Wed 28 Dec: 5:30 pm: Open sitting on Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎ 1931 – 2002 with Syed Qasim Jafri

A (Second) Open Sitting on the
Urdu poet Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎
1931 – 2002

with Syed Qasim Jafri

Wednesday 28th December 2016 at 5:30 pm at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.




A Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar, Jaun Elia's particular trademark is due to the fact that he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, and Western literature.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Fri 30 Dec: 5:00 pm: Are you on antidepressants? Psychiatry Documentary & Analysis with Dr. Usman Hotiana

Hast o Neest Health Talks: A Naturopathic Approach

Are you on antidepressants? Documentary Viewing: 

Psychiatry: The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane?

Post Viewing Discussion & Analysis: Dr. Usman Amin Hotiana, 

Assistant Prof. Psychiatry, King Edward Medical College

Friday 30th December 2016
5:00 pm
at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

How valid are psychiatrist's diagnoses—and how safe are their drugs?
Digging deep beneath the corporate veneer, this three-part documentary exposes the truth behind the slick marketing schemes and scientific deceit that conceal a dangerous and often deadly sales campaign. ( Documentary Producers: Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR))

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Thur 22 Dec: 5:00 pm: Qayamat in the Sufi Tradition - Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

The Daily Quranic Word
Qayamat in the Sufi Tradition
Reading Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) سورة الواقعة Ayat 1 & 2

In general conception Qayamat is a future event. In Sufi Tradition, it has already started.
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ - لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
When the Event (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) befalls.And there can be no denying of its befalling. (Quran)

Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Thursday 22nd December, 5:00 pm
Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, and the family scholarly tradition of the Qadriyya Sufi Order, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri holds special interest in Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language & Poetry.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com0300 8493170

Wed 21 Dec: 5:00 pm: Open Sitting on Urdu Poet Jaun Elia - Qasim Jafri

An Open Sitting on the Urdu poet Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎ 
1931 – 2002 

with Syed Qasim Jafri

Wednesday 21st December 2016 at 5:00 pm at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.

A Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar, Jaun Elia's particular trademark is due to the fact that he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, and Western literature.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Karachi Hastoneest: Mon 12 Dec: Presentation & Discussion on Biography-Sirah of the Prophet by Martin Lings

Karachi Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Sittings & Gatherings of Rabi ul Awal 2016

Reading & discussing select passages:
Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad (s.a.w.)- an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet’s life, it contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.

with Riaz Kamlani

The book has been published in 12 languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerate Conference in Islamabad.

Monday, 12 December at 12 noon.
Venue: Lyceum, 78 Clifton, Karachi

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03212027779

Friday 9 December: Documentary Viewing: "When the Moors Ruled Europe" by Bettany Hughes

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Rabi ul Awal Programme:

Friday 9 December:
Documentary: When the Moors Ruled Europe (2005) (1h 42 min)
5:30 - 7:30 pm

"Knowledge was High in the Agenda of the Islamic World" When The Moors Ruled In Europe is a documentary movie presented by the English historian Bettany Hughes. It is a two-part series on the contribution the Moors made to Europe during their 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal ending in the 15th century.

Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history--the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal.

Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years.

This fascinating documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. You’ll discover the ingenious mathematics behind Granada’s dazzling Alhambra Palace, trace El Cid’s lineage to his Moorish roots, and learn how the Iberian population willingly converted to Islam in droves.

Through interviews with noted scholars, you’ll see how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance. What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe.

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Thur 8 Dec: 5:30 - &:30 pm:"In the Face of the Absolute" by Frithjof Schuon; & Miniatures & Symbolism of Mairaj un Nabi (S.A.W.) - Fyza Noon

Lahore Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Thursday 8 December: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

(1) Sitting on the 'The Mystery of Prophetic Substance' a chapter from the book 'In the Face of the Absolute' by Frithjof Schuon - Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

5:30 - 6:30

(2) Miniatures & Symbolism of Mairaj un Nabi (S.A.W.)

Fyza Noon 

6:45 pm

Fyza Noon is a student of Bashir Ahmed sahib in Miniatures (NCA). She is also a director of arts   and trustee at Hast o Neest, and teaches miniatures at Hastoneest Lahore. 

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 849 3170

Sat 10 Dec: Makli: Architecture, Culture & Identity - Zain Mustafa

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Open Guest Presentation & Talk

MAKLI: Architecture, Culture & Identity
Zain Mustafa
Saturday, 10 December
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170






About Zain Mustafa: 
After completing his extensive academic career from Public School in the UK to Boston University, B.F.A. Environmental Design from Parsons School of Design (NYC) and M.A. Education (New Technologies in Education) from Columbia University Zain embarked on a professional adventure that has covered academia, fashion design, art installations, publishing, corporate communications, web design and interior design. Having lived and worked in Europe, Asia and North America, Zain's creations are a hybrid manifestation of both hemispheres. Zain Mustafa is also the founder of the design education initiative CUBE started in Karachi in 2012. At CUBE learning is a continuous, flexible and inclusive process within a non institutional educational framework.

