ-2 May 28, 2023 (Recording)
STQ-2: wird al-Imam al-Nawawi

STQ-3 (June 4, 2023)

STQ-4 (June 18, 2023): Fatiha-continued class recording

STQ-5 (June 25, 2023): Fatiha-continued class recording

STQ-6 (July 2, 2023): Two Names of Mercy Class recording

STQ-7 (July 9, 2023): First of the Two Names of Mercy: Al-Raḥmān
Mathematical beauty connected to Al-Raḥmān

STQ-7: July 9, 2023 Class NotesSTQ-8-July 16, 2023: Fatiha: ayah إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

STQ-9-July 23, 2023: Seven Benefits of إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

STQ-10-July 30, 2023 Class Notes: ʿAbd and ʿIbād

STQ-11-August 13-2023 : ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ Class notes/readings | Raghib on hidaya

STQ-12-August 20, 2023STQ-13-August 27-2023

StQ-14-September 3, 2023: Surah Fatiha as a whole with al-Razi

STQ-15-September 10, 2023

STQ-16-September 17, 2023-Continuation of Suratul Fatiha

STQ-17-September 24, 2023-Concluding session on al-Fatiha

Thematic Maps of the Suras of the Noble Qur’an

  1. STQ-18-Beginning of Surah al-Baqarah-Oct 1, 2023

  2. STQ-19-Baqarah-2-Alim-Lam-Mim-Muqatta’at-A-Oct 8, 2023

  3. STQ 20-Baqarah-3-Muqatta’at-Oct 15-2023

  4. STQ-21-Baqarah-4-Muqatta’at-Oct-22-2023

  5. STQ-22-Baqarah-5-Alim-Lam-Mim-Dhalika-l-kitab-Oct-29-2023

  6. STQ-23-Baqarah-6-Muttaqin-definition-November -5-2023, Al-Raghib al-Asfahani on Guidance (hidaya)

  7. STQ-24-Baqarah-7-Kitab-Nov-12-2023

  8. STQ-25-Baqarah-8-Hidaya (Guidance)-Nov-19-2023

  9. STQ-26-Baqarah-9-Guidance-part 2-Nov 26-2023

  10. STQ-27-Baqarah-9-Guidance-part 3-Dec-3-2023

  11. STQ-28-Baqarah-10-Muttaqin-Dec-10-2023

  12. STQ-29-Baqarah-11-Muttaqin-Dec-17-2023

  13. STQ-30-Baqarah- 12-aya 6-7-part I-Dec-24-2023

  14. STQ-31-Baqarah-13-aya 6-7-part II-Dec-31-2023

HTML Table Generator
Jan 7 Jan 14 Jan 21 Jan 28
 STQ 32
STQ-32-Baqarah-14, ayat 6-7-Jan-7-2024
STQ 33
STQ-33-Baqarah-15, ayat 8-Jan-14-2024 
STQ 34
STQ-34-Baqarah-16-ayat 8-9-Jan-21-2024 
STQ 35
STQ-35-Baqarah-16-ayat 9-10-Jan-28-2024
Nafs (n-f-s) 
 
Feb 4   Feb 11  Feb 18 Feb 25   
 STQ-36-Baqarah-17-Aya-11-12-Feb-4-2024 STQ-37-Baqarah-18-Aya-14-16-Feb-11-2024  STQ-38-Baqarah-19-Aya-15-Feb-18-2024  STQ-39
class no. 20-Surah Baqarah-aya-16
 
 
March 3  March 10  March 17  March 24 March 31 
STQ-40
class-21-surah Baqarah-aya-17-18
 
STQ-41
class-22-surah Baqarah-aya-18-20
 
STQ-42
Surah Baqarah class-23-surah Baqarah-aya-21

َʿayn bā dāl (ع ب د) 275 times in six derived forms 
STQ-43
Q 2-class-24
Aya-21
 
STQ-44
Class no. 25 on Q 2
Q 2:21
 
April 7
STQ-44
Surah Baqarah class-25
Q 2: 21-22
 
April 14
STQ-45
Class # 26 on Surah Baqarah
Q 2: 23-24)
 
