Wed 28 Dec: 5:30 pm: Open sitting on Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎ 1931 – 2002 with Syed Qasim Jafri

A (Second) Open Sitting on the
Urdu poet Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎
1931 – 2002

with Syed Qasim Jafri

Wednesday 28th December 2016 at 5:30 pm at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.




A Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar, Jaun Elia's particular trademark is due to the fact that he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, and Western literature.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Fri 30 Dec: 5:00 pm: Are you on antidepressants? Psychiatry Documentary & Analysis with Dr. Usman Hotiana

Hast o Neest Health Talks: A Naturopathic Approach

Are you on antidepressants? Documentary Viewing: 

Psychiatry: The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane?

Post Viewing Discussion & Analysis: Dr. Usman Amin Hotiana, 

Assistant Prof. Psychiatry, King Edward Medical College

Friday 30th December 2016
5:00 pm
at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

How valid are psychiatrist's diagnoses—and how safe are their drugs?
Digging deep beneath the corporate veneer, this three-part documentary exposes the truth behind the slick marketing schemes and scientific deceit that conceal a dangerous and often deadly sales campaign. ( Documentary Producers: Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR))

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Thur 22 Dec: 5:00 pm: Qayamat in the Sufi Tradition - Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

The Daily Quranic Word
Qayamat in the Sufi Tradition
Reading Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) سورة الواقعة Ayat 1 & 2

In general conception Qayamat is a future event. In Sufi Tradition, it has already started.
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ - لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
When the Event (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) befalls.And there can be no denying of its befalling. (Quran)

Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Thursday 22nd December, 5:00 pm
Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, and the family scholarly tradition of the Qadriyya Sufi Order, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri holds special interest in Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language & Poetry.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com0300 8493170

Wed 21 Dec: 5:00 pm: Open Sitting on Urdu Poet Jaun Elia - Qasim Jafri

An Open Sitting on the Urdu poet Jaun Elia جون ایلیا‎ 
1931 – 2002 

with Syed Qasim Jafri

Wednesday 21st December 2016 at 5:00 pm at Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.

A Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar, Jaun Elia's particular trademark is due to the fact that he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, and Western literature.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Karachi Hastoneest: Mon 12 Dec: Presentation & Discussion on Biography-Sirah of the Prophet by Martin Lings

Karachi Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Sittings & Gatherings of Rabi ul Awal 2016

Reading & discussing select passages:
Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad (s.a.w.)- an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet’s life, it contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.

with Riaz Kamlani

The book has been published in 12 languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerate Conference in Islamabad.

Monday, 12 December at 12 noon.
Venue: Lyceum, 78 Clifton, Karachi

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03212027779

Friday 9 December: Documentary Viewing: "When the Moors Ruled Europe" by Bettany Hughes

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Rabi ul Awal Programme:

Friday 9 December:
Documentary: When the Moors Ruled Europe (2005) (1h 42 min)
5:30 - 7:30 pm

"Knowledge was High in the Agenda of the Islamic World" When The Moors Ruled In Europe is a documentary movie presented by the English historian Bettany Hughes. It is a two-part series on the contribution the Moors made to Europe during their 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal ending in the 15th century.

Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history--the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal.

Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years.

This fascinating documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. You’ll discover the ingenious mathematics behind Granada’s dazzling Alhambra Palace, trace El Cid’s lineage to his Moorish roots, and learn how the Iberian population willingly converted to Islam in droves.

Through interviews with noted scholars, you’ll see how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance. What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe.

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Thur 8 Dec: 5:30 - &:30 pm:"In the Face of the Absolute" by Frithjof Schuon; & Miniatures & Symbolism of Mairaj un Nabi (S.A.W.) - Fyza Noon

Lahore Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Thursday 8 December: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

(1) Sitting on the 'The Mystery of Prophetic Substance' a chapter from the book 'In the Face of the Absolute' by Frithjof Schuon - Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

5:30 - 6:30

(2) Miniatures & Symbolism of Mairaj un Nabi (S.A.W.)

