COURSE 2:

Classical Arabic Calligraphy 

khattati

SUNDAYS ONLY SESSION

Starts this Sunday, February 27th 

12:00 am to 2 p.m.every Sunday

(including Children Age 8 +)

Course Fee: Rs.2000 per month

Faculty:

Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

Shaukat Ali Minhas Zareen Qalam

( Basic Three Month Course held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Timings: 5:00 - 7:00 pm)

Sunday Lecture 27th February on Poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

invites you to its

27^th February 2011

Sunday Lecture

At 4 pm

At Hast-o-Neest

(Open to all interested)

"The Concept of Wahdat al-Wujud in the Poetry of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed”

Dr. Shahzad Qaiser

After two decades of a distinguished career as a civil servant, including serving as Special Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Shahzad returned to the academia to earn a PhD from Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan.  His dissertation, The Metaphysics of Khawaja Ghulam Farid, a subject that has engaged him for years, won him the Allah Nawaz Tareen Gold Medal in 1994. 

To his credit, Qaiser has five collections of Light Essays (Inshaiya) in Urdu.

An accomplished poet of Punjabi language he has excelled in the traditional literary genre of Kafi, publishing five volumes of Kafis; Asmana Dey Bohe Khol, Main Nayein Sub Tun, Gal Wich Payum Prit Mohar, Talawat-i-Wajud, Ishq Faqr de Sang, and a collection of poems Dooji Akh.

He has published numerous books; among them, Quest for the Eternal, Of Intellect and Reason, Metaphysics and Tradition, Dimensions of Khawaja Farid’s Metaphysics, The Metaphysics of Khawaja Ghulam Farid, Iqbal and Khawaja Ghulam Farid on Experiencing God, Beyond the Manifest and The Message of Khawaja Ghulam Farid (rendering Diwan-i-Farid into English prose).

Dr. Shahzad Qaiser with Mr. Suheyl Umar 

Hast-o-Neest (10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, crossing Anarkali & the Mall) or call 042-37-314-316 or visit the URL: http://hast-o-neest.blogspot.com/ for further details.

Darya ba Hubab Andar: An Ocean within a Bubble

"Dar sīnae Nasīr-ud-din juz ishq namī gunjad

Īn turfa tamāsha bīn darya ba hubāb andar" 

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Invite you to 

an exhibition of Arabic & Persian Mystical Poetry

Darya ba Hubab Andar

An Ocean within a Bubble

On  Sunday, 20th February 2011

from  3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

 At Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Organized by Baytunur, Daryā Ba Hubāb Andar presents selections from Arabic and Persian mystical poetry interpreted by some of Pakistan’s finest calligraphers and miniature artists. 

These verses offer a glimpse into the inner aspects of Islamic spirituality—its doctrines, practices and above all the experience of the Divine—articulated through the simultaneously personal and universal language of poetry.

The selections include verses from: Rumi, Ahmed Jam, Ibn Arabi, Shushtari, Jili and Hallaj. From the Sub-continent there are verses from: Amir Khusrau, Chiragh Dehlavi and Sultan Bahu.

The title of the exhibition, Darya Ba Hubāb Andar is taken from a verse by the closest disciple and first successor to the great Chisti saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325), Nasīr-ud-din Mahmūd Chirāgh Dehlavi (1274-1356):

Dar sīnae Nasīr-ud-din juz ishq namī gunjad

Īn turfa tamāsha bīn darya ba hubāb andar 

(Nasīr-ud-din’s bosom has no space except for Divine Love,

Look at this strange spectacle: an ocean within a bubble) 

The aim of this exhibition is to contribute towards reviving the art of illumination modeled on classical techniques and traditions, and also to create awareness and appreciation of the inherent qualities of pure classical calligraphy.  

The deeper objective is to present carefully chosen texts which offer something both for the mind and for the heart as well as give a taste/dhauq of the inner dimensions of Islamic spirituality.

  

Founded in 2006, Baytunur is a trust formed to promote the understanding of tariqat, the inner aspect of Islam.

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building

(Former Croweaters Gallery),

Old Anarkali Crossing,The Mall, Lahore

Tel: 042-37-314-316, Cell: 0300-8260919

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com, URL: www.hast-o-neest.blogspot.com

Architectural Course on Geometric Patterns at Hast-o-Neest

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Module 2: Geometric Patterns

(Course: Introduction to Islamic Architecture)

( Architecture Degree is not a prerequisite for registration)

Faculty:

Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Waleed Zaman

Duration:

Feb 26^th to March 27^th 2011-02-17

Timings:

Saturdays 2:00 to 5:00 pm

Sundays: 10 am to 1:00 p.m

Fee structure:

Rs. 5000 (Professional)

Rs. 3000 (Student)

Register by Clicking Here for Registration Form and emailing to: hast.o.neest@gmail.com or visiting Hast-o-Neest and filling in a Registration Form.

