In January 2010, the Deen Intensive organization will be conducting a weekend workshop with Ustadh Yahya Rhodus. This workshop, “Refuge In Revelation: Finding Guiding in the Book of God” will be held in Fremont at Ta’leef Collective during the weekend of January 9th and 10th, 2010. January also marks the return of Ustadh Yahya to the Bay Area. He will also be teaching a weekly class based on the text “The Book of Knowledge” by Imam Al-Ghazali. Watch this space for more information. Check out the full article here: http://bit.ly/syrrefuge

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A message from Unity Productions Foundation:

THE NEW ORLEANS PREMIERE – THIS SATURDAY FILM PREMIERE AND EID UL-ADHA CELEBRATION

FREE. CLICK HERE TO RSVP:  http://neworleansinsideislam.eventbrite.com/

Please join us for a special Ed Ul-Adha celebration and film premiere of the new documentary Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, at McAlister auditorium.  Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, a new documentary film from Unity Productions Foundation, explores the expertly gathered opinions of Muslims around the globe as revealed in the world’s first major opinion poll, conducted by Gallup, the preeminent polling organization. Focused on the issues of Gender Justice, Terrorism, and Democracy – the film presents remarkable data deftly, challenging the popular notion that Muslims and the West are on a collision course. Like the research, the film highlights a shared relationship that is based on facts – not fear.

Program:

Doors open at 6:30 PM
7:00 Opening and Welcome
7:10 Keynote Speaker, Alex Kronemer is a writer, lecturer and documentary producer focusing on religious diversity, Islam and cross-cultural understanding. He has a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Harvard University, where his research concentrated on the philosophy of religion and comparative religion.
7:45 Film (55 min)
8:45 Closing remarks and networking/dialogue opportunity

Location:
McAlister Auditorium
6823 St. Charles Avenue, McAlister Drive,
New Orleans, LA 70118

Event Chair: Syed Basharat Ali, President, Pakistan Community Association Of Greater New Orleans
(504) 343-1499, ali@latour@hotmail.com

A message from Zaytuna College:

Zaytuna wishes you and your loved ones an Eid al-Adha mubarak. We recommend you follow your local leadership and community to celebrate this blessed day. For those interested, there will be an Eid prayer at 631 Jackson St. in Hayward , California, on Saturday, November 28, at 8:30 AM.

Source: http://www.zaytuna.org

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While Imam Tahawi’s Creed covers a number of important topics, this course will focus mainly on those passages from the work that are related specifically to the issue of the divine decree (al-qada’ wa al-qadar). The lectures will aim to elucidate the proper understanding of this doctrine as evinced by the verses of the Qur’an and the reports from the prophetic tradition. It will also venture into questions of fatalism and absolute free-will in an attempt to elucidate the basis for these two tendencies in the Abrahamic traditions. The course also aims to magnify the importance of a proper understanding of this concept and how that understanding can positively impact the everyday life of a believer.

Text:

The text chosen for this course is the Al-‘Aqida al-Tahawiyya (Tahawi’s Creed) of Imam Abu Ja’far Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Tahawi. Imam Tahawi’s work summarizes the fundamental doctrines of the Sunni tradition. Scholars, like Taqi al-Din al-Subki, have expressed that the doctrines contained in Imam Tahawi’s work are agreed upon by all Sunni factions. Even today, while there is disagreement over the appropriate interpretation of certain passages of the book, Ash’aris, Maturidis, Sufis, and Salafis all agree that the creed of Imam Tahawi represents authoritative doctrines for Sunnis, and the work has occupied the focus of numerous commentaries and glosses.

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