Fyza Noon 

6:45 pm

Fyza Noon is a student of Bashir Ahmed sahib in Miniatures (NCA). She is also a director of arts   and trustee at Hast o Neest, and teaches miniatures at Hastoneest Lahore. 

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 849 3170

Sat 10 Dec: Makli: Architecture, Culture & Identity - Zain Mustafa

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Open Guest Presentation & Talk

MAKLI: Architecture, Culture & Identity
Zain Mustafa
Saturday, 10 December
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170






About Zain Mustafa: 
After completing his extensive academic career from Public School in the UK to Boston University, B.F.A. Environmental Design from Parsons School of Design (NYC) and M.A. Education (New Technologies in Education) from Columbia University Zain embarked on a professional adventure that has covered academia, fashion design, art installations, publishing, corporate communications, web design and interior design. Having lived and worked in Europe, Asia and North America, Zain's creations are a hybrid manifestation of both hemispheres. Zain Mustafa is also the founder of the design education initiative CUBE started in Karachi in 2012. At CUBE learning is a continuous, flexible and inclusive process within a non institutional educational framework.

Sat 10 Dec: (1) The Compassion of RasulAllah s.a.w. - Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud (2) The Calligraphic Tribute to the Prophet s.a.w: The Hilya - Irfan Qureshi

Lahore Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Programme 2016

Open Lectures: 

Saturday 10th December: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

(1) The Compassion of RasulAllah (S.A.W.) 
Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud
5:30 pm Sharp with Q&A at 6:15 pm

Shaykh Jehangir Mehmud is a Teacher, Teacher-Trainer,Islamic Research Scholar and Educationist in Pakistan - www.ser.org.pk

(2) The Calligraphic Tribute to the Prophet S.A.W: 
The Hilya
Irfan Qureshi
6:45 pm

Irfan Qureshi is a Director of the Arts at Hastoneest and teaches calligraphy at Hastoneest Lahore.

Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Wed 7 December: 5:30 pm (1) The Spirit of Jihad - Dr. Ejaz Akram & (2) The Hidden Art of Islam - BBC

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Recorded Lectures & Documentaries 2016

Wednesday 7 December: 

Topic: Prophet S.A.W. & The Battle of Hunayn: The Concept & Spirit of Jihad 

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

(Taimoor Khan Mumtaz will take questions on the lectures & the documentaries)

(1) The Prophet (S.A.W.) & The Battle of Hunayn (Urdu & English) - On The Concept & Spirit of Jihad

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri (Late) (Jamia Rizvia Lahore) (Urdu) 

Dr. Ejaz Akram (Associate Professor, LUMS) (English)

(2) 6:40 pm: BBC Documentaries on Islamic Art: (1) Paradise Found "The Atmosphere of Paradise" (Excerpt only) & (2) "The Hidden Art of Islam" (Full Documentary 58 minutes) 

At the British Museum, a collection of artefacts from the Muslim world is on show, which tells the history of a journey to Mecca always forbidden to non-Muslims.

In this documentary, Rageh Omaar sets out to find out that if human depiction is the source of such controversy, how is it that the art displayed here shows a tradition of figurative art at the heart of Islam for century after century? He explores what forms of art are acceptable for a Muslim - and why this artistic tradition has thrived - in the hidden art of the muslim world.

Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300849317

Tue 6 Dec: Diversity in the Life of the Prophet s.a.w. (Urdu) - Ali Tariq & Development of Mosque Architecture - Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Lahore Hast o Neest 

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Rabi ul Awal Open Lectures 2016

Programme for Tuesday, 6 December: 

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Social & Experiential Diversity in the Life of the Prophet (S.A.W.) (Urdu) 
- Ali Tariq (IIU, Islamabad)
5:30 pm (Via Skype)

Ali Tariq is currently the Consultant/Editor at Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue (IRD), International Islamic University, Islamabad.