Venue: Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building

(Former Croweaters Gallery),

Old Anarkali Crossing,The Mall, Lahore

Tel: 042-37-314-316, Cell: 0300-8260919

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com, URL: www.hast-o-neest.blogspot.com

Classical Farsi Course: Registration Open till 22nd Feb

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Course

Classical Farsi: Level-I (6 weeks)

The course would be taught in the manner and technique used in traditional Islamic pedagogy which aims at not only using tried and tested methods of training the mind and memory but also imbibing the spirit and blessings of the tradition. One of the course books - traditionally a standard text for beginning level Farsi - 'Karima Saadi' by famous 13th century mystic, poet and moralist Saadi Shirazi, illustrates how the foundations of traditional culture were laid in the formation of young minds from the very beginning of their education. The book focuses on the basic virtues and vices of human nature in beautiful easily memorised Persian poetry. 

6 Weeks

February 22nd to March 31st

Timings:    

Tuesday & Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30pm

   Sunday: 1:30 to 2:30pm

Fees:

Rs.3,000

Faculty:

Hafiz M. Adnan

 (Graduate of Dars-e-Nizami from Madrasah Jamia Nizamia Rizvia, Lohari Gate, Lahore)

Register by visiting Hast-o-Neest.

Venue: Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building

(Former Croweaters Gallery),

Old Anarkali Crossing,The Mall, Lahore

Tel: 042-37-314-316, Cell: 0300-8260919

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com, URL: www.hast-o-neest.blogspot.com

Sunday Lecture 13th February on Astrology

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

invites you to its

13^th February 2011

Sunday Lecture

At 4 pm

At Hast-o-Neest

(Open to All Interested)

Astrology as a Tool for Self-Empowerment

Dr. Tehnyat Majeed

The Birth chart represents not only a blueprint of our character and personality but also serves as a roadmap to achieve our true purpose in life. This presentation introduces the basic elements of an astrological chart wheel and demonstrates how the chart is an effective tool for self-analysis, increased awareness and, ultimately, for self-empowerment

  Dr. Tehnyat Majeed holds a doctorate in Islamic Art and Archaeology from the University of Oxford. During her studies abroad, she was initiated into the art of astrological interpretation by a French astrologer and practitioner of the mystical tradition of the kabbalah. In addition, she received part of her formal training in astrology at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London.

Hast-o-Neest (10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, crossing Anarkali & the Mall) or call 042-37-314-316 or visit the URL: http://hast-o-neest.blogspot.com/ for further details.

Talk by Jimmy Engineer on Friday 11th February

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Invites you to

A Talk by

Jimmy Engineer

On

"My Life as an Artist & Philanthropist"

On Friday, 11^th February 2011

At 5:00 p.m

Programme:

5:00 p.m. Arrival of Guests to meet Mr. Jimmy Engineer

5:30 – 6:15 p.m Talk by Jimmy Engineer

6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Q & A Session

6:45 – 7:45 Refreshments

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam (Crossing of Old Anarkali & The Mall) Tel: 042-37-314-316, 0332-4359211

(Parking is arranged for guests at Tollington)

Jimmy Engineer, the renowned artist and philanthropist, was born in a Parsi family in 1954. He completed his schooling from St. Anthony’s High school, Lahore, and after a brief interlude at the Forman Christian College, he spent the next three years at the National College of Arts (NCA), expanding his creative prowess.
It was in 1976 that he turned into a professional painter but his achievements went much beyond his artist’s creativity when he discovered a deep love for all his fellow beings, specially for the downtrodden. His art pieces soon became expressions of truth and his images began to speak of his compassion for the people he saw.
He was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Civil Award) for Art from the Government of Pakistan in 2005 and a Human Rights medal by the Human Rights Society of Pakistan in 2000.


An exhibition of his 54 original drawings will be held at Revivers Galleria (84 B1, Ghalib Road, Gulberg 3, Lahore) on the 12 of February 2011.

3-Month Miniature Painting-Musawwari Course at Hast-o-Neest

Hast-o-Neest

is pleased to announce 

A Three Month Miniature Painting/Musawwari Course

The aim of the course is to explore the history and practice of musawwari in the Sub-continent. The course will begin with the most basic technique called siah qalam. The students will then move on to the other two techniques of neem rung and gudd rung, while also understanding the iconographic and formal language of the tradition.  

Timing:

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:30 pm

Course Supervisor:
Murad Khan Mumtaz

  

Registration Open:

 Visit and fill out form at Hast-o-Neest.

 Fee Structure:

   Rs. 5000/- per month 

   Rs. 3000/- per month for students