11th Annual Conference
The Academy of Self Knowledge (ASK) and the Rasooli Community Centre extend a personal invitation to you in the hope that you will join us at the 11th Annual Conference to be held from March 5-7, 2010 in Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
- Beginning’s End
- Commentary: Surat Al-Baqarah (Selected Verses)
- Commentary: Surat Al-Fatiha
This excerpt includes the preface, introduction and the first chapter of the book.
A commentary on the second chapter of the Holy Quran titled The Cow (Al-Baqarah) by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, with forward by Mahmoud Ayoub, Ph.D.
This sûrah (chapter) is placed at the beginning of the Qur`an because it signifies the opening of knowledge and so the victory over ignorance. If, in the direction we are taking, there is no door, then we have reached our target – we have won. Fatiha, means to open, reveal, imbue, conquer. This sûrah is so named because if you follow it in your heart, you will be victorious. You will conquer and an opening will come to you.