Development of Mosque Architecture: From the Humble Beginnings of Masjid e Nabawi at the Time of the Prophet S.A.W. 
- Taimoor Khan Mumtaz
6:45 pm

Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Mon 5 Dec: 5:30 pm: Recorded Lectures & Documentary: Prophets & Missionary Activity (Dawah) / A Moroccon Court in New York

Lahore Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Rabi ul Awal Recorded Lectures & Documentaries 2016

MONDAY 5 December: 
Topic: Prophets & Missionary Activity (Dawah) 
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

(1) 5:30 pm: Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri (Late) (Jamia Rizvia Lahore)  (5:40 min) (Urdu) 
Hamid Reza Fazil sahib will further elaborate and take questions of the audience.
In this lecture, Dr. Ghulam Sarwar gives a basic overview of the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet (s.a.w.) on 'Dawah'
- Qualifications of those who 'invite'
- Hikmat aur Danai - Meetha Bol - Afwu aur Dar Guzar


(2) 6:00 pm:  Dr. Ejaz Akram (Associate Professor, LUMS)
(6:15 minutes) (English) 
Hamid Reza Fazil sahib will further elaborate and take questions of the audience.

In this lecture, Dr. Ejaz Akram gives a basic outline to the missionary aspect of Prophets (a.s.):- The Difference between Nabi, Rasul & a third category of Prophets - "Amr bil Maroof Nahi Anil Munkar" - A Dialogical Process - Dawah

(The lectures were recorded at Aiwan e Shah Chiragh in Lahore; maqam of Hazrat Syed Abdul Razzaq r.a. is a 16th century Qadri Saint of Lahore.)

(3) 6:30 pm: Documentary 'Building the Moroccan Court' from Fez to the MET NewYork -
17:43 minutes. Questions will be taken by Fyza Fayyaz after the viewing.
This video documents a marvelous journey from Fez to New York, and the creation of a twenty-first-century court using traditional fifteenth-century methods.


Venue: Hastoneest Lahore, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II - Lahore; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170

Sun 4 Dec: 5:30 pm: Eid Milad un Nabi Celebrations in the Light of the Quran - Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 
open invitation to

Ka'l Yaqut: As a Jewel

Rabi ul Awal Celebratory Gatherings

(Sunday 4th - Sunday 11th December)

"Milad Celebrations in the Light of the Quran: 

Clearing Misconceptions"

Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

Sunday 4 December - 5:30 pm

With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri belongs to a family connected to the Qadiriyya Sufi Order and known for its scholarly traditions. Syed Uzair has a special interest in Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language & Poetry.

Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore - Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 849 3170

Sun 4 Dec: Hastoneest Study Tour: Wazir Khan Mosque - Syed Faizan Naqvi, Taimoor Khan & Kausar Ali

Hast o Neest 

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Study Tour: Mazars In & Around Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore

Sunday, 4th December 2016

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Tour Guides: 

Syed Faizan Naqvi (Lahore Ka Khoji, Lahore Shinasi Foundation), Taimoor Khan Mumtaz 
& Kausar Ali

Register: 

Send in Title, Name on 0321 4847091

Queries: Kausar Ali - 0321 4847091

Hastoneest Lahore: Wed 30 Nov: Introducing Meera Bai, a Hindu Mystic Poet of the 16th Century - Danish Bashir

Hastoneest Lahore: Wednesday Poetry Sitting

Meera Bai: Hindu Mystic Poet and Devotee of Krishnaji 
Danish Bashir will introduce the Bhakti Saint of the 16th Century and read verses from her book Prem Vaani.

Wednesday 30th November 2016
at 6:00 pm (40 minute presentation with 20 minutes of Q&A)
at 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170

Hastoneest Lahore: Course: Pencil Line Work - Basic (Adults & Children)

Lahore Hast o Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Course: Pencil Line Work  
A basic three month course on observation and line formation. 
(Children 9 years onwards & Adults)
Fyza Noon (NCA)

Once a week Saturdays 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Starting Saturday 7 Jan 2017

Fyza Noon is a NCA graduate and a miniature student of Bashir Ahmed sahib. She teaches miniature at Hastoneest and is a founding member of the Institute.

