
Is this course for you? How is the course structured? Who am I (the instructor)?
Find out in the video.
The lecture covers the topic that how do Muslims perceive the status of the Quran as compared to other sources of Islam.
Is Quran the first Book of Islam or the Last? What relation does it have with the Bible?
To whom, when and where was the Quran revealed?
Is the Quran available in its original language of revelation?
What are the names of the Quran and their meanings? How big is the Quran?
Who is the author and narrator of the Quran?
How was the Quran revealed?
What kinds of translations of the Quran are there? What will you most likely be experiencing in terms of a translation?
Who is the Quran talking to and talking about?
How is the Quran structured? How is it's text divided into units and subunits?
How is the Quran ordered and sequenced and why?
What is the genre and style of the Quranic literature?
What topics does the Quran discuss and talk about?
Muslims pronounce two prayers before reciting the Quran. What are they?
How to read the Quran, by giving an example of a lengthy prosaic chapter?
How to read the Quran, by giving an example of a short poetic chapter?
As the name suggests, this course will focus on introducing Islam’s holy book “Quran” to the people of faiths other than Islam.
This primarily refers to Jewish and Christian people, because Quran is in continuity of the Bible, but also includes persons of any other thousands of faiths practiced around the World, or even those subscribing to no faith at all.
If you are absolutely uninitiated in the knowledge of Quran, or any other religious book for that matter, this course is for you.
This course is not designed to proselytize or preach the Quran. It is instead purely meant to enable you to become able to start reading the Quran on your own. Religious books are often tough to connect with, because of their old authorship and compilation styles. Knowing how a 7th century CE religious book of the second largest religion of the world was compiled, and meant to be experienced, is the first step to its comprehension, especially for the modern and generally uninitiated audience.
After you go through this course, you will be able to pick up any Quran translation and feel enabled and comfortable reading and comprehending the Book, equipped with all necessary background and prerequisites necessary to unlock and ease into the Holy Quran.