3-8 October: Bouquet of Remembrance: Imam Hussain ra/as (Open Sittings)

Hast-o-Neest 

Bouquet of Remembrance

 Imam Hussain ra/as

Custodian of the Quran & Sunnah

امام حسینؑ :ضامن دین و سنت

(by Al-Tabari, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti r.a., Maulana Rumi r.a, Sufi Barkat Ali r.a.. & others

featuring live performances of soz-o-salaam by Hastoneest Ensemble)

Monday 3 – Saturday 8 October 2016

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Programme:

7:00 – 8:30 pm 

Monday 3rd October 2016

Going back in time – Readings from Tarikh-e Tabari (915 AD)

Poetry of Moharram with Qasim Jafri

Soz-o-Salaam presented by Hast-o-Neest Ensemble

Moharram & Culture: The Tazias of Chiniot by Taimoor K. Mumtaz

Multimedia Presentation – ‘Durud-e Taj’

Talk – Seemee Asif: ‘ Sufi Barkat Ali and Imam Hussin (AS)’.

Tuesday 4th October 2016

The Journey from Madina to Karbala:

Introducing the Companions of the Imam 

-  Fahad Ali Kazmi Zanjani

(Salam & Dua)

Wednesday 5th October 2016

Going back in time – Readings from Tarikh-e Tabari (915 AD)

Poetry of Moharram with Qasim Jafri

Soz-o-Salaam presented by Hast-o-Neest Ensemble

Moharram & Culture: ‘Muharram in Burnes Road Karachi – childhood memories’ by Riaz Kamlani.

Multimedia Presentation – ‘Mazloom Hussain Janam’.

Talk – Syed Wasim Alam: ‘Karbala aur Tasawwuf’.

Thursday 6th October 2016

The Journey from Madina to Karbala:

Introducing the Companions of the Imam 

-  Fahad Ali Kazmi Zanjani

(Salam & Dua)

Friday 7th October 2016

Going back in time – Readings from Tarikh-e Tabari (915 AD)

Poetry of Moharram with Qasim Jafri

Soz-o-Salaam presented by Hast-o-Neest Ensemble

Moharram & Culture: ‘Experiencing Muharram in Mochi Darwaza Lahore’ by Kausar Ali.

Multimedia Presentation – ‘Shahadat-e Hazrat Abbas Alamdar (RA)’ 

Talk – Syed Uzair Qadri.

Saturday 8th October 2016

The Journey from Madina to Karbala:

Introducing the Companions of the Imam 

-  Fahad Ali Kazmi Zanjani

(Salam & Dua)

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

(The programme is an open, walk in sitting.)

 Query: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170)

Arabic for Beginners - starting 1st October

Hast-o-Neest LAHORE

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Course: Arabic (Beginner)

starting Saturday, 1 October 2016: 

A basic Arabic grammar (Ilm-e-Sarf/Ilm-e-Nahw) and vocabulary course, with simple structure sentences.

Three month duration; Saturdays & Sundays - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm with Hamid Reza Fazil

Registration: Send in Title, Name, Cell No. & Email address 

hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0300 8493170; Venue: 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Sharif Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.

Sat 1st Oct; 7 pm: Movie-viewing 'طعم گیلاس Taste of Cherry'

Hast o Neest Lahore

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Movies & Documentaries 

Walk in & join the viewing & post-viewing discussion of an Iranian film with Danish Bashir

In this dark, intense, and emotional film, a man travels the Iranian countryside searching for someone to bury him after he commits suicide.

طعم گیلاس

Taste of Cherry

Saturday 1st October 2016 - 7:00 pm

(1997, Director Abbas Kiarostami

Running time: 98 minutes)

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03214847091

Fri 30 Sept: 7-8 pm: Hastoneest The Daily Quranic Word - Surah Fajr (Ayat 27-30)

Hast o Neest 

THE DAILY QURANIC WORD 

Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri, Hamid Raza Fazil & other Scholars.

 The sittings focus on a select ayat and/or word of the Quranic text chosen by the scholar or audience; in Urdu and/or English.

Walk in Friday, 30 September 2016;
 7:00 - 8:00 pm with Hamid Raza Fazil.

Reading will be on the following Ayat/Surah:

Ayat 27-30 Surah Fajr The Dawn (28)

يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي

"O reassured soul, Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], And enter among My servants, And enter My Paradise."

