"Trial and Tribulation in the Qur'an" with President Hamza Yusuf and Dr. Nasrin Rouzati: Zaytuna College:Apr 2, 2024

 YouTube Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvbmp7JuhGI&t=115s

This is a public broadcast of the First Command Book Club with President Hamza Yusuf. The First Command Book Club is a member benefit of the 12000 Strong monthly giving initiative. Learn more and join at bookclub.zaytuna.edu. About "Trial and Tribulation" by Dr. Nasrin Rouzati This book offers a critical analysis and re-examination of the notion of Divine trial, first by providing a comprehensive typology and a contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic narratives pertaining to the concept. Divine trial is then investigated through a historical review of prophetic tradition (hadith) and the exegetical literature (tafsir); followed by a discussion on Prophetology, and an overview of bala in the lives of the prophets. The book further develops key aspects of Muslim theology and mysticism through an examination of the works of Rumi and al-Ghazali. Nasrin Rouzati takes up a neglected aspect of Islamic religious experience. The concept is actually at the heart of the Qur’an and Rouzati’s research in the Qur’anic materials, both classical and modern, on the subject is ground-breaking. (Abdulaziz Sachedina, George Mason University)

Amazon Book:Trial and Tribulation in the Qur'an:A Mystical Theodicy: Nasrin Rouzati

https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Tribulation-Quran-Nasrin-Rouzati/dp/3940924547

This book offers a critical analysis and re-examination of the notion of Divine trial, first by providing a comprehensive typology and a contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic narratives pertaining to the concept.
Divine trial is then investigated through a historical review of prophetic tradition (hadith) and the exegetical literature (tafsir); followed by a discussion on Prophetology, and an overview of bala in the lives of the prophets.
The book further develops key aspects of Muslim theology and mysticism through an examination of the works of Rumi and al-Ghazali.

Article:The Purpose of Pain and Pleasure: Renovatio: The Journal of Zaytuna College 

https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/the-purpose-of-pain-and-pleasure

Nasrin Rouzati’s book, titled Trial and Tribulation in the Qur’an: A Mystical Theodicy, examines Qur’anic teachings on the providential purpose of suffering in our lives on earth, something the prophets experienced more than most. This conversation with the author, recorded during Ramadan 2024 as part of the First Command Book Club series, was hosted by Hamza Yusuf and included Zaytuna College vice president Aisha Subhani. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Nasrin Rouzati Biography:

https://manhattan.edu/campus-directory/nasrin.rouzati