Sat 10 Dec: (1) The Compassion of RasulAllah s.a.w. - Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud (2) The Calligraphic Tribute to the Prophet s.a.w: The Hilya - Irfan Qureshi

Lahore Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Programme 2016

Open Lectures: 

Saturday 10th December: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

(1) The Compassion of RasulAllah (S.A.W.) 
Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud
5:30 pm Sharp with Q&A at 6:15 pm

Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud is a Teacher, Teacher-Trainer,Islamic Research Scholar and Educationist in Pakistan - www.ser.org.pk

(2) The Calligraphic Tribute to the Prophet S.A.W: 
The Hilya
Irfan Qureshi
6:45 pm

Irfan Qureshi is a Director of the Arts at Hastoneest and teaches calligraphy at Hastoneest Lahore.

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Wed 7 December: 5:30 pm (1) The Spirit of Jihad - Dr. Ejaz Akram & (2) The Hidden Art of Islam - BBC

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Recorded Lectures & Documentaries 2016

Wednesday 7 December: 

Topic: Prophet S.A.W. & The Battle of Hunayn: The Concept & Spirit of Jihad 

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

(Taimoor Khan Mumtaz will take questions on the lectures & the documentaries)

(1) The Prophet (S.A.W.) & The Battle of Hunayn (Urdu & English) - On The Concept & Spirit of Jihad

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri (Late) (Jamia Rizvia Lahore) (Urdu) 

Dr. Ejaz Akram (Associate Professor, LUMS) (English)

(2) 6:40 pm: BBC Documentaries on Islamic Art: (1) Paradise Found "The Atmosphere of Paradise" (Excerpt only) & (2) "The Hidden Art of Islam" (Full Documentary 58 minutes) 

At the British Museum, a collection of artefacts from the Muslim world is on show, which tells the history of a journey to Mecca always forbidden to non-Muslims.

In this documentary, Rageh Omaar sets out to find out that if human depiction is the source of such controversy, how is it that the art displayed here shows a tradition of figurative art at the heart of Islam for century after century? He explores what forms of art are acceptable for a Muslim - and why this artistic tradition has thrived - in the hidden art of the muslim world.

Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300849317

Tue 6 Dec: Diversity in the Life of the Prophet s.a.w. (Urdu) - Ali Tariq & Development of Mosque Architecture - Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Lahore Hast o Neest 

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Open Lectures 2016

Programme for Tuesday, 6 December: 

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Social & Experiential Diversity in the Life of the Prophet (S.A.W.) (Urdu) 
- Ali Tariq (IIU, Islamabad)
5:30 pm (Via Skype)

Ali Tariq is currently the Consultant/Editor at Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue (IRD), International Islamic University, Islamabad.





Development of Mosque Architecture: From the Humble Beginnings of Masjid e Nabawi at the Time of the Prophet S.A.W. 
- Taimoor Khan Mumtaz
6:45 pm

Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Mon 5 Dec: 5:30 pm: Recorded Lectures & Documentary: Prophets & Missionary Activity (Dawah) / A Moroccon Court in New York

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Rabi ul Awal Recorded Lectures & Documentaries 2016

MONDAY 5 December: 
Topic: Prophets & Missionary Activity (Dawah) 
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

(1) 5:30 pm: Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri (Late) (Jamia Rizvia Lahore)  (5:40 min) (Urdu) 
Hamid Reza Fazil sahib will further elaborate and take questions of the audience.
In this lecture, Dr. Ghulam Sarwar gives a basic overview of the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet (s.a.w.) on 'Dawah'
- Qualifications of those who 'invite'
- Hikmat aur Danai - Meetha Bol - Afwu aur Dar Guzar


(2) 6:00 pm:  Dr. Ejaz Akram (Associate Professor, LUMS)
(6:15 minutes) (English) 
Hamid Reza Fazil sahib will further elaborate and take questions of the audience.

In this lecture, Dr. Ejaz Akram gives a basic outline to the missionary aspect of Prophets (a.s.):- The Difference between Nabi, Rasul & a third category of Prophets - "Amr bil Maroof Nahi Anil Munkar" - A Dialogical Process - Dawah

(The lectures were recorded at Aiwan e Shah Chiragh in Lahore; maqam of Hazrat Syed Abdul Razzaq r.a. is a 16th century Qadri Saint of Lahore.)

(3) 6:30 pm: Documentary 'Building the Moroccan Court' from Fez to the MET NewYork -
17:43 minutes. Questions will be taken by Fyza Fayyaz after the viewing.
This video documents a marvelous journey from Fez to New York, and the creation of a twenty-first-century court using traditional fifteenth-century methods.


Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Sun 4 Dec: 5:30 pm: Eid Milad un Nabi Celebrations in the Light of the Quran - Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 
open invitation to

Ka'l Yaqut: As a Jewel

Rabi ul Awal Celebratory Gatherings

(Sunday 4th - Sunday 11th December)

"Milad Celebrations in the Light of the Quran: 

Clearing Misconceptions"

Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

Sunday 4 December - 5:30 pm

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

Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 849 3170