

Disc 1
LECTURE #1: "How the Qur'an Was Revealed and Compiled"... the Root Meaning of "Qur'an"
1
Civilization's Foundational Books
2
"The Recital": An Oral Book
3
Prophet Muhammad's (P) Early Life
4
The Revelation Experience
5
Conveying the Message
6
Monotheism
7
The Hereafter
8
The Qura'n: A Non-Linear Book
9
The End of Time
10
Memorization
11
The Madinan Period
12
Collection and Compilation
13
Standardizing the Text
14
The Authenticity of the Qur'an (Koran)
15
Q&A: the Royal "We"? / Q&A: Stolen Manuscripts?
16
Q&A: Are Heaven's Descriptions Literal?
17
Q&A: Mistakes In the Torah?
18
Q&A: How Many People Have Memorized the Qur'an?
19
Q&A: Seven Variants?
20
Disc 2
LECTURE #2: "Pillars of Practice"... Normative Vs. Descriptive
1
The Meaning of “Deen”
2
The Meaning of “Islam”
3
Islam Is Not a New Religion
4
Shahadah (Declaration of Faith)
5
Free Will
6
Salah (Prayer) – Part 1
7
Salah (Prayer) – Part 2
8
Wudu (Cleansing)
9
Why Many Muslims Don’t Reflect
10
Rationalizing God’s Rulings
11
Why Pig Is Prohibited
12
Zakah (Poor-due)
13
Syam (Fasting)
14
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
15
Disc 3
LECTURE #3: "Articles of Faith"... Religion: The Concept of Binding Together
1
Iman: to Make Oneself Secure
2
Belief In God
3
Negation/Affirmation
4
Revelation
5
Messengers
6
God’s Immanence
7
Nafs (The Self)
8
The Angels
9
The Difference Between Prophets and Messengers
10
Qadr (The Divine Decree)
11
The Problem of Evil
12
Capital Punishment, Fatwahs, and Salmon Rushdie
13
Islamic Law Preserves Five Things
14
Inheritance
15
Good and Evil
16
Homosexuality
17
The Day of Judgment
18
Stages of the Dunya (Material World)
19
Death
20
The Grave and Resurrection
21
The Reckoning
22
The Bridge of Siraat
23
Q&A: the Mercy and Wrath of God
24
Q&A: Suicide? / Q&A: Do Children Go Straight to Heaven? / Q&A: Did Prophet Muhammad (P) Absolve Sins?
25
Q&A: Shariah, Blasphemy and Punishment?
26
Disc 4
LECTURE #4: "The Concept of Ihsan"... Secularization In the Muslim World
1
"The Failure of Political Islam"
2
Losing the Spirit of the Law
3
What Is Ihsan?
4
How Do We Achieve Ihsan?... Repentance
5
Guarding the Heart
6
Avoid Backbiting
7
Eating Halaal / Ascertaining the Hukm (Judgment) / Showing Off
8
Envy
9
Vanity
10
Arrogance
11
The Root of All Misdeeds
12
The Cure for All Misdeeds
13
Disc 5
LECTURE #5: "Signs of the Last Day"... the Qur’an Is Not a History Book
1
The Concept of Time
2
Don’t Be Fatalistic
3
Disruption of the Social Order
4
Some Signs That Have Already Occurred
5
Some Signs That Continue to Intensify
6
The Dajjal (Anti-Christ)
7
Destitute Herdsmen Constructing Tall Buildings
8
The Imminence of the End of Time
9
Q&A: Determining the Prayer Times
10
Q&A: Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Misuse of Terms
11
Q&A: Reconciling Hope With the End of Time (+ Previews)
12