Art of the Book Courses: Calligraphy, Illumination, Illustration & Bookbinding

Hast-o-Neest 

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Ibn Muqla Centre of Arts 

Arts of the Book Courses

 Calligraphy, Illumination, Illustration & Bookbinding 

Illustration/Miniature
Work in Progress of a student Rafia Hussain

Sacred Calligraphy

Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

A six month minimum foundational course of calligraphy based on the principles, language and styles developed by Master Calligraphers of Baghdad (9th/10th Century) on Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and a once-a-week Sundays only option with Irfan Ahmed Qureshi (Ijaza from a Master Calligrapher, & NCA diploma holder in Traditional Arts )
4:00 - 6:00 pm.

Illumination Tezhib

 Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

A six month minimum foundational course of the Turkish style of Tezhib/Illumination on Tuesdays, Thursdays and and a once-a-week Sundays only option with Irfan Ahmed Qureshi. 
4:00 - 6:00 pm.

Illustration/Miniature

Fyza Fayyaz

A three month minimum foundational course of the Mughal technique of illustration and painting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with Fyza Fayyaz (NCA graduate in Fine Arts & Miniature under Ustad Bashir Ahmed)
4:00 to 6:00 pm

Bookbinding

A foundational workshop on this ancient art form will be announced for

December 2015/January 2016.

Registration 

Walk in and meet the teacher on any relevant day and time.

No previous drawing skills, or art degrees are required for any of the above courses.

We encourage all age groups to enroll in the courses.

Further query: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 213 0346

Thurs, 19 Nov - 7:00 pm: Halqa-e-Mathnavi Ma'navi - Maulana M. Shahzad Mujaddidi

Hast-o-Neest 

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 

Halqa-e-Mathnavi Ma'navi

A traditional study-circle on selections from 

the Mathnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi 

(alternate Thursdays) with

Maulana M. Shahzad Mujaddidi

Thursday, 19 November 2015 - 7:00 pm

Queries: 0321 213 0346

Wed 25 Nov: 6:00 pm: از کوچہء رندان قاسم جعفری: بزم سخن حسنین جاوید , فیصل زمان چشتی

ھست و نیست

Hast-o-Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 

invites all poets and literature enthusiasts to its fortnightly event on Urdu poets & poetry

از کوچہء رندان

قاسم جعفری

 بزم سخن

  حسنین جاوید 
  فیصل زمان چشتی 

بروز بدھ،25 نومبر ، 6 بجے بعد مغرب
Wednesday, 25 November, 6:00 pm

Professor Hassnain Javed is an author, academician, and columnist and also engaged as adviser and Master Trainer at (PITAC) Ministry of Industries and Production.

Faisal Zaman Chishti is a poet & author of two books 'Karb e Tanhai' & 'Gae Khwab Kahan'. He has deep interest in tasawwuf which is reflected in his poetry.

[Any Query:

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts, Gulberg II, 31-G. Email & Cell: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 2130346]

Sat 21 Nov: 7:00 pm: Weekend Guest Lecture: Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir: Travelogue of China - Syed Mohsin Gillani

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Weekend Guest Open Lecture
"Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir"
A Travelogue of Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, 

China (A 6 week trip to the Far East October-November 2015)

Syed Mohsin Gillani
Saturday, 21st November
7:00 pm

Syed Mohsin Gillani lives and works in Lahore. His interests include travelling and experiencing the diversity of the world.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 213 0346

Tuesday, 25 Nov: 7:00 pm: Sirah Circle: Reading MUHAMMAD ﷺ by Martin Lings - Waleed Zaman

Hast-o-Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 

extends an invitation to

a weekly Sirah Circle on 

The Life & Character of the Prophetﷺ

His Family & Companions

Reading the biography of the Prophet ﷺ 

“MUHAMMAD ﷺ

His life Based on the Earliest Sources”

Written by Dr. Martin Lings/Shaykh Abu Bakr Sirajuddin r.a. (1909-2005)

Tuesdays, 
starting Tuesday 24 November 2015

7:15 - 8:15 pm

with Waleed Zaman

Join the Whatsapp Group for Sirah Updates: 0321 213 0346;
Join the FB Group ‘Hastoneest Sirah’ & join Hastoneest on Twitter

Karachi: Friday 20 Nov: ‘Dr Martin Lings: Loving the Holy Prophet and Remembering God’ – Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi

Hast o Neest ھست و نیست

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts Karachi

invites you to a talk

Dr Martin Lings: 

Loving the Holy Prophet & Remembering God 

Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi

Friday, 20 November 2015

6:15 pm 

Dr. Martin Lings (1909-2005) Shaykh Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din, an English writer and scholar who is the author of the biography titled Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. Published in twelve languages, this book has received numerous awards - the Islamic Quarterly called it “an enthralling story that combines impeccable scholarship with a rare sense of the sacred worthy of the subject”.

Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi studied International Relations and Politics at Sussex and Exeter Universities before obtaining his PhD in Comparative Religion from the University of Kent in 1994. He has authored several works, including most recently The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam (2012);  Spiritual Quest: Reflections on Qur’anic Prayer according to the teachings of Imam ‘Ali  (2011). Dr Shah-Kazemi is at present a Research Fellow with the Department of Academic Research and Publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Karachi Venue Address:

F-36/5, Park Lane Villas, Block 5 Clifton, Behind Karachi Grammar, Near Masjid-e-Siddiq

Directions: Coming from Forum/Delwala towards Boat Basin, take a left before the traffic light that goes to Mai Kolachi, which is the stretch of road that lead to BBQTonight. Immediately after making the left turn into the service road going towards Karachi Grammar School, take the first left between Karachi Grammar Senior Campus (brown building) and the open drain. Then take third right. Gate for F36 is 50 meters down on the left. House number 5 in this block of townhouses.

Registration: 

Call/Sms on 0321 2027779 & confirm participation.

TODAY Monday, 9 Nov: Discourse on philosophy of religions & special perfomance by Dittu Lal Bheel

Hast-o-Neest ھست و نیست

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

invites those interested in philosophy of religions to its weekly reading circle 

In the Company of Saints

with Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

- a circle of open discourse & reflection upon the life, thought and doctrine of Sages & Religions

Mondays, 7:00 to 8:00 pm, 

 Today Monday, 9 November, 2015

- Reading two books: 

Fuyuz ul Haramain of Hazrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi r.a. (Urdu) 

and Bhagavad Gita (English).

- & after that for today from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, 

A Special Performance on the poetry of Kabir Das, Khwaja Ghulam Fareed r.a. 

and folk music 

by Dittu Lal Bheel & Group  (Thar, Sindh) 

[Any Query:

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts, Gulberg II, 31-G. Email & Cell: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 2130346]

بروز بدھ،11 نومبر ، 6 بجے بعد مغرب - از کوچہء رندان قاسم جعفری بزم سخن جون ایلیا

ھست و نیست

Hast-o-Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 

invites all poets and literature enthusiasts to its fortnightly event on Urdu poets & poetry

از کوچہء رندان

قاسم جعفری

 بزم سخن جون ایلیا  

بروز بدھ،11 نومبر ، 6 بجے بعد مغرب

Wednesday, 11 November 6 pm

Reading one ghazal after another of Jaun Elia (1931 Amroha, India - 2002, Karachi, Pakistan)

with Qasim Jafri at Hast-o-Neest Institute 

[Any Query:

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts, Gulberg II, 31-G. Email & Cell: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 2130346]

Sunday 29 Nov: Course: اردو شاعرئ اور شعراء :متاعِ دل -Introduction to Urdu Poets & Poetry

Hast-o-Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Abu Rayhan Biruni Centre of Languages

Language & Poetry Courses:

قدر رکھتی نہ تھی متاعِ دل

سارے عالم میں میں دکھا لایا

 اردو شاعرئ اور شعراء :متاعِ دل 
 Introduction to Urdu Poets & Poetry

Weekly on Sundays 2:30 to 4:00 pm 
with Atia Fakhar Shirazi

Starting Sunday, 29 November 2015

Outline:

- Basic History of Urdu Language & Poetry

- Delhi & Lucknow Poets (including Wali Deccani, Khwaja Mir Dard &Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib)

- Types of Poetry - اصناف ادب : Masnavi, Ghazal, Marsiya, Shehr e Ashob aur Nazm

Duration: Three Months - 12 Sessions 

Registration:

To register, send in the course title, your name, cell number & email address on hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 213 0346.

Proficiency in the Urdu language or age group is not a pre-requisite.

Mrs. Atia Fakhar Shirazi, a graduate of Punjab University, taught literature at her alma mater as adjunct faculty. She is now pursuing proficiency in farsi language & literature at Hastoneest.

Fri 6 November: 7:00 pm: Weekend Guest Open Lecture: The Masnavi & the Divan-e-Shams - Marian Brehmer

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Weekend Guest Open Lecture

The Masnavi & the Divan-e-Shams:
Rumi's Poetry in the prism of Persian Culture & Music

Marian Brehmer
Friday, 6 November
7:00 pm


Marian Brehmer lives and studies in Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University in Istanbul, Turkey. He interests are in Islamic mysticism, Persian language & poetry.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 213 0346

A World of Tales حکایات - Thursday 5 Nov - 4:30 pm!

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

 Walk into an afternoon gathering of tales of wisdom ...

A World of Tales حکایات

[in Urdu, English ...]

(1) Tales of the Four Dervishes by Hazrat Amir Khusro r.a.
(2) Poetry 'Ayaat e Jamal' - Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taji r.a.
(3) Tales from the Masnavi Ma'anvi Rumi r.a.

Thursdays, 4:30 pm (5 November 2015)
Bring a story!

 Kausar Ali, Saba Qureshi & Fatima Butt
Queries: 0321 213 0346