Thursday, February 27, 2014

KAAVEH: WEEKLY FARSI LANGUAGE-IMMERSION INFORMAL SITTING

Hast-o-Neest
 Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites all those who wish to practice their farsi language skills


KAAVEH

An informal farsi language-immersion sitting over qahwa
MOVIES. POETRY. BOOKS. DISCUSSIONS.


Fridays
3:30 to 6:00 pm


Host:
Dawood Naqvi
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at
Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
31-G, Gulberg II, Lahore


Queries:
0300 847 1855

Friday, February 21, 2014

Urs Celebration Khwaja Ghulam Farid - Dars - Dr. Shahzad Qaiser

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

Urs Celebrations of 
Khwaja Ghulam Farid r.a. (1845-1901)


Doctrinal Sitting: 
The Metaphysics of Oneness of Being (Wahdat al-Wujud)
by Dr. Shahzad Qaiser

Friday, 28th February 2014
6:00 pm (Dua and Langar)

(Certificate ceremony of the Seminar Course: 'Islamic Civilization & Cultures' by Dr. Amjad Waheed will be conducted after the Dars at 7:00 pm inshallah)

Queries: 0300 847 1855

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Khat-e-Diwani Jalli Calligraphy Workshop

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
The Ibn Muqla Centre of Arts
invites you to

Khat-e-Diwani Jalli 
Calligraphy Workshop
by Khattat Khalid Mehmood Nafeesi

Thursday, 20th February 2014
3:00 to 5:00 pm




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

Khattat Khalid Mehmood Nafeesi is a student of Syed Nafees Shah sahib and Rasheed Qamar sahib.
He has worked under Dr. Saleh Shahrzad and Farooq Alhaddad in the UAE from 2010 to 2012. Currently he teaches under the Directorate of Arts, Department of Culture and Information, Government of Sharjah, UAE.
He specialises in Khatt-e-Thuluth Jalli, Khatt-e-Naskh, Diwani and Diwani Jalli. He has participated in international calligraphy exhibitions and took second position in an International Calligraphy Competition held by IRCICA in 2013. 

Queries: 0300 847 1855

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Mastering Tajwid

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Practising Tajwid
(For All Age Groups)
Syed Tayyab Ali
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays: 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Syed Tayyab Ali is a Hafiz-e-Quran and a technology entrepreneur. 

Tajwid: Elocution: Rules of Quran Recitation
  "Being an expert in pronouncing letters with tajwid (reciting each Arabic letter or alphabet with the accurate sound) and knowledge of breaks (waqf) is tarteel." Hazrat Ali (a.s.) 

(Queries: 0300 847 1855)

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Seminar/Short Course 01: Islamic Civilization & Culture: 19th - 21st FEBRUARY

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
The Ibn Muqla Centre of Arts
The Ahmed Mimar Centre of Architecture

ISLAMIC ART & CULTURE
3-Day Seminar/Short Courses
FEB-MAY 2014

Seminar 01
Islamic Civilization & Cultures
Dr. Amjad Waheed

February 2014, Wed 19th – Fri 21st



"Three day seminar on Islamic Civilization and Cultures is designed to cover the various aspects of a single question: Does there exist an Islamic Civilization? The problem may be formulated as that of 'the relation between Islamic Civilization and the local cultures of the areas to which Islam traveled'.This seminar will commence with a consideration to the methodology for the study of Islamic Civilization then we will explore the unity and variety of major cultural expressions of Islam within a  traditional framework.'


Seminar Course: Islamic Civilization & Cultures... by hast-o-neest
Seminar Course: Islamic Civilization & Cultures... by hast-o-neest


Dr Amjad Waheed is Assistant Professor in Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization at University of Management & Technology Lahore. He is editor of the Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization and reviewer of the Journal of European Studies. He is also a member of the National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC) of
HEC for Islamic Studies. He worked for the promotion of the discipline of Islamic Studies in private sector Universities of Pakistan and designed and taught Ph.D and M.phil courses including Islamic Civilization and Cultures, Comparative Study of Civilizations, Islamic Thought and Civilization and Western Thought and Civilization.

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
31-G, Gulberg II (near Main Market), Lahore
Queries: 0300 847 1855, 849 3170

Thursday, February 6, 2014

3-Day Seminar/Short Courses on Islamic Art & Culture: Feb - May 2014

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

The Ibn Muqla Centre of Arts
The Ahmed Mimar Centre of Architecture

ISLAMIC ART & CULTURE
3-Day Seminar/Short Courses
FEB-MAY 2014

Hastoneest Seminar/Short Courses are intensive learning courses of three days where leading scholars and members of the Hastoneest teaching faculty give participants an introductory understanding into topics related to tradition and modernity.

One Seminar/Short Course is held per month.

Seminar 01
Islamic Civilization & Cultures
Dr. Amjad Waheed
Assistant Prof, Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization, University of Management & Technology, Lahore
February 2014, Wed 19th – Fri 21st

"Three day seminar on Islamic Civilization and Cultures is designed to cover the various aspects of a single question: Does there exist an Islamic Civilization? The problem may be formulated as that of 'the relation between Islamic Civilization and the local cultures of the areas to which Islam travelled'.This seminar will commence with a consideration to the methodology for the study of Islamic Civilization then we will explore the unity and variety of major cultural expressions of Islam within a  traditional framework.'

Dr Amjad Waheed is Assistant Professor in Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization at University of Management & Technology Lahore. He is editor of the Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization and reviewer of the Journal of European Studies. He is also a member of the National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC) of
HEC for Islamic Studies. He worked for the promotion of the discipline of Islamic Studies in private sector Universities of Pakistan and designed and taught Ph.D and M.phil courses including Islamic Civilization and Cultures, Comparative Study of Civilizations, Islamic Thought and Civilization and Western Thought and Civilization.