With a post-graduate degree from Punjab University, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri belongs to a family connected to the Qadiriyya Sufi Order He has a special interest in Kalam, Quranic Exegesis, the Science of Hadith, Arabic Language & Poetry. Ustad Hamid Raza Fazil teaches Arabic and Islamic Philosophy at Hastoneest. His interests are in Quranic Exegesis, Philosophy & Sufism/Marifat.

Venue: 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, LAHORE; Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com; Cell: 0300 8493170

Hastoneest KARACHI: Course: Sacred Geometry

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts KARACHI

Course: Sacred Geometry with Rizwanullah Khan starting Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Duration: Three Months 

Tuesdays

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Rizwan Ullah Khan, BFA [USA], is the Co-ordinator Islamic Arts Section, Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi. He has been involved with Islamic Art since 1998, and has made study trips to Multan, Morocco & Malaysia in this connection. 

Register: Send in 'Title, Name, Cell Number & Email Address' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com. Venue: Clifton. Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 202 7779

Hastoneest KARACHI: Course: Urdu Poetry Appreciation

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts  KARACHI

Course: Urdu Poetry Appreciation with Hijaz Mehdi starting Friday, 21st October 2016

Duration: Three Months 

Friday & Saturday

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Hijaz Mehdi is a poet and studies poetry under various teachers.

Register: Send in 'Title, Name, Cell Number & Email Address' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com. Venue: Clifton. Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 202 7779

Hastoneest Karachi: Course: Farsi 1

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts KARACHI

Course: Farsi Level 1 with Syed Fazil Rizvi 

starting Monday, 17 October 2016

Duration: Three Months 

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Register: Send in 'Title, Name, Cell Number & Email Address' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com. Venue: Clifton. Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 202 7779

Hastoneest Karachi: Course: Calligraphy Level 1

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

KARACHI

Course: Calligraphy Level 1 with Amir Asghar

starting Monday, 17 October 2016

Duration: Three Months 

Mondays & Thursdays

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Register: Send in 'Title, Name, Cell Number & Email Address' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com. Venue: Clifton.

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

Fri 30 Sept Hastoneest KARACHI: Presentation 'Introduction to Islamic Art' - Rizwanullah Khan

Hast o Neest KARACHI
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

"An Introduction to Islamic Art"

An audio-visual presentation, followed by a Q&A session by Rizwan Ullah Khan

Friday, 30th September at 7:30 pm

at Lyceum (The Lyceum, 78 Clifton, Karachi 75600)

(Presentation 20 min; Q&A 25 min)

Rizwan Ullah Khan, BFA [USA], is the Co-ordinator Islamic Arts Section, Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi. He has been involved with Islamic Art since 1998, and has made study trips to Multan, Morocco & Malaysia in this connection. 

Queries: There are no registration formalities. This is a walk in event. For details: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 2027779

Sunday 25 September: Hastoneest-LMF with Ashraf Sharif Khan Poonchwala in Concert

Hastoneest-LMF Open Invitation to 

TAKIYA HASTONEEST 

with Lahore Music Forum LMF

Ashraf Sharif Khan Poonchwala

Sitarnawaz in Concert

Sunday, 25 September 2016

7:00 pm

Ashraf Sharif Khan is the third son of the Asian sitar master Ustad Muhammad Sharif Khan Poonchwala. An acknowledged prodigy since the age of eleven, he inherits a musical tradition handed down from father to son, from ustad to talib, over hundreds of years -- since the founding of the "saini gharana" school in the time of the Moghul Emperors of South Asia.

Ashraf's music combines an astounding technical proficiency with an accomplished artist's striving for perfection in musical expression. The melodic beauty of his style, accentuated by his dynamic rhythmic development and virtuoso technique provide an unforgettable musical experience for longtime aficionados of South Asian music and for newcomers alike. His music transcends regional boundaries, and is accessible to all. It is universal in scope. (http://www.suficonference.org/)

Thursday 22 Sept: Hastoneest Ensemble Open Concert (APMC) & Open Calligraphy Exhibition (Open till 30 Oct)

Hastoneest Open Invitation to a Concert and Exhibition

of poetry of Maulana Rumi

Tamam e Alam Mast

in Classical Music & Traditional Art

Hastoneest Ensemble performs verses from of the ghazal 'Tamam e Alam Mast' of Maulana Rumi from Diwan e Shams Tabrizi (Orginally performed by Shams Ensemble of Iran)

at All Pakistan Music Conference.

