islamic_circles
06-02-04, 04:12 PM
Islamic Circles Presents an 'After Hajj Reflection' :
THE JOURNEY OF LOVE (RIHLAH AL-HUBB) - A extract from Allamah Ibn Al-Qayyim's peom 'Qasidah Mimiyyah'
By Hafiz Dr. Usama b. Suhaib b. 'Abdul Ghaffar Hasan(Cambridge, London)*
Date: Sunday 8th February 2004
Time: 11am-1pm
The Journey of Love (Rihlah al-Hubb), an extract from
Ibn al-Qayyim's Qasidah Mimiyyah, is an immensely
eloquent and inspiring poem that masterfully combines
references to the outer physical actions of the Hajj
with the Pilgrimage's inner spiritual effects and
etiquettes.
The pilgrims' yearning and longing for the Divine
Beloved is manifested in the patience with which they
lovingly endure the hardships of the long and
difficult, yet magnificent, journey to the House of
Allah at the centre of the Holy Sanctuary at Makkah,
birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, final Messenger of
Allah to mankind, may peace and blessings be upon him.
The different stages of the Hajj: the assuming of the
state of ihram from the Miqat; the first glimpse of
the Ka'bah; the devotions offered at 'Arafat,
Muzdalifah and Mina; the "stoning of the devil"
ritual; the return and final visits to the Ka'bah --
all of these are described in ways that evoke the real
passions, emotions and inward spiritual states of
billions of pilgrims ever since the Ka'bah was built
by the first man on earth, Adam, peace be upon him.
The talk will include commentary on the many profound,
yet subtle, aspects of the poem that may not be
obvious upon first reading.
The Journey of Love (Arabic-English, 24 pp, PB, ISBN
0-907770-03-7) is available for £2.00 (+ 50p p&p) from
Al-Quran Society, 34 Francis Road, London E10 6PW, and
will also be available at the talk.
*Hafiz Dr. Usama b. Suhaib b. 'Abdul Ghaffar Hasan holds an MA in
Theoretical Physics and a PhD in Artificial
Intelligence from the Universities of Cambridge and
London respectively. He is a Hafiz (preserver) of the
Qur'an (its letters, but not its limits) and has an
ijazah for the Hadith collections of Bukhari and
Muslim through his father (Shaykh Shuaib Hassan) and grandfather. He has
served as voluntary imam, khatib and Arabic teacher at
various mosques in London and Cambridge for the last
18 years. His published translations from Arabic into
English include Imam al-Ajurri's Character of the
People of the Quran, The Concise Legacy and Tolerance
Within Islam, both by Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, and The
Prophet's Prayer Described by the late Shaykh
al-Albani. After five years working as a neural
networks / data mining consultant in UK industry
(including the development of an Automatic
Number-Plate Recognition System that is deployed on
some UK motorways and A-roads), Dr. Usama is currently
Senior Lecturer in Computing Science at Middlesex
University (London) and Visiting Associate Professor
at the National University of Science & Technology
(Islamabad, Pakistan).
We look forward to seeing you there, and your participation in what should be a very informative and enlightening Q&A session after the lecture.
Place: Froud Centre, Romford Road (on the corner with Toronto Ave),
Manor Park, London E12 5JF, UK
Transport:
Buses: 25, 147, 86
Nearest Tube: East Ham (District Line)
Nearest Rail: Manor Park (From Liverpool St)
www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39
DIRECTIONS: Come out of Manor Park Station on to Station Road and cross over. Turn right and walk to the main traffic lights. Turn left at the junction onto Romford Road. The Froud Centre is
located 300 metres up the road on the left hand side. Toronto Avenue is the 5th road on the left.
ALL WELCOME
Refreshments available
All talks will be in English. Programme suitable for all family.
Also bazaar, - Islamic bookstalls, gift stalls, frame stalls, food stalls,
information stalls.