Register: Send in 'Title. Name, Cell & Email Address' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03008493170; Venue: 3, Iftikhar Ahmad Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II.

Hastoneest Karachi: Wed Poetry Sitting: 30th Nov-6 pm: Masnavi Ma'anvi Rumi: The Similitude of the Human Soul to the Flute

Hastoneest KARACHI: Monthly

Wednesday Poetry Sitting

The Similitude of the Human Soul to the Flute in Masnavi Ma'anvi Maulana Rumi

                                         

 Syed Hijaz Mehdi
Wed, 30th November - 6:00 pm

at The Lyceum, 78 Clifton

مولانا رومی اور انکا انسان کو شہنائی (بانسری) سے تشبیہ دینا

اس نشست میں مولانا اورمثنوی معنوی کا 

مختصر تعارف، اور مثنوی معنوی کے 

آغاز سے بیس (20) اشعار سنائے جائیں گے، ترجمہ و تشریح ساتھ ہوگی، اور یہ نشست اس بات پر ناظر ہوگی کہ انسان اور شہنائی میں مولانا نے کس طرح ربط نکالا ہے۔

Syed Hijaz Mehdi is a poet and teaches urdu poetry appreciation at Hastoneest

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com or 0321 202 7779

The Daily Quranic Word: Sat, 26 Nov: Surah Waqia & The Concept of Death from a Quranic Persepctive - Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri

The Daily Quranic Word

Death, the Preserve of Life
Reading Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) سورة الواقعة Ayat 60 & 61

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone
We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.


Clearing the basic misunderstanding on the concept of death from a Quranic perspective.
Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Saturday 26 November, 5:30 pm
Venue: Hastoneest, 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore

With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, and the family scholarly tradition of the Qadriyya Sufi Order, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri holds special interest in Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language & Poetry.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com0300 8493170

Lahore Hastoneest: Course: Tarteel or Hymnody of the Quran (Level 1: Tajweed) with Qari Muzammil Ashraf

Lahore Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Course: Tarteel or Hymnody of the Quran (Level 1: Tajweed) 

(for Children (7 years +) & Adults) with Qari Muzammil Ashraf 

Duration: 4 Months

Once a week on Fridays, 5:00 - 6:00 pm (starting Friday 25th November)

Venue: 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.

Qari Muzammil Ashraf is a student of Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali sahib who stands amongst the renowned qurra of Pakistan.

Outline:
- Developing accuracy of the sounds and words of the Quranic language through select, short surahs of the Quran.
- Articulation of the 29 letters in the Arabic language; from where they should be pronounced from (Makhaarij) and give them their appropriate attributes (Sifaat).
- Differentiating the three modes of recitation: Tahqeeq, precise - methodical; Hadr, rapidity; Tadweer, in between

Register: Send in Title, name, cell number & email address to hast.o.neest@gmail.com or 0300 8493170.

Hastoneest Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad: Calligraphy with the Khattats of Pakistan

Hastoneest 

Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad

Registrations Open

  Three month basic; twice a week

Calligraphy  

with the khattats of Pakistan

 www,hastoneest.com or email hast.o.neest@gmail.com.

The Art of Calligraphy & the Pen Strokes of the Quran 

From its simple early examples of the 5th and 6th century A.D., the Arabic alphabet developed rapidly after the rise of Islam in the 7th century into a beautiful form of art.

The main two families of calligraphic styles were the "dry styles", generally called the Kufic, and the "moist styles," soft cursive styles, which include Naskhi, Thuluth, Nastaliq and many others.

Kufic reached perfection in the second half of the 8th century. It superseded other earlier attempts of improvement of Arabic calligraphy, and became the only script used for copying the Holy Quran for the next three hundred years.

