How it works
Prepare in two minutes, or more if you like
Each session has its own page: the verses in Arabic and English with audio, tafsir summaries, verified hadith, key Arabic words, and a short audio briefing. Read the overview, or just listen to the briefing on the way home.
One hour, in English
We read the passage, go through what the classical scholars said, and then discuss three questions together. You do not need Arabic. Newcomers to Islam and guests from other faiths are welcome.
Take something home
A one-page handout, the discussion questions, and tadabbur prompts for the week. The recording of the briefing stays on the podcast.
Coming up
All 28 sessions- 05Who Forbade the Good Things7:32–36Done
- 06The Deniers' Dialogue7:37–43Next
- 07The Men of Al-A'raf7:44–51Planned
- 08Creation, Du'a, and the Revived Earth7:52–58Planned
Surah Al-A'raf in five parts
About the surahAl-A'raf is the seventh surah, 206 verses. We follow its own structure: the story of Adam, then the messengers, then Musa and Fir'awn, then Bani Israil, and finally the covenant and how to worship.
- Adam and the heightsAyat 1–58 · NowSessions 01–08 · Sep – Oct 2026
- The messengersAyat 59–102Sessions 09–14 · Nov – Dec 2026
- Musa and Fir'awnAyat 103–137Sessions 15–18 · Dec 2026 – Jan 2027
- Bani IsrailAyat 138–171Sessions 19–23 · Jan – Mar 2027, pause for Ramadan
- Covenant and worshipAyat 172–206Sessions 24–28 · Mar – Apr 2027
Podcast
All episodes
IMATX ReflectionsYour companion to the weekly halaqa
Each episode is a 10 to 20 minute briefing on the passage for the coming Wednesday, with the recitation and plain explanation. There are also longer overviews of the whole surah. Every episode has a page with the transcript and sources.
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Where Are Those You Used to Invoke? · Al-A'raf 37–43
A verse-by-verse briefing for Session 6 on Wednesday 14 October: the question the angels ask at death, the nations that curse one another in the Fire, the camel and the eye of a needle, and the resentment Allah removes from the people of Paradise.
Other study circles
The pengajian bapak-bapak is now this Wednesday halaqa on Surah Al-A'raf.
Pengajian Ibu-Ibu
Women's tilawah and study, twice a week (daytime and evening), in Bahasa Indonesia.
Ask to join →Pengajian Keluarga
Monthly family gathering at a member's home, often with a guest ustadz. Recordings on our YouTube channel.
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Just show up
There is nothing to register. Open this week's session page a few minutes before 8 pm on Wednesday and click the Google Meet link. If you want a reminder each week, email imatx.sec@gmail.com and we will add you to the WhatsApp group.