Volume IV · Lessons 20–25
Al-Aʿrāf – Hūd (Q. 7:171–11:83)
Revised 10-vol. compiled Arabic edition (Majmaʿ al-Yamāma, Tunis 2010)
Q. 7:171–8:40
Lesson 20 opens with the covenant of Alast (Q. 7:172), a foundational verse in Sufi commentary on the primordial nature of…
Q. 8:41–9:33
Lesson 21 covers the rules of war spoils (Q. 8:41), with Shaykh Ibrāhīm providing a detailed legal account of the khums…
Q. 9:34–92
Lesson 22 covers the extended censure of the hypocrites in al-Tawba and Shaykh Ibrāhīm's commentary on Q. 9:34–35 (those who…
Q. 9:93–10:25
Lesson 23 closes al-Tawba with the severe censure of those who sought permission to stay behind from the Tabūk expedition, then…
Q. 10:26–11:5
Lesson 24 continues Shaykh Ibrāhīm's commentary on the vision of God (Q. 10:26–27), developed at length through the stages of…
Q. 11:6–83
Lesson 25 covers the prophetic narratives at the heart of Hūd. The mission of Nūḥ and the flood (Q. 11:25–48), the stories of…