April 21
STQ-46
Class # 27
on Surah Baqarah
Q 2: 23-24
 
April 28
STQ-47
Class # 28
on Surah Baqarah
Q 2: 23-24
 
 
 May 5, 2024
STQ-48
Class no 29 on
Q 2:24
May 12, 2024
STQ-49
Class no 30 on
Q 2: 25
 
May 19, 2024
STQ-50

Class 31 on Q 2
[summary of the first 25 verses of suratul Baqara
and the beginning of aya 26]
 
 No class on May 26  
June 9, 2024
STQ-51
special class
on Hajj
 
June 16, 2024
Eid al-adha, no class 
June 23, 2024
STQ-52
Class no 32 on
Q 2:26
 
June 30, 2024
STQ-53
Class no 33 on
Q 2:27
 
 
July 7, 2024
STQ-54
no 34 on Q 2
2:28-29
 
July 14, 2024
STQ-55
no 35 on Q 2
2:30
 
 July 21, 2024
STQ-56
no 36 on Q 2
2:30
July 28, 2024
STQ-57
no 37 on Q 2
2:30 (cont)
 
 
August 4, 2024
STQ-58
on Q 2
Class 38 on Q 2
Ayah 2:30 (cont)
 
August 11, 2024
STQ-59
Class 38 on Q 2
Ayah 2:30 (cont)
 
 August 18, 2024
STQ-60
Class 39 on Q 2
Ayah 2:30 (cont)
August 25, 2024
STQ-61
Class 40 on Q 2
Ayah 2:30 (cont)
 
 
 Sept 1, 2024
STQ-62
Class 41 on Q 2
Overview of
2:30-39

Translation
Sept 8, 2024
STQ-63
Class 42 on Q 2
Iblis in the Qur’an

verses about him

Two archetypical heroes in literature 
Sept 15, 2024
STQ-64
Class 43 on Q 2

Insān/bashar
Verses

Class video 
 Sept 22, 2024
STQ-65
Class 44 on Q 2
Sept 29, 2024
STQ-66
Class 45 on Q 2 
 Oct 6, 2024
STQ-67
Class 46 on Q 2
aya 31-on knowledge
 (continued)
 Oct 13, 2024
STQ-68
Class 47 on Q 2
Q 2:34
Oct 20, 2024
No class 
Oct 27, 2024
No class 
 
 November 3, 2024
STQ-69
Class 48 on Q 2
Q 2:35-38
 November 10, 2024
STQ-70
Class 49 on Q 2
Q 2:35-38
November 17, 2024
STQ-71
Class 50 on Q 2
Q 2:35-38
 
November 24, 2024
STQ-72
Class 51 on Q 2
Q 2:35-38
 
 
 December 1, 2024
STQ-73
On Tawba
Q 2: 37
December 8, 2024
STQ-74
Q 2: 40
 
December 15, 2024
STQ-75
Q 2: 40
 
December 22, 2024
STQ-76
Q 2: 40
 
December 29, 2024
STQ-77
Q 2: 41-42
missed recording 

STQ classes—2025

HTML Table Generator
Jan 5 Jan 12 Jan 19 Jan 26
 STQ 78
Q 2:41-45
STQ 79
Q 2:46
 
STQ 80
Q 2:47-48
 
STQ 81
Q 2:47-48
 
 
 Feb 2, 2025
STQ_82
Q 2: 49
Feb 9, 2025
STQ-83_Q2_50
 
 Feb 16, 2025
STQ_84_Q2_51
Feb 23, 2025
No class 
 
STQ-82-March-2-2025
Special class on “Fasting and Haal”
 
STQ-83
March_9_2025
History through the Qur’anic Lens
Baqarah-52-53
 
STQ-84
March 16_2025
Q 2:52-53
 
STQ-85
March_23_2025
Baqarah: 54-55
 
STQ-85
March_30_2025
No class
 
STQ-86-April-13-2025
STQ-86-Q 2:58-60
 
STQ-87
April_20_2025
STQ-87
Baqarah-61-63
 
STQ-88
April 27_2025
Q 2:??
 
STQ-85
May_4_2025
Baqarah: 54-55
 
STQ-85
May_11_2025
No class