JUNE-JULY 2012 SUMMER PROGRAM: Introduction to Islamic Architecture

Hast-o-Neest 

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

June-July 2012 

Summer Program: 

JUNE-JULY 2012 SUMMER PROGRAM: MUSIC

Hast-o-Neest 

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

SUMMER JUNE-JULY 2012 PROGRAM

Music Workshop for Children

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam,

Lahore

Queries: 03008493170

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com

1-3 June Weekend Calender

Friday - Sunday, 1-3 June 2012 Weekend Calender Hast-o-Neest

Friday to Sunday 5:30 to 6:30 pm: Ibn al Arabi on Metaphysics; Unit 2 (4 sessions): Wahdat ul Wujud: Hamid Reza Fazil

Saturday 5:30 pm: Jamaliat of Calligraphy monthly sitting with Ustad Shaukat Ali Minhas Zareen Qalam

Saturday - Sunday 5:30 pm: Arabic Language Level 1 (Session 6 & 7 of total 8 sessions) with Qari Khalid Uthman

Sunday 5:30 pm: The Wisdom of Imam Ali (k.w.) monthly sitting at 5:30 pm with Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Alvi, Minhaj ul Quran International.

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Lahore

Queries: 37-314-316, 03008493170

Sitting on The Wisdom of Imam Ali

Hast-o-Neest 

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

& 

Minhaj-u-Quran 

International

A Special Monthly Sitting on

The Wisdom of Imam Ali 
Karamullahu Wajh-ul-Karim

 (Selections from Nahj-ul-Balagha)

Sunday 3rd June, at 5:30 pm

 Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Alvi
(Nazim Tarbiyyat, Minhaj ul Quran International)

(Tea will be served)

(Wisdom of Imam Ali (a.s.) is held on every first Friday of the month)

ABOUT NAHJ-UL-BALAGHA:

Al-Sharif Al-Radi Abu al Hasan (Baghdad, 970-1015) is the compiler of letters, sermons and sayings of Imam Ali (a.s.) known as Nahjul Balagha or Peak of Eloquence.

His father al-Naqib Abu Ahmad was held in high regard at the courts of Banu 'Abbas. The influence of Abu Ahmad and his family assumed greater dimensions in the eyes of the rulers due to the tense and highly explosive situation created by the rivalries and conflicts between the Sunnis and the Shi'ah and the Turks and the Daylamites.

Al-Seyyed al-Razi completed his education at the age of twenty. His fame as a poet overshadowed his excellence in all other fields. Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Tabari (d. 393/1002-3), a faqih of the Maliki school gifted a  house to him when he found out he had no residence of his own. In those days due to a climate of tolerance at least among scholars and students, the Shi'ah and Sunni students used to attend classes of teachers belonging to different sects.

A number of al-Radi's teachers were Sunni and Mu'tazili.

Al-Sharif al-Radi had intimate friendly relations of mutual respect and love with eminent contemporary scholars, poets and writers professing different faiths, which was an indication of his broad humanism and tolerance. Al-Sahib ibn 'Abbad (326-85/938-95), one of the most influential of Muslim prime ministers and a great scholar of his age, was a patron of scholars and poets.

Hundreds of manuscripts of Nahj al-balaghah in various libraries of the world and even a greater number of the manuscripts of other earlier works containing al-'Imam 'Ali's utterances invite all seekers of truth to trace the sources and ascertain the authenticity of Nahj al-balaghah. There are also numerous documents available which contain certificates and testimonials issued by eminent scholars to their pupils authorizing them to narrate the contents of Nahj al-balaghah along with the permission to narrate ahadith of the Prophet (saw) and the Imams (as). This is enough to show that Nahj al-balaghah has been considered to be of equal value in reliability with the most authentic compendiums of hadith. The narration of Nahj al-balagha's traditions had started during the lifetime of al-Radi. 

