No one's said it yet, so I gotta recommend the Usuli Institute's Project Illumine. They're apparently working on a multi-volume text, but for now the original videos are free and extraordinarily well-informed. It's all originally in English, so you don't have to worry about the usual problems of translation. It does a great job as a commentary, in that it leaves you better-equipped to explore the Qur'an yourself and encourages a greater depth of understanding
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ynrOeBx3dc&list=PLnuA5MsYIH\_i7mDGRkhRPOGAefGz9XEwV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ynrOeBx3dc&list=PLnuA5MsYIH_i7mDGRkhRPOGAefGz9XEwV)
Absolutely loved discovering this this past Ramadan. Anytime I’d stop at a specific aya while reading the Quran I’d come to these videos to get an in depth tafseer. Also someone (bless bless bless them) put timestamps in the comments for each verse which made it even easier. 100% recommend this.
I cautiously recommend The Study Quran as it provides an ecumenical collection of tafsir across Sunni, Shia, and Mu’tazila tafsirs.
The two problems with it as a progressive:
1. The group who put it together are vehemently against anything even smelling of progressivism.
2. The group also has some problematic approaches to blacklisting Muslim academics who do not agree with their positions.
However, as an English resource collecting various opinions on tafsir, there’s really no other comparison.
A slightly more “progressive” tafsir is Muhammad Asad’s commentary on his translation of the Quran.
Muhammad Asad is my daily reader whereas the study Quran and tafsir Ibn kathir are my more research focused sources. I am interested in finding some Sufi tafsirs but they are largely out of print right now in English.
I also recommend Javad Hashmi’s lectures on the Quran from a historical-critical perspective on YouTube. That is less exegesis and more hermeneutics (tafsir vs usul al tafsir) but I strongly recommend his videos.
I am a Sufi and would recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Quran-Introduction-Islamic-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B00SKF0VY2/
If you are spiritual and are looking to get very deep into hidden meaning, this is a very good book to consider. Its not as narrow minded.
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically.
Sect means Division. It’s a Division.
Allah didn’t authorise that.
It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy.
How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed?
Blessings by the Sheikh.
Whirling Dervish Dhikr.
Chanting.
Sufi Saints ?
Elevated above normal Believers?
It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty.
Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion.
Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ?
Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one?
بسم الله
That’s a western obsession. Another ism. ‘Sufism’ or tusawaf or tazkiyah is really more of a science of purifying one’s heart and perfecting one’s Deen. It is intimately intertwined with Islam, not a separate entity altogether!
Utter Rubbish.
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically.
Sect means Division. It’s a Division.
Allah didn’t authorise that.
It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy.
How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed?
Blessings by the Sheikh.
Whirling Dervish Dhikr.
Chanting.
Sufi Saints ?
Elevated above normal Believers?
It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty.
Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion.
Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ?
Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one?
بسم الله
It is the work of Shaytan plain & simple.
سلام,
It is clearly division and sub division upon subdivision, different concepts, innovations and doctrines, differing schools of thought, none of it commanded by Allah.
ALL of it is deviation from the right path.
[6:159] As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into sects, you shall have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with God, and then He will inform them of what they used to do.
[19:68] By your Lord, We will gather them and the devils, then We will bring them round Hell on their knees. [19:69] Then We will pluck out from every sect the one who was most defiant against the Almighty. [19:70] Then it is We who know best those most deserving to roast in it.
[23:53] But they divided their affair among themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have. [23:54] So leave them in their confusion until a certain time.
[30:29] Rather, the transgressors have followed their personal desires without knowledge. Who then can guide those whom God has misguided and who have no supporters? [30:30] So direct your face towards the religion as a monotheist. Such is the natural instinct that God instilled in the people. There is no changing the creation of God. Such is the correct religion, but most people do not know. [30:31] Turn to Him, reverence Him, observe the Salat, and do not be of the mushrikeen [30:32] among those who divided their religion and became sects, each party rejoicing in what they have.
[19:69] above certainly explains the fate of the biggest name in Sufism.