Abu Ali Muhammad Ibn Muqlah (d. 940), along with his brother, became accomplished calligraphers in Baghdad in an early age. Ibn Muqlah is credited with developing the first script to obey strict proportional rules. His system utilized the dot as a measuring unit for line proportions, and a circle with a diameter equals to the Alif's height as a measuring unit for letter proportions. Ibn Muqlah's system became a powerful tool in the development and standardization of cursive scripts, and his calligraphic work elevated the previous cursive styles into a place of prominence, and made them acceptable as worthy of writing the Quran.

Cursive scripts coexisted with Kufic and date back to before Islam, but in the early stages of their development they lacked discipline and elegance. Court requirements for correspondence and record keeping resulted in many developments to the cursive scripts, and several styles were devised to fulfill these needs.

When the cursive styles were becoming popular and refined in the 10th century, Kufic responded by overemphasizing many qualities of the cursive scripts in a geometrical style called 'Eastern Kufic,' where slender vertical strokes and oblique strokes animate the more rigid early Kufic. This style was mainly a book calligraphy rather than architectural calligraphy style, but was very popular on ceramics.

Karachi Hastoneest: Appreciating Urdu Poetry (Level 1 Beginner) with Syed Hijaz Mehdi

Karachi Hastoneest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Course: 

 Urdu Poetry Appreciation

(Level 1 Beginner)

with Syed Hijaz Mehdi

Outline:

- علوم شعریہ سے آشنائی (علم عروض و قافیہ، علم معانی، علم بیان، علم بدیع، اسلوب)

- شعر پڑھنے کا طریقہ اور تلفظ

- شعر سمجھنے اور اس کی گہرائی تک اترنے کا طریقہ

- مصرعے موزوں کرنے کا طریقہ

Duration: 4 Months
Fridays & Saturdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Venue: The Lyceum, Clifton

starting Friday, 25th November

Syed Hijaz Mehdi is a poet and teaches urdu poetry appreciation at Hastoneest Karachi.

Register: Send in Title, Name, Cell Number and Email Address to hast.o.neest@gmail.com or 0300 8493170.

Hastoneest Islamabad: Friday 11 Nov Open Lecture: Sacred Geometry by Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Hast o Neest Islamabad
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Open Lecture (Walk in)
'Introduction to Sacred Geometry'
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz
Friday, 11 November 2016
5:45 pm

Taimoor Khan Mumtaz is a practising architect and founder member of Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts.


Venue: SyntecX SLRC,

2nd Floor, Al-Farooq Plaza, Main Kuri Road,
near Zong HQ & near Chak Shehzad, Islamabad.
GOOGLE Pin: http://maps.google.com/?q=33.680865%2C73.154621&hl=en&gl=us

Queries: 03335220092; 0314 5171085

Course: Art of Illumination - Tezhib with Azma Salman - starting 11 November

Hast o Neest Lahore

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Course: Art of Illumination - Tezhib

Teacher: Azma Salman
Duration 3 months; 
Weekly session on Fridays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
starting Friday, 11 November

An introductory course on the art of illumination - tezhib - where students will learn the motifs of the flower stages and how to compose them in the Turkish style of the art form. Flower painting techniques will follow to create a complete work of illumination. 

Azma Salman has been teaching traditional Islamic art since the last eight years. Her area of specialization is "Tezhib" or Illumination - an art form used to ornament the holy verses of the Quran for which she received training from three present day Turkish masters e.i Ayten Tiryaki, Emel Turkman and Nilofer Kurfeyz. 

Currently she is the only illuminator in Pakistan who has a formal degree in this area of Islamic Art. She holds a Masters of Arts in Visual Islamic and Traditional Art from the Princes School of Traditional Arts, London and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National College of Arts. She lives and works in Lahore.

Register: Email and send in Title, Name, Cell Number and email address on hast.o.neest@gmail.com.
For further queries email on hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 849 3170.

Hast o Neest Lahore: 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore