PAST Q-IMMERSION

2019 – Mary (Q. 19)

The second annual Q-Immersion at St. John’s College, Oxford, covered Surah Mary (Q. 19). A guided reading of the whole Surah on the first day was followed by a formal dinner at Somerville college and ended with an opportunity for personal study. On the second day, three facilitated workshops offered the space to read, reflect upon and discuss an academic study of the Surah which attendees then presented to the wider group.

SUMMARY OF SURA MARYAM

A Meccan sura which takes its name from the story of Mary (verses 16–35) peace be upon her. It recounts the grace given by God to a number of prophets peace be upon them all and tells aspects of their stories. The sura can be divided into two simple sections: Prophetic Narratives and Polemics, summarised as follows:

SURA MARY

An exposition of the whole sura was presented on the first day taking place in the lecture theatre.

By the end of the day, students were able to appreciate the basic structure of the sura, the main themes and how the narrative develops.

WORKSHOPS

Students were broken into groups to study and present chosen academic articles, they were:

Sinai, Nicolai. The Qur’an: a Historical-Critical Introduction
Robinson, Neal. Discovering the Qur’an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text
Alhassen, Leyla Ozgur. “A Structural Analysis of Surat Maryam, Verses 1-58,” Journal of Qur’anic Studies 18, No.1
Toorawa, Shawkat M.“Surat Maryam (Q. 19): Lexicon, Lexical Echoes, English Translation,” Journal of Qur’anic Studies. 13, no.1

Q-READ

Closing off QI 2019 with Q-Read and a collective Qur’an khatam.

In Q-Read, all participants read in silence a portion of the Qur’an remembering God and loved ones.

KIDS ACADEMY:

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Q-CLUB

We are excited to announce that we will cover a new Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at our new venue Waterstones in Central London this academic year 2024/25. The next Q-Club of term 1 will be on 29 October 2024. Click on Q-Club for details.

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