Seminar 02
Subtleties of Traditional Calligraphy
Irfan Qureshi
Calligrapher, Designer &  Director of Calligraphy & Illumination Hast-o-Neest

Ustad Shaukat Ali Minhas Zarin Qalam
Calligrapher, Teacher of Calligraphy at Hast-o-Neest
March 2014, Wed 19th – Fri 21st

Irfan Ahmed Qureshi started calligraphy in 1985 under the supervision of renowned calligraphist Syed Anwar Hussain Nafees Raqm, and later learnt from Wajid Mehmood Yaqut Raqm. He has dedicate himself for the renaissance of classical calligraphy since 1990, when he established an organization named "Aiwan-e-Ilm-o-Fun". In 2008 Irfan A. Qureshi curated the Calligraphy Exhibition 'NASTALIQ' at NCA Lahore in connection with the International Conference on Islamic Art & Architecture. He is also associated with CCRS (Centre for Conservation and Restoration Studies) at the National College of Arts as a tutor of illumination.

Ustad Shaukat Ali Minhas Zarin Qalam is the student of  Syed Nafees Raqam, and a Member: Anjuman-e-Khush Naveesan-e-Tehran, Iran (Since 1978).

Seminar 03
Unraveling the Mystery of Proportion in Mughal Architecture
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz
MA PRASADA, Leicester, UK, BArch, National College of Arts, Lahore
April 2014, Wed 16th – Fri 18th

It can be argued that for our cultural context the message and philosophy of traditional art is still culturally relevant and appropriate as a valid artistic expression..It is above all the message of traditional art, whose harmony and beauty aims at reflecting something of the ‘timeless’, which is relevant and meaningful not only in our cultural context but at all times and in all places.’

The present seminar aims to investigate architectural design methods used in Mughal Architecture. The primary aim is to provide an introduction to the methods and principles used to determine the architectural form in Mughal Architecture.


The theoretical background for Mughal design methods shall also be studied.

Taimoor Khan Mumtaz is a practicing architect specializing in Islamic Architecture. He has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences on Islamic Art, Sacred Geometry and Tradition and Modernity. He teaches architecture at Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore and conducts workshops on Islamic Architecture at various educational institutions.




Seminar 04
The World of Miniature
Fyza Aamir
BFA in Miniature Painting, National College of Arts, Lahore
May 2014, Wed 21st – Fri 23rd

The world of Miniature Art is essentially form. Any art cannot be called ' traditional ' or 'Islamic ' on the grounds that it's subjects originate in a spiritual truth ; it's formal language must bear witness to a similiar origin.

Every traditional art is founded on a science of forms, on the symbolism inherent in the forms. A symbol is not merely a conventional sign. As Titus Burkckhardt clearly defines it , a symbol manifests an archetype by virtue of a definite ontological law. It is this 'formal language ' within the world of miniature painting which we will explore in this course.




Fyza Aamir teaches Miniatures at Hastoneest. 


Reading material will be provided. Certificates will be issued for each course.
Venue: Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts, 31-G, Gulberg II, Lahore.
Timing: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (with tea break)


TO REGISTER: Email or SMS: Course Number, Participant Name, Email Address & Cell Number - Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com
Queries:  0300-847 1855, 0300-849 3170

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Weekdays or Weekends: Art of Calligraphy

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Art

The Ibn Muqla Centre of Arts
"Inna-Llaha kataba-e-ihsana 'ala kulli shay"
"God prescribed that everything should be accomplished to perfection(beauty)" (Hadith)

Khattati - Calligraphy 
is dominated by strict rules with regard to the distinctive forms of the letter, proportions, continuity of rhythm and choice of style. Yet possible combinations of letters are nearly unlimited and styles vary from the rectilinear Kufi to the most fluid naskhi. The synthesis of utmost regularity and utmost liberty lends Arabic calligraphy its royal character. 

In no other visual art does the spirit of Islam breathe more openly. (Titus Burckhardt)

ART OF TRADITIONAL CALLIGRAPHY
(Following the textbook of the traditional method of learning: Ustad-Shagird - where the effort and hardwork of the student encourages the Master to take him forward..)
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
&
Sundays only
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Ustad Irfan Ahmed Qureshi
Tuition: Rs. 4000/month

Ustad Irfan Ahmed Qureshi comes from a family where generations practiced the tradition of calligraphy. As a student of Syed Anwar Hussain Nafees Raqm and Wajid Mehmood Yaqut Raqm, he has dedicated himself to the art of classical calligraphy.

Queries: 0300 847 1855/0300 849 3170



Monday, February 3, 2014

ARABIC LEVEL 1 - 25 MAY 2014

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

ARABIC LANGUAGE - LEVEL 1
(Using Standard Textbook for Classical Quranic Arabic)
Sundays: 4:00 to 5:30 pm


Ustad Qari Khalid Uthman Alvi
(Al-Azhar University, Egypt)

Duration: 3 Months
Starting Sunday, 25th May 2014

Queries: 0300 847 1855

Tuesdays: Ahmed Javed Sahib: Tasawwur-e-Ikhlaq

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

TUESDAYS: AHMED JAVED SAHIB
Islam mein Tasawwur-e-Ikhlaq
The Traditional Concept of Man
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Tuesday, 4th February 2014

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
31-G, Gulberg II (near Main Market)
Queries: 0300 847 1855/0300 849 3170