Saturday, July 30, 2011

Ramadan at Hast-o-Neest

HAST-O-NEEST
AUGUST 2011 RAMADAN KARIM
 Courses & Lectures

Recording from:
Ramzan Lecture Series

Dr.Shahzad Qaiser
"Sufi Poetry of Baba Husayn Shah"
(Punjabi/Urdu)
(Thurs 4th August 2011) 

Dr. Shahzad Qaiser Lectures - Topics & Dates:

Thurs 4th August:  "Sufi Poetry of Baba Husayn Shah" (Punjabi/Urdu): (Click Here to Watch Recording)
Monday 15th August: Iqbal on the Nature of Prophecy & the Idea of Finality of Prophethood (ENGLISH/URDU): (Click Here to Watch Recording)
Thurs 18th August: Iqbal on Knowledge & Religious Experience (ENGLISH/URDU): (Click Here to Watch Recording)
Thurs 25th August: Dars: Doctrinal Sitting (PUNJABI/URDU) (Will not be Broadcast or Recorded)


The Abdullah al-Hamadani Quran Manuscript
Commissioned by Sultan Uljeitu
 (early 14th C).

Watch Recording of Talk Here:
Live broadcasting by Ustream
(Described as one of the greatest works of abstract art
by scholars such as Ettinghausen and the late Dr. Lings)
The lecture depicts the 30 frontispieces of each of the 30 Suparas
 which are abstract paintings by Abdullah Al-Hamadani.
last talk in the series:
"Language of Illumination of the Quran through the Ages"
three part series
by
Syed Tajammul Hussain

 Highlight from Post-Talk Discussion on Origins of Islamic Art:
(Earliest Example of Islamic Art & Prof. Ijaz-ul-Hasan's
observation on importance of beauty in Islamic civilisation.)

First two lectures
held on Sunday 7th & 14th August 2011can be watched here:



EVERY SUNDAY LECTURE WITH VARIOUS SCHOLARS
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

ONE-MONTH MODULE COURSES:

CLASSICAL ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY 
12 classes covering basic introduction, history, pen making & mashq of one script
Irfan Ahmed Qureshi
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Friday 5th August to Sunday 28th August 2011
Fee: Rs.4000 (Concessions for Students)

CLASSICAL MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION
12 Classes covering basic illumination tecniques & patterns
Irfan Ahmed Qureshi
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Fee: Rs. 4000 (Concessions for Students)


BASIC FARSI IN ONE-MONTH
12 classes of basic persian grammar (6 classes) & classical persian poetry & prose (6 classes)
Fatima Fayyaz
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Friday 5th August to Sunday 28th August 2011
Fee: Rs. 4000 (Concessions for Students)

QURANIC ARABIC & RECITATION IN ONE-MONTH
12 classes of basic arabic grammar structure and rules of quranic recitation
Qari Khalid Usman
3 days a week
Fee: Rs. 4000 (Concessions for Students)

NOTE: Registeration for regular miniature class is also open in August. Classical music classes to resume after Eid.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Upcoming Talks at Hast-o-Neest

Wasif Ali Wasif - Life & Thought - Lecture 6
Talk in the series: "Hayat-o-Afkar Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif "
by Syed Qasim Ali Shah
5:00 pm Wednesday 27th July 2011 

Wasif Ali Wasif - Life & Thought - Lecture 7
Talk in the series:  "Hayat-o-Afkar Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif "
by Syed Qasim Ali Shah
5:00 pm Thursday 28th July 2011

In Defence of Sufism - Lecture 8
Final Talk in the series on Sufism
by Maulana Shahzad Mujaddidi
5:00pm Sunday 31st July 2011

Venue
Hast-o-Neest 
Centre for Traditional Art & Culture
 10 Commercial Building, The Mall, Lahore.

Live Webcast can be watched here:

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Wasif Ali Wasif: New Series of Interactive Sittings

First Hast-o-Neest Web-cast
Broadcast Live at 5:00pm on 6th July 2011!

1st of 8 sittings
in the Hast-o-Neest series
Titled:
Hayat-o-Afkar
Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif  
6th to 28th July
Wednesday & Thursday 5:00 - 6:30 pm
by
Qasim Ali Shah 
at Hast-o-Neest, 10-Commersical Building the Mall, Lahore
(042-37-314-316, 0300-8260919)