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Single-day seminarSaturdayOttawa
Faith & Honor
Surat Al-Hujurat on building belief, the individual, and society
Sh. Navaid AzizInstructor
One day, one surah that lays out the fundamental ethics of our religion: how we behave, what etiquettes we carry, and how a community of believers is actually built.
What you'll walk away with
Learn the manners we owe Allah, His Prophet ﷺ and the Shari’ah, and how those manners flow into the way we deal with each other in an ideal Muslim society. Surat Al-Hujurat gives the basic steps to establish unity and understand our faith and its realities.
- Develop a deep understanding of Surat Al-Hujurat: Ayah by ayah, theme by theme, so the surah stops being “the one about brotherhood” and becomes a map you can actually follow
- Develop the spirit of submission to divine legislation: What it means to put nothing ahead of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, and why that is the root of every other etiquette
- Belief in, love of, and desire to follow the Prophet ﷺ: The surah opens with how the Companions were taught to be around him. We learn what that asks of us today.
- A further desire to study Arabic and the Qur’an: Taste how much the wording carries, and leave wanting more of the language of revelation
- Understand the qualities of the ideal Muslim community: Not a utopia. A set of behaviours the Qur’an names, that a masjid, a family or a friend group can adopt this month.
- Faith and its role in developing the believer’s character: How iman shows up in temperament, speech and reactions, and how the surah builds it deliberately
- Practical steps to establish brotherhood: Reconciliation, giving the benefit of the doubt, and the small daily habits that keep a community whole
- The guiding ethics and morals a Muslim lives by: What is off-limits (mockery, suspicion, backbiting) and what is demanded (justice, honesty, verification), straight from the text
- Know the difference between Islam and Iman: The surah draws the line itself. Understanding it changes how you see your own faith and how you judge others’.
Why this surah, why now
Uncover the fundamental ethics of our religion
“The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.” (Surat Al-Hujurat 49:10)
Surat Al-Hujurat shows us the do’s and don’ts of how we should behave, what etiquettes we should have, and how good morals are established within a community.
It is important, now more than ever, to maintain a sense of unity within our communities. In a society full of divisions, we must strengthen the bond of brotherhood as a means to come closer to the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ, and fully understand what the Muslim Ummah represents.
But how can we achieve status in dignity and honor, if we don’t honor our religion, or the most honorable man of all, the Prophet ﷺ?
Learn how to navigate all of this through the lens of Surat Al-Hujurat, with teachers who have spent years making the Qur’an land in real life.
Walk through the surah
Six knots on one rope
Surat Al-Hujurat is eighteen verses long and every one of them is a rule for living together.
- Before Allah & His Messenger ﷺ
- Verify before you share
- Reconcile
- Guard the tongue
- One family, one standard
- Islam vs. Iman
Sh. Navaid Aziz
Instructor
Before you ask
Before you ask
Do I need any background to attend?
No. The seminar is taught in English for everyday Muslims, with the Arabic of the surah explained as you go. Whether this is your first AlMaghrib seminar or your tenth, you will be able to follow along and take something home.
What should I bring?
Your ticket (on your phone is fine), a copy of the Qur’an or the app you use, and something to take notes with. Come with a question about your own community. You will leave with an answer from the surah.
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