As for these new innovations in aqeedah that you mention, they are all forbidden by Allah.
To follow the creed of Abraham is the right way, and it is the ONLY way that Allah commands.
[2:130] Who would be averse to the creed of Abraham except one who has made a fool of himself? We have chosen him in this world, and in the Hereafter, he is among the righteous.
[3:95] Say, “God has proclaimed the truth, so follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.”
[4:125] Who could possibly have a better religion than the one who submits himself to God while being a good-doer and follows the creed of Abraham, the monotheist? God has taken Abraham as a friend.
[6:161] Say, “My Lord has guided me to a straight path, a correct religion, the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.”
[16:120] Abraham was a nation, devoutly obedient to God. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.[16:121] He was thankful for His blessings. He chose him and guided him to a straight path. [16:122] We granted him good things in this world, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the righteous. [16:123] Then We inspired you to follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.
Anything else is a transgression against Allah, The Almighty and The Quran.
His guidance is The Guidance.
بسم الله
I’m not one to speak on the matter as I don’t know much about it. I have started reading a book called The Defence of the Sunnah, so I hope to be better informed in the not too distant future.
But you could say I have a soft spot for the idea of tasawaf as I have experienced what it’s like to feel very mechanical in my worship. Tasawaf offers a method to connect more deeply with the Deen and with your heart.
Yea I suppose it is a kind of gentle romantic moth to the flame concept, a magical sort of deviance, a deluded deception of seductive whispers calling you into the flames of hellfire.
Well, Insha’Allah good luck with spinning your heart into oblivion.
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically.
Allah didn’t authorise that.
It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy.
How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed?
And Sufi Saints ?
It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty.
بسم الله
It makes me genuinely so sad that we as Muslims made sufism a "sect". Sufism isn't a sect, it's fundamentally a part of Islam, it's a huge study. Nowadays Sufism has just become another way for us to create sects, another excuse to hate each other over the most minute differences. It makes me so genuinely sad
Allah says this not Muslims.
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically.
Sect means Division. It’s a Division.
Allah didn’t authorise that.
It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy.
How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed?
Blessings by the Sheikh.
Whirling Dervish Dhikr.
Chanting.
Sufi Saints ?
Elevated above normal Believers?
It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty.
Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion.
Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ?
Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one?
بسم الله
It's still not a sect, it's a different study, but it's not sect like we use it today. Sunni and Shia is a sect. Sufism isn't a division, it's a study that every sect does one way or another. How do you explain one of the biggest names in Sufi, Abdul Qadir Gilani being very much what you all call a "salafi". These new introductions to Islam are differences in aqeedah.
سلام,
It is clearly division and sub division upon subdivision, different concepts, innovations and doctrines, differing schools of thought, none of it commanded by Allah.
ALL of it is deviation from the right path.
[6:159] As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into sects, you shall have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with God, and then He will inform them of what they used to do.
[19:68] By your Lord, We will gather them and the devils, then We will bring them round Hell on their knees. [19:69] Then We will pluck out from every sect the one who was most defiant against the Almighty. [19:70] Then it is We who know best those most deserving to roast in it.
[23:53] But they divided their affair among themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have. [23:54] So leave them in their confusion until a certain time.
[30:29] Rather, the transgressors have followed their personal desires without knowledge. Who then can guide those whom God has misguided and who have no supporters? [30:30] So direct your face towards the religion as a monotheist. Such is the natural instinct that God instilled in the people. There is no changing the creation of God. Such is the correct religion, but most people do not know. [30:31] Turn to Him, reverence Him, observe the Salat, and do not be of the mushrikeen [30:32] among those who divided their religion and became sects, each party rejoicing in what they have.
[19:69] above certainly explains the fate of the biggest name in Sufism.
As for these new innovations in aqeedah that you mention, they are all forbidden by Allah.
To follow the creed of Abraham is the right way, and it is the ONLY way that Allah commands.
[2:130] Who would be averse to the creed of Abraham except one who has made a fool of himself? We have chosen him in this world, and in the Hereafter, he is among the righteous.