Queries: 03008493170

Sitting on Calligraphy with Ustad Shaukat Ali

Sitting with Shaukat Ali Minhas on the Jamaliat of Calligraphy

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Invites you to the monthly sitting on

Jamaliat of Calligraphy

(Monthly sitting held on the art and practise of Arabic Calligraphy)

with

Ustad Shaukat Ali Minhas Zareen Qalam

(Left to Right: Shaukat Ali Minhas, Irfan A. Qureshi & a visiting calligrapher from Iran at Hast-o-Neest)

Saturday, 2nd June

at 5:30 pm

Hast-o-Neest

10 Commercial Bldg, Shahrah-e-Quaid, Lahore

Queries: 03008493170

Unit 2 (4 sessions): Wahdat ul Wujud

Shaykh ibn al-Arabi on Islamic Metaphysics (Irfan)

..a modular introductory course (4 Sessions per Unit) in Urdu on Islamic Metaphysics (Irfan) as explained by Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi in Fusus al-Hikam - the Gemstones of Wisdom (Full detail: http://hast-o-neest.blogspot.com/2012/05/introduction-to-islamic-metaphysics.html)

Unit 2: Wahdat ul Wujud

Teacher: Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil
Timing & Duration: Four classes: Thursday 31st May to Sunday 3rd June, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm


Interested participants can enroll per unit.
Unit Fee: Rs. 1000/-
Unit Fee for Students: Rs. 500/-


FIRST CLASS OF UNIT 2: THURSDAY, 31st MAY 5:30 pm
REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY, 30th MAY 2012
For registration text/email: name/contact number/email to 03008493170/hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Bldg, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore

Prose, Poetry & Music Sitting

Saturday 19th May
5:30 pm - 6:30pm
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz & Friends


Prose: Extracts from Tazkira-e-Ghausia - Malfuzat Hazrat Ghaus Ali Shah Qalandar Qadri (r.a.), read by Taimoor Khan Mumtaz.

Poetry: Selections from Punjabi poetry, including Sardar Mohan Singh Divana's poem, 'Rab ik gunjaldar bujharat ...' recited by Mian Abdul Hafeez of Bhaati Gate.

Music: Four Raags - Dawn (Bhairon), Late Morning (Desi Todi), Afternoon (Multani) & Sunset (Marva), presentation by Ali Amjad Amanat Ali Khan of the Patiala Gharana.

Ali Amjad Amanat Ali singing a Thumri in Khammaj at Hast-o-Neest
10th July 2011

Calender 14th to 20th May 2012

Calender Hast-o-Neest: Monday, 14th May to Sunday, 20th May 2012:

Wednesday, 16th May - Saturday, 19th May 5:30 to 6:30 pm: Ibn al Arabi on Metaphysics; Unit 1 (4 sessions): History & Definition of Irfan with Hamid Reza Fazil

Friday, 18th May 5:30 pm: Meaning of Traditional Art & Philosophy monthly sitting with Kamil Khan Mumtaz

Saturday, 19th May & Sunday 20th May 3:00 to 4:00 pm: Arabic Language Level 1 (Session 2 & 3 of total 8 sessions) with Qari Khalid Uthman

Saturday 19th May: Poetry, Prose & Music sitting with Taimoor Khan Mumtaz & friends at 5:30 pm

Sunday 20th May: Irfan Ahmed Qureshi on the Principles of Calligraphy at 5:30 pm

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

10 Commercial Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Lahore

Queries: 37-314-316, 03008493170

Sitting with Ahmed Javed sahib on 100 Ghazals of Maulana Rumi

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

invites you to the monthly sitting on

100 Ghazals of Maulana Rumi

(Monthly sitting held every month on select verses from Diwan Shams-e-Tabriz)

with

Ahmed Javed Sahib

Sunday, 13th May

at 5:00 pm

Hast-o-Neest

10 Commercial Bldg, Shahrah-e-Quaid, Lahore

Queries: 03008493170

Sitting with Irfan Ahmed Qureshi on the Jamaliat of Calligraphy

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

Invites you to the monthly sitting on

Jamaliat of Calligraphy

(Monthly sitting held on the art and practise of arabic calligraphy)

with

Irfan Ahmed Qureshi
"The Principles of Calligraphy"

Saturday, 12th May

at 5:00 pm

(Shaukat Ali Minhas Zareen Qalam is not able to attend this session due to unexpected circumstances. He will hold his talk at the next sitting)

