THE QUR’AN FOR SPIRITUAL SEEKERS telecourse

From: http://www.barakainstitute.org/telecourses/the-quran-for-spiritual-seekers-telecourse/

I have wanted for a long time to attempt to share my enthusiasm for the Qur’an and the truth that can be found in it when it is approached without too many preconceptions. With my dear friend and colleague, Mahmoud Mostafa, we would like to explore what the Qur’an says about the deeper matters of the spiritual life. In other words, what does it say to those who have committed themselves to the spiritual journey.
~Kabir Helminski
This once-a-week live telecourse (using telephone conference calls) will include 5x a week email selections from the Qur’an with commentaries, and an online “practice circle” to engage with a community of seekers from around the world. Classes will also be recorded and available online.
The Qur’an has had an incalculable effect on some of the greatest minds of humanity and on humanity itself. And yet it remains surprisingly unapproachable to many.
The Friends of God (the saints, awliya in Arabic) find in the Qur’an the axioms of a spiritual science, the metaphors that touch the soul, and secrets that whisper to the heart.
Four live one hour sessions by teleseminar
This telecourse will be offered
Monday evenings: 5:30-6:30 PM, Pacific Time, June 6-27th,
and, alternatively, Note Time Change One Hour Later:Tuesday mornings at 11:00-12:00 AM, Pacific Time, (7 PM in UK) June 7-28th.
Suggested donation $99.
Register here
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