For more details contact:
E-mail: islamic_circles@hotmail.com
Tel: 07092 032 136
THE JOURNEY OF LOVE (RIHLAH AL-HUBB) - A extract from Allamah Ibn Al-Qayyim's peom 'Qasidah Mimiyyah'
By Hafiz Dr. Usama b. Suhaib b. 'Abdul Ghaffar Hasan(Cambridge, London)*
Date: Sunday 8th February 2004
Time: 11am-1pm
The Journey of Love (Rihlah al-Hubb), an extract from
Ibn al-Qayyim's Qasidah Mimiyyah, is an immensely
eloquent and inspiring poem that masterfully combines
references to the outer physical actions of the Hajj
with the Pilgrimage's inner spiritual effects and
etiquettes.
The pilgrims' yearning and longing for the Divine
Beloved is manifested in the patience with which they
lovingly endure the hardships of the long and
difficult, yet magnificent, journey to the House of
Allah at the centre of the Holy Sanctuary at Makkah,
birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, final Messenger of
Allah to mankind, may peace and blessings be upon him.
The different stages of the Hajj: the assuming of the
state of ihram from the Miqat; the first glimpse of
the Ka'bah; the devotions offered at 'Arafat,
Muzdalifah and Mina; the "stoning of the devil"
ritual; the return and final visits to the Ka'bah --
all of these are described in ways that evoke the real
passions, emotions and inward spiritual states of
billions of pilgrims ever since the Ka'bah was built
by the first man on earth, Adam, peace be upon him.
The talk will include commentary on the many profound,
yet subtle, aspects of the poem that may not be
obvious upon first reading.
The Journey of Love (Arabic-English, 24 pp, PB, ISBN
0-907770-03-7) is available for £2.00 (+ 50p p&p) from
Al-Quran Society, 34 Francis Road, London E10 6PW, and
will also be available at the talk.
*Hafiz Dr. Usama b. Suhaib b. 'Abdul Ghaffar Hasan holds an MA in
Theoretical Physics and a PhD in Artificial
Intelligence from the Universities of Cambridge and
London respectively. He is a Hafiz (preserver) of the
Qur'an (its letters, but not its limits) and has an
ijazah for the Hadith collections of Bukhari and
Muslim through his father (Shaykh Shuaib Hassan) and grandfather. He has
served as voluntary imam, khatib and Arabic teacher at
various mosques in London and Cambridge for the last
18 years. His published translations from Arabic into
English include Imam al-Ajurri's Character of the
People of the Quran, The Concise Legacy and Tolerance
Within Islam, both by Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, and The
Prophet's Prayer Described by the late Shaykh
al-Albani. After five years working as a neural
networks / data mining consultant in UK industry
(including the development of an Automatic
Number-Plate Recognition System that is deployed on
some UK motorways and A-roads), Dr. Usama is currently
Senior Lecturer in Computing Science at Middlesex
University (London) and Visiting Associate Professor
at the National University of Science & Technology
(Islamabad, Pakistan).
We look forward to seeing you there, and your participation in what should be a very informative and enlightening Q&A session after the lecture.
Place: Froud Centre, Romford Road (on the corner with Toronto Ave),
Manor Park, London E12 5JF, UK
Transport:
Buses: 25, 147, 86
Nearest Tube: East Ham (District Line)
Nearest Rail: Manor Park (From Liverpool St)
www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39
DIRECTIONS: Come out of Manor Park Station on to Station Road and cross over. Turn right and walk to the main traffic lights. Turn left at the junction onto Romford Road. The Froud Centre is
located 300 metres up the road on the left hand side. Toronto Avenue is the 5th road on the left.
ALL WELCOME
Refreshments available
All talks will be in English. Programme suitable for all family.
Also bazaar, - Islamic bookstalls, gift stalls, frame stalls, food stalls,
information stalls.
For more details contact:
E-mail: islamic_circles@hotmail.com
Tel: 07092 032 136