Hast-o-Neest

10 Commercial Bldg, Shahrah-e-Quaid, Lahore

Queries: 03008493170

Sitting with Kamil Khan Mumtaz on the Meaning & Philosophy of Traditional Art

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

invites you to the monthly sitting on

Art & the Real

(Monthly sitting on the meaning and philosophy of traditional art)

with

Prof. Kamil Khan Mumtaz

Friday, 18th May at 5:30 pm

Hast-o-Neest

10 Commercial Bldg, Shahrah-e-Quaid, Lahore

Queries: 03008493170

Sunday 6th May, Ibn al-Arabi & Islamic Metaphysics

Talk on

Shaykh ul Akbar Ibn al-Arabi on Islamic Metaphysics - Irfan

by

Hamid Raza Fazil

Sunday 6th May, 5:00pm

at

Hast-o-Neest

10 Commercial Building

Old Anarkali crossing,

The Mall.

Contact: 0300 849 3170

Course: Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi on Islamic Metaphysics (Irfan)

  Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi on Islamic Metaphysics 

a modular introductory course (4 Sessions per Unit) in Urdu on Islamic Metaphysics (Irfan) as explained by Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi in Fusus al-Hikam - the Gemstones of Wisdom

Teacher: Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil

  Timing and Duration: Total Four Units & Four Sessions per Unit: Wednesdays to Saturdays, 5:30 to 6:30 pm

Unit 1: History & Definition of Irfan:  16th to 19th May

Unit 2: Wahdat al-Wujud: 30th May to 2nd June





Correspondence of Divine Names to
 various sectors of creation according to Ibn Arabi



 Unit 3: Dhat & Tajalliat :13th June to 16th June

Unit 4: Insaan-e-Kamil: 27th to 30th June 


.Interested participants can enroll per unit
Interested participants should read Fusus al- Hikam by Shaykh Ibn Arabi

Unit Fee: Rs. 1000

Unit Fee for Students: Rs. 500

Last Date of Registration for Unit 1: History & Definition: Tuesday, 15th May 2012

For registration text/email: name/contact number/email to 03008493170/hast.o.neest@gmail.com

عرفان سے آشنائی 

پہلا حصّہ : کلیات 

دوسرا حصّہ : وحدت وجود یا توحید عرفانی 

تیسرا حصّہ :  مقام ذات اور تجلیات کے مراتب 

چوتھا حصّہ :  انسان کامل

 . 

پہلا حصّہ : کلیات 

پہلی فصل : تاریخچہ عرفان ،اس کے مختلف ادوار

اور عرفان کے مکاتب کے متعلق گفتگو ہو گی 

دوسری فصل : ١.عرفان کی تعریف ،اس کا موضوع اور ہدف کیا ہے ؟ 

٢ .عرفان کی اقسام   ٣. عرفان کا شریعت اور عقل سے کیا رابطہ ہے ؟ 

Arabic Language: Level 1

Learning the Arabic Language

 Level 1 (8 Sessions)

A formal Arabic Language programme designed to help participants speak the Arabic of today while having a ground knowledge of classical Arabic grammar. The programme is structured in levels to accomodate students of introductory to advanced levels of the language. 

Level 1 is the introductory 8 sessions with classes held twice a week on weekends. Level 1 is thus completed in one month.

Teacher: Qari Khalid Uthman Alvi al-Azhari

Timing: Saturdays and Sundays, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Course fee: Rs. 3000 

Last Registration Date: Friday 11th May, 2012

Classes begin: Sunday, 13th May 2012 at 3:00 pm

Qari Khalid Usman Alvi Al-Azhari studied Arabic and Qiraat from Al-Azhar, Eqypt.

Register your name and contact by texting on 03008493170, email on hast.o.neest@gmail.com or visit Hast-o-Neest and fill out the registration form.

Wisdom of Imam Ali (k.w.) May Sitting

Hast-o-Neest 

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

& 

Minhaj-u-Quran 

International

monthly sitting on

Wisdom of Imam Ali 

(karamullahu wajh-u-karim)

(selections from Nahj-ul-Balaghah)

Friday 4 May, 2012
5:00 to 6:00 pm

Maulana Hamid Raza Fazil will read & comment on  

Sermon No. 1: 

Creation of Earth and Sky and the birth of Adam

(Urdu)

(Wisdom of Imam Ali (a.s.) is held on every first Friday of the month)

Queries: 03008493170

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