Exhibition at Hast-o-Neest on "The Seven Oft-Repeated Verses" : Sunday, 9th January 2011

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) approved the suggestion of IRCICA on declaring the year 2010-2011 as a year for the commemoration of the passage of fourteen centuries on the revelation of the Holy Qur’an. The OIC’s program of commemoration was held in İstanbul on Sunday 26 Ramadan 1431H / 5 September 2010.

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art and Culture 
& 
Aiwan-e-Ilm-o-Fun Pakistan

invite you to the opening of 

Sab 'am-Min-al-Masāni   

"The Seven Oft-Repeated Verses"

Commemorating 1400 Years Of The Quranic Revelation

                                               

Exhibition of Illuminated Calligraphy

Accompanied by

A Display of Rare Quranic Manuscripts & Discussion on Surah Fateha

Curated by Irfan Ahmad Qureshi

PROGRAMME:

3:00 p.m: Exhibition Opens

                      

              4:00 – 6:00 p.m: 

Qari Khalid Uthman Alvi: Recitation of Surah Fateha Illustrating the SevenAlhaan / Musical modes of Quranic Recitation

Dr. Ejaz Akram: The Meaning & Function of Islamic Art

Shehzad Mujaddadi: Significance of Surah Fateha

Special Announcement: Handwritten & Illuminated Quran Project

  

6:00 – 7:00:  Refreshments

The Calligraphy Exhibition will remain open for two weeks

Further Details: 042-37-314-316