IMATX Halaqa — Surah Al-A'raf

Study materials

The Deniers' Dialogue

Session 06 · Al-A'raf 7:37–43

New materials every Wednesday. See the schedule below.

Everyone is welcome to use these materials. We prepare them each week for our own small halaqa in Austin. Please use them to start a halaqa with your family, your friends or your masjid. Any level of Arabic is fine.

How does a halaqa hour go?

An hour usually has five parts: welcome and du'a, recitation, tafsir, discussion, and personal reflection. Each session has the verses, a sample circle to listen to, discussion questions, a facilitator guide and a printable handout.

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Sessions

28 passage sessions + orientation

September 2026–January 2027. The last session is on 13 January, before Ramadan.

21 sessions

00
Orientation — the Architecture of Al-A'rafWhole surah
1 Sept 2026Materials available
01
The Trust of the Book and the Scales7:1–10
8 Sept 2026Materials available
02
Iblis Refuses, and Makes a Vow7:11–18
15 Sept 2026Materials available
03
Adam and the Garden7:19–25 · Family Halaqa (Sunday)
20 Sept 2026Materials available
Special guest talk: AI in K-12 educationJermaine, son of Ibu Decy, from San Antonio
22 Sept 2026Guest talk
04
Ya Bani Adam — Dress and Adornment7:26–31
29 Sept 2026Materials available
05
Who Forbade the Good Things7:32–36
7 Oct 2026Materials available
06
The Deniers' Dialogue7:37–43
14 Oct 2026Materials available
07
The Men of Al-A'raf7:44–51
14 Oct 2026Materials available
08
Creation, Du'a, and the Revived Earth7:52–58
21 Oct 2026Materials available
09
Nuh and Hud7:59–72
28 Oct 2026Materials available
10
Salih and Lut7:73–84
4 Nov 2026Materials available
11
Shu'ayb, and the Pattern Named7:85–102
11 Nov 2026Scheduled
12
Musa Before Fir'awn7:103–112
18 Nov 2026Scheduled
13
The Magicians' Prostration7:113–122
25 Nov 2026Scheduled
14
Seek Help from Allah and Be Patient7:123–137
2 Dec 2026Scheduled
15
The Forty Nights, the Tablets and the Calf7:138–151
9 Dec 2026Scheduled
16
The Unlettered Prophet ﷺ Described7:152–158
16 Dec 2026Scheduled
17
The Sabbath Town and the Covenant7:159–171
23 Dec 2026Scheduled
18
The Primordial Covenant — Alastu bi Rabbikum7:172–174
30 Dec 2026Scheduled
19
Casting Off the Signs, and the Beautiful Names7:175–188
6 Jan 2027Scheduled
20
The Single Soul, and the Sajdah7:189–206
13 Jan 2027Scheduled