Thursday 22 September 2016 at 8:00 pm

Free Entry, Alhambra Hall 2, Mall Road, Lahore

Hastoneest Art Studio Calligraphy Exhibition of the verses of the ghazal 'Tamam e Alam Mast' is on display at Hastoneest. Exhibition is open till end October 2016 at 3, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore.

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

Fri 23 Sept 7 pm: Movie Viewing مسافر‎‎ The Traveler (Iran)

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Movies & Documentaries 

Walk in & join the viewing & post-viewing discussion of an Iranian film with Danish Bashir

مسافر‎‎

The Traveler

Friday 23 September 2016

7:00 pm

(1974, Director Abbas Kiarostam)

Running time: 71 minutes)

The film depicts a troubled but resourceful boy, Qassem Julayi 's quest to attend a football match at any cost in the small city of Malayer, and his indifference to the effects of his actions on other people, even those closest to him. Thematically, the film explores childhood, societal conventions, and the origins of moral and amoral behavior. Visually, it affords a candid glimpse of Iranian life in the early 1970s.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03214847091

Monday Reading: 19 Sept 7 pm 'The Dialects & Languages of Punjab' with Waqar Mustafa

Open, Walk-in Sitting: Monday Reading

with Waqar Mustafa & Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Waqar Mustafa will speak on 

'The Dialects & Languages of Punjab' 

Monday, 19 September 2016

7:00 pm

Waqar Mustafa is a humanitarian and social activist with interest in research and history of South Asia.

Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

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

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

Course: Sacred Geometry with Danish Bashir - Sundays, 2nd October

Course: Sacred Geometry - Level 1'

Danish Bashir

(Introductory Lecture by 
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz)

A course of discovery that deals in engaging in the primordial practice of drawing geometry with a view to visual traditional Art/architecture. Level 1 begins with principles and patterns of four-fold geometry.

Duration: Three Months

Day: Sundays- once a week only

Timing: 12:00 to 3:00 pm

starting Sunday, 2nd October 2016

Danish Bashir is a philosophy graduate with interests in metaphysics, history and literature. He studies geometry at Hastoneest with Waleed Zaman. 

Registration: Register for the course by sending in via email 'Title, name, email address and cell number' on hast.o.neest@gmail.com/ - Course Fee: Rs.4000/per month.

Venue: Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

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

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Wed 7 Sept: 4:15 pm: Movie Viewing 'Little Buddha' at Hastoneest

Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

Movies & Documentaries 

Walk in & join the viewing & post-viewing discussion of a film based on the life of Prince Siddhartha or Buddha with Fiaz Ahmed Khan

Little Buddha

Wednesday 7 September 2016

4:15 pm

(1993, Director Bernardo Bertolucci,

Running time: 2 hours)

In ancient Nepal, a prince called Siddhartha turns his back on his comfortable and protected life, and sets out on a journey to solve the problem of universal suffering.

As he progresses, he learns profound truths about the nature of life, consciousness and reality. Ultimately, he battles Mara (a demon representing the ego), who repeatedly tries to divert and destroy Siddhartha. Through the final complete realization of the illusory nature of his own ego, Siddhartha attains enlightenment and becomes the Buddha.

In Little Buddha, Tibetan Buddhist monks from a monastery in Bhutan, led by Lama Norbu, are searching for a child who is the rebirth of a great Buddhist teacher, Lama Dorje.

Queries: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/03214847091

Karachi.Fri, 9 Sept: 7:30 pm: 'Man, Heaven & Hell, Mercy & Justice in the Light of 3 Hadith' - Riaz Kamlani

KARACHI

Hastoneest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 

Open Lecture

Man, Heaven & Hell, Mercy & Justice in the Light of Three Hadith

Riaz Kamlani

Friday,  9th September

7:30 pm

Venue: GR-5, Rimpa Sunbeam Apartments, 5 Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman road, Frere Town, Clifton, Karachi. Directional Landmark: Next to Shell House (Shell Head Office) near St. Anthony church

Riaz Kamlani volunteers at Hastoneest Karachi and works for an education based not-for-profit organization. His interests are in management, metaphysics and education. 

Queries: There are no registration formalities. This is a walk in event. For details: hast.o.neest@gmail.com/0321 2027779.