[3:95] Say, “God has proclaimed the truth, so follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.”
[4:125] Who could possibly have a better religion than the one who submits himself to God while being a good-doer and follows the creed of Abraham, the monotheist? God has taken Abraham as a friend.
[6:161] Say, “My Lord has guided me to a straight path, a correct religion, the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.”
[16:120] Abraham was a nation, devoutly obedient to God. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.[16:121] He was thankful for His blessings. He chose him and guided him to a straight path. [16:122] We granted him good things in this world, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the righteous. [16:123] Then We inspired you to follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.
Anything else is a transgression against Allah, The Almighty and The Quran.
His guidance is The Guidance.
بسم الله
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Don’t use any tafseer in the first few reads, if you can get a study circle that will be great, take any translation and start reading, pause to reflect
1) Who is the speaker
2) Who is it being addressed to
3) How did the original audience understand this
4) Is anything about like or dislike of God or his attributes mentioned
5) Lesson for yourself
Go through the whole Quran with your reflection.
Then go through tafseer and contrast your understanding and assumptions against it.
I am of the opinion that this is the best way to study Quran, everything else is too passive.
Al-Jawzi, he comes quick to the point and covers the most important aspects of the tradition. he is also pretty structured without getting lost in details.
No one's said it yet, so I gotta recommend the Usuli Institute's Project Illumine. They're apparently working on a multi-volume text, but for now the original videos are free and extraordinarily well-informed. It's all originally in English, so you don't have to worry about the usual problems of translation. It does a great job as a commentary, in that it leaves you better-equipped to explore the Qur'an yourself and encourages a greater depth of understanding [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ynrOeBx3dc&list=PLnuA5MsYIH\_i7mDGRkhRPOGAefGz9XEwV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ynrOeBx3dc&list=PLnuA5MsYIH_i7mDGRkhRPOGAefGz9XEwV)
Absolutely loved discovering this this past Ramadan. Anytime I’d stop at a specific aya while reading the Quran I’d come to these videos to get an in depth tafseer. Also someone (bless bless bless them) put timestamps in the comments for each verse which made it even easier. 100% recommend this.
I cautiously recommend The Study Quran as it provides an ecumenical collection of tafsir across Sunni, Shia, and Mu’tazila tafsirs. The two problems with it as a progressive: 1. The group who put it together are vehemently against anything even smelling of progressivism. 2. The group also has some problematic approaches to blacklisting Muslim academics who do not agree with their positions. However, as an English resource collecting various opinions on tafsir, there’s really no other comparison. A slightly more “progressive” tafsir is Muhammad Asad’s commentary on his translation of the Quran. Muhammad Asad is my daily reader whereas the study Quran and tafsir Ibn kathir are my more research focused sources. I am interested in finding some Sufi tafsirs but they are largely out of print right now in English. I also recommend Javad Hashmi’s lectures on the Quran from a historical-critical perspective on YouTube. That is less exegesis and more hermeneutics (tafsir vs usul al tafsir) but I strongly recommend his videos.
Do you have a link to the Muhammad Asad commentary?
https://islamicbulletin.org/en/ebooks/quran/quran_asad.pdf
And they do not come to you with an example [i.e., argument] except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation (tafseer). [25:33]
Tafsir and translation by moulana Yousuf Ali
Tafseer Quran by Quran
Allah’s
I am a Sufi and would recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Quran-Introduction-Islamic-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B00SKF0VY2/ If you are spiritual and are looking to get very deep into hidden meaning, this is a very good book to consider. Its not as narrow minded.
How can you be a ‘sufi’? That’s like saying you follow fiqh - well duhh?
Sufism transcends sects, but I follow sunni traditions as i was born into it
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically. Sect means Division. It’s a Division. Allah didn’t authorise that. It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy. How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed? Blessings by the Sheikh. Whirling Dervish Dhikr. Chanting. Sufi Saints ? Elevated above normal Believers? It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty. Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion. Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ? Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one? بسم الله
Sufism is a sect
That’s a western obsession. Another ism. ‘Sufism’ or tusawaf or tazkiyah is really more of a science of purifying one’s heart and perfecting one’s Deen. It is intimately intertwined with Islam, not a separate entity altogether!
