Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Seminar in the Series: 'Art & Spirituality' at Sadhoke


Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
in collaboration with 
(MAP: Peoples' Forum for Indigenous Theology)
 invite you to a

2-Day Seminar in the Series: "Art & Spirituality"
Arifana Kalaam aur Mausiqi

(Sacred Poetry & Music)




Friday, 22nd November - Saturday, 23rd November 2013
at
Maktaba-e-Anaveem Pakistan

G.T. Road, Sadhoke (Distt. Gujranwala)
(Sadhoke is between Muridke and Kamoke - 
Turn right from the Sadhoke stop)




Programme:



DAY 1 - FRIDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER 2013


9:00 am Session 1: Aims and Objectives - Father Emmaneul Asi & Kamil Khan Mumtaz


"Tamaame Alam Mast" - Sufi Poetry of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (Presentation by Hast-o-Neest)


11:00 am Session 2: Music & Poetry in Hinduism - Guru Sukhdevji


Artist : Sakuntala Devi Dittu Laal


3:00 pm Session 3: Sacred Music Today - Dr. Surosh 


Sufi Poetry and Inter-Faith Harmony - Father Mukhtaad Alam

5:30 pm Artist: Lali Khan (Heer Waris Shah & Saif ul Muluk Mian Muhammad Bukhsh)




DAY 2 - SATURDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER 2013

9:00 am Session 4: Pushto Sufi Poetry - Mohammad Usman

Mehfil e Sama and Tasawwuf - Ghulam Farid Sabri 

11:00 am Session 5: Music and Poetry in Sikh Faith

11:45: Hzt. Nizamuddin Auliya (r.a.) & Amir Khusro (r.a.) - Readings from Nizami Bansari
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

3:00 pm

Session 6: Sufi Poetry of Baba Hussain Shah (r.a.) - Dr. Shahzad Qaiser


4:00 pm

Session 7: History of Christian Church Music - Father Nadeem John

5:30 pm - Qawalli


7:15 pm - Vote of Thanks

Queries:
TRANSPORTATION will be provided to those who wish to attend
the programme - from Hastoneest at Gulberg II.
 Kindly confirm on the following numbers.

0300 847 1855/0300 849 3170
hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Dars - Dr. Shahzad Qaiser

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to 

Dars
Dr. Shahzad Qaiser


Thursday, 21st November 2013
6:30 pm

Queries: 
0300 847 1855/hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Sunday 17th November - Mehfil Darood e Ibrahimi

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Once a week on Sundays 
Mehfil Darood e Ibrahimi


Sunday, 17th November 2013
  12:00 pm - Dua at 12:30 pm

12:40 pm: Khalid Saigol Sahib will speak on 
'Some Glimpses on the Life of Data Ganj Bakhsh
 & the Fundamental Questions his classical Sufi work Kashful Mahjub addresses.'


(Khalid Saigol sahib is a member of Hastoneest. 
He has served in the UN and is an expert on urban planning.)
Langar 1:30 pm


Queries
0300 847 1855/hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Monday, November 11, 2013

Video Recording Links - October/November 2013

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts


Video Recording Links of Talks/Lectures 
October/November 2013

(Note: Overall the recording quality is low. 
We are in the process of setting up a qualitative system of recording. Thankyou.)

1. Dr. Amjad Waheed: Allama Iqbal's philosophy on 'Religious Experience' and Allama sahib's resulting thought on the Sufis and the Modern West! All on a Sunday morning at Hastoneest! Dr. Amjad Waheed sahib is on the Academic Board at Hastoneest and set up/heads the Department of Islamic            Thought & Civilization at University of Management & Technology, Johar Town, Lahore.


2. Ahmad Rafay Alam: Project River Ravi: Introducing the River Ravi Commission - Series of Seminars on the River and our attitude towards it - Part recordings of the first session by Ahmad Rafay Alam, environmental lawyer & activist (On the background to the debate and the extent of the water quality crisis) - 2nd Recording on the Water Quality Crisis 


3. Syed Uzair Abdullah: Meaning of Darood Sharif - Salutations upon the Prophet (s.a.w.) 

Short talk by Syed Uzair on the meaning of 'darood e pak', of salutations upon the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) on the occasion of collective recitation of darood e ibrahimi Sunday mornings at Hastoneest - hastoneest.com - 2013 


With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, Sahibzada Syed Uzair Abdullah belongs to a family connected to the Qadiriyya Sufi Order and known for its scholarly and mystical traditions. Syed Uzair has a special interest in and study of Sufic Metaphysics, Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language and Poetry.


4. Dr. Shahzad Qaiser & Hamid Reza Fazil sahib: 1st Seminar on Epistemology - 2nd Recording of Day 2 


Day 2 
i) Epistemology in Islamic Philosophy 
ii) On the Possibility of Knowledge - On Doubt & Certainty 



‘Muslim philosophers agree that knowledge is possible. Knowledge is the intellect’s grasp of the immaterial forms, the pure essences or universals that constitute the natures of things, and human happiness is achieved only through the intellect’s grasp of such universals….’ 
(SHAMS C. INATI, Copyright © 1998, Routledge.) 



5.  Qari Khalid Uthman Alvi: Qira'at: Correct rendition of SurahFateha 


Qira'at of the Short Surahs of the Quran: Qari Khalid Uthman Alvi Al-Azhari - Session on Surah Fateha 


Queries:
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Remembering Imam Hussain a.s. - Tuesday, 12th November

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a presentation

Remembering Imam Hussain a.s.
Marsia & Soz-o-Salaam of Lucknow


The tradition of remembering Imam Hussain's (a.s.) sacrifice aims at paying homage to the martyrs of Karbala and to remind ourselves that the apparent defeat of the Truth is in fact its eternal victory.

Tuesday, 12th November 2013
6:30 to 8:00 pm

Venue:
Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
31 G, Gulberg II, Lahore

Queries: 
0300 849 3170

Monday, November 4, 2013

Remembering Imam Hussain a.s. - Friday, 8th November at LUMS

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a presentation

Remembering Imam Hussain a.s.
Marsia & Soz-o-Salaam of Lucknow


with Halqa-e-Danish, Lahore University of Management Sciences

The tradition of remembering Imam Hussain's (a.s.) sacrifice aims at paying homage to the martyrs of Karbala and to remind ourselves that the apparent defeat of the Truth is in fact its eternal victory.

Friday, 8th November 2013
4:00 to 6:00 pm
at
A-16, Academic Block
Gurmani Centre for Languages & Literature
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

Queries: 
0300 849 3170