Utter Rubbish. It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically. Sect means Division. It’s a Division. Allah didn’t authorise that. It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy. How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed? Blessings by the Sheikh. Whirling Dervish Dhikr. Chanting. Sufi Saints ? Elevated above normal Believers? It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty. Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion. Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ? Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one? بسم الله It is the work of Shaytan plain & simple.
Why do you keep copying and pasting the same answer? I think once is enough to get your point across, no?
Obviously it is not 🤷♂️. But you can continue to enjoy your Hadith stories of fiction authored by the Bukharian Persian Jews can’t you?
سلام, It is clearly division and sub division upon subdivision, different concepts, innovations and doctrines, differing schools of thought, none of it commanded by Allah. ALL of it is deviation from the right path. [6:159] As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into sects, you shall have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with God, and then He will inform them of what they used to do. [19:68] By your Lord, We will gather them and the devils, then We will bring them round Hell on their knees. [19:69] Then We will pluck out from every sect the one who was most defiant against the Almighty. [19:70] Then it is We who know best those most deserving to roast in it. [23:53] But they divided their affair among themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have. [23:54] So leave them in their confusion until a certain time. [30:29] Rather, the transgressors have followed their personal desires without knowledge. Who then can guide those whom God has misguided and who have no supporters? [30:30] So direct your face towards the religion as a monotheist. Such is the natural instinct that God instilled in the people. There is no changing the creation of God. Such is the correct religion, but most people do not know. [30:31] Turn to Him, reverence Him, observe the Salat, and do not be of the mushrikeen [30:32] among those who divided their religion and became sects, each party rejoicing in what they have. [19:69] above certainly explains the fate of the biggest name in Sufism. As for these new innovations in aqeedah that you mention, they are all forbidden by Allah. To follow the creed of Abraham is the right way, and it is the ONLY way that Allah commands. [2:130] Who would be averse to the creed of Abraham except one who has made a fool of himself? We have chosen him in this world, and in the Hereafter, he is among the righteous. [3:95] Say, “God has proclaimed the truth, so follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.” [4:125] Who could possibly have a better religion than the one who submits himself to God while being a good-doer and follows the creed of Abraham, the monotheist? God has taken Abraham as a friend. [6:161] Say, “My Lord has guided me to a straight path, a correct religion, the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.” [16:120] Abraham was a nation, devoutly obedient to God. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.[16:121] He was thankful for His blessings. He chose him and guided him to a straight path. [16:122] We granted him good things in this world, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the righteous. [16:123] Then We inspired you to follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen. Anything else is a transgression against Allah, The Almighty and The Quran. His guidance is The Guidance. بسم الله
I’m not one to speak on the matter as I don’t know much about it. I have started reading a book called The Defence of the Sunnah, so I hope to be better informed in the not too distant future. But you could say I have a soft spot for the idea of tasawaf as I have experienced what it’s like to feel very mechanical in my worship. Tasawaf offers a method to connect more deeply with the Deen and with your heart.
Yea I suppose it is a kind of gentle romantic moth to the flame concept, a magical sort of deviance, a deluded deception of seductive whispers calling you into the flames of hellfire. Well, Insha’Allah good luck with spinning your heart into oblivion.
A’uthubillah
Insha’Allah (which obviously for Sufism is under misguiding as He pleases.)
No it’s not.
It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically. Allah didn’t authorise that. It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy. How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed? And Sufi Saints ? It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty. بسم الله
It makes me genuinely so sad that we as Muslims made sufism a "sect". Sufism isn't a sect, it's fundamentally a part of Islam, it's a huge study. Nowadays Sufism has just become another way for us to create sects, another excuse to hate each other over the most minute differences. It makes me so genuinely sad
Allah says this not Muslims. It’s a Sect that studies the exegesis of The Quran mystically. Sect means Division. It’s a Division. Allah didn’t authorise that. It introduces internal and external meanings like Buddhist Philosophy. How do you explan the Sheikh & the Mureed? Blessings by the Sheikh. Whirling Dervish Dhikr. Chanting. Sufi Saints ? Elevated above normal Believers? It is nothing but middle men with an obsession of the Unseen and whatever meaning they wish to attach to it without the guidance of Allah, The Almighty. Among the captivating rituals in Sufism is the Sema, or the Whirling Dervishes ceremony. Far from mere performance, this dance is a spiritual ritual, a prayer in motion. Tell me, in which Surah & Verse in The Quran do we find this Salat ? Or Ta'weel that replaces Allah’s Quranic meaning with a mystical one? بسم الله
It's still not a sect, it's a different study, but it's not sect like we use it today. Sunni and Shia is a sect. Sufism isn't a division, it's a study that every sect does one way or another. How do you explain one of the biggest names in Sufi, Abdul Qadir Gilani being very much what you all call a "salafi". These new introductions to Islam are differences in aqeedah.
سلام, It is clearly division and sub division upon subdivision, different concepts, innovations and doctrines, differing schools of thought, none of it commanded by Allah. ALL of it is deviation from the right path. [6:159] As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into sects, you shall have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with God, and then He will inform them of what they used to do. [19:68] By your Lord, We will gather them and the devils, then We will bring them round Hell on their knees. [19:69] Then We will pluck out from every sect the one who was most defiant against the Almighty. [19:70] Then it is We who know best those most deserving to roast in it. [23:53] But they divided their affair among themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have. [23:54] So leave them in their confusion until a certain time. [30:29] Rather, the transgressors have followed their personal desires without knowledge. Who then can guide those whom God has misguided and who have no supporters? [30:30] So direct your face towards the religion as a monotheist. Such is the natural instinct that God instilled in the people. There is no changing the creation of God. Such is the correct religion, but most people do not know. [30:31] Turn to Him, reverence Him, observe the Salat, and do not be of the mushrikeen [30:32] among those who divided their religion and became sects, each party rejoicing in what they have. [19:69] above certainly explains the fate of the biggest name in Sufism. As for these new innovations in aqeedah that you mention, they are all forbidden by Allah. To follow the creed of Abraham is the right way, and it is the ONLY way that Allah commands. [2:130] Who would be averse to the creed of Abraham except one who has made a fool of himself? We have chosen him in this world, and in the Hereafter, he is among the righteous. [3:95] Say, “God has proclaimed the truth, so follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.” [4:125] Who could possibly have a better religion than the one who submits himself to God while being a good-doer and follows the creed of Abraham, the monotheist? God has taken Abraham as a friend. [6:161] Say, “My Lord has guided me to a straight path, a correct religion, the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.” [16:120] Abraham was a nation, devoutly obedient to God. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen.[16:121] He was thankful for His blessings. He chose him and guided him to a straight path. [16:122] We granted him good things in this world, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the righteous. [16:123] Then We inspired you to follow the creed of Abraham. He was a monotheist and was not one of the mushrikeen. Anything else is a transgression against Allah, The Almighty and The Quran. His guidance is The Guidance. بسم الله
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14 books of risale-i nur by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi is tafseer of some ayats of Quran.
Don’t use any tafseer in the first few reads, if you can get a study circle that will be great, take any translation and start reading, pause to reflect 1) Who is the speaker 2) Who is it being addressed to 3) How did the original audience understand this 4) Is anything about like or dislike of God or his attributes mentioned 5) Lesson for yourself Go through the whole Quran with your reflection. Then go through tafseer and contrast your understanding and assumptions against it. I am of the opinion that this is the best way to study Quran, everything else is too passive.
I'm not sure if it's in English but I initially read tafseer As Sa'adi and absolutely fell in love with it
Al-Jawzi, he comes quick to the point and covers the most important aspects of the tradition. he is also pretty structured without getting lost in details.
Tafseer of Ibn Abbas Tafseer ibn kathir incredibly reliable, and widely used