In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
 

7^th ANNUAL

INTERNATIONAL MILAD-UN-NABI CONFERENCE

MUSLIM YOUTH FORUM

& MUSLIM WOMEN SYMPOSIUM

Sponsored by: NAQSHBANDIYA FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION (NFIE)

THEME:

TASAWWUF & SUNNAH:

RELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND PERFECTION IN ISLAM

DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30^th, 2000
TIME: 9 am – 10 pm
PLACE: UIC, CHICAGO CIRCLE CENTER,
750 S. Halsted Chicago, Illinois USA
 

The lectures will be delivered by eminent scholars and Sufis in English or with simultaneous translation. The program will also include heart-warming devotional poetry in praise of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihi wa sallam) – "Naats and Qasidas" in Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Urdu, Kurdish, and Bosnian languages. The spiritually joyful day will end with Salat-o-Salam on our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihi wa sallam)
 
 

GUEST SPEAKERS

• SHAYKH MUHAMMAD MASUM NAQSHBANDI, Duncanville, Texas.
  Eminent Islamic Scholar from Mohabat, Western Azerbaiajan, Iran. Religious advisor, Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education (NFIE).
  

• PROFESSOR MOHAMMAD MAHMUD HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI, Karachi, Pakistan. Chair Professor and Research director, Seerat-e-Tayyeba Chair, University of Karachi, and Bar at Shariat, Pakistan Bar Academy.
  

• DR. ABD-AL HAKIM MURAD, Cambridge, England.
  Lecturer Islamic Studies at University of Cambridge. Educated at Cambridge (MA Arabic) and Al-Azhar. Translator of Al-Bayhaqi’s 77 Branches of Faith, Imam Ghazali’s Remembrance of Death, Disciplining of Soul, Invocations & Supplications. Editor Imam Ghazali’s Series, Islamic Text Society, Trustee & Secretary of Muslim Academic Trust, Director of the Anglo-Muslim Fellowship for Eastern Europe.
  

• PROFESSOR, DR. ABDUL SATTAR KHAN NAQSHBANDI, Chicago, Illinois.
  Former Head of Arabic Department Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
  

• MUFTI HAFEEZ-UR RAHMAN QADRI, Chicago, Illinois.
  Chief Patron Al-Mustafa Islamic Education Center.
  

• DR. ALAN ABD-AL-HAQQ GODLAS, Athens, Georgia.
  Associate Professor Arabic & Islamic Studies at University of Georgia.
  

• JUSTICE BAHAUDDIN BAHA, Mission Veijo, California.
  Former Supreme Court Judge and President High Commercial Court, Kabul, Afghanistan. Imam/Khateeb Syed Jamaluddin Afghani Islamic Center, President Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi Cultural Society, Member Board of Directors, Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education.
  

• SHAYKH ABDULLAH NOORUDDEEN DURKEE, Keene, Virginia.
  Khalifa of Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim al-Battawi of Shadhuliyya-Battawiyyah Order
  Founder, Dar Al-Islam Foundation. Author, numerous Islamic books.
  

• HAJJA NOURA DURKEE, Keene, Virginia.
  English language teacher. Lecturer, Author of numerous books for Muslim Children.
  

• DR. ARTHUR BUEHLER, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Religion at Louisiana State University.
  Author, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (SAWS): The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh and also Master Index of Maktubat Imam Rabbani Ahmed Sirhindi (rehmatullah alaihe)
  

QIRAT, HAMD, NAATS, QASIDAS, DHIKR

• SYED ZAFAR HUSSAIN NAQSHBANDI, Alipur Syeddan, Pakistan.
  Qari, Naat Khawan. Teacher, Naqshbandiyya Madrasa.
  

• ABD-AL HAYY MOORE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  American Muslim Poet and Author.
  

• ILHAN AYDONER & JERRAHI SUFI ORDER OF AMERICA, Bloomington, Illinois.
  

• WAHEED CHUGTAI, Toronto, Canada.
  Recipient of Multiple Awards for Naat Recitation.
  

• UMME HABIBA, Chicago, Illinois.
  Famous Pakistani Naat Khawan. Recipient of Radio Pakistan Mellenium Award for
  Naat/Qasida Recitation.
  

REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION, MEALS, AND BABY-SITTING ARE ALL FREE

DIRECTIONS / ACCOMMODATIONS INFO BELOW (AT PAGE BOTTOM)

HOST MILAD COMMITTEE:

Saeed Zafar (630) 668-2943,
Anwar Ghaffar (773) 465-1999,
Rizwanul Haqq (847) 490-4165,
Yakub Patel (708) 633-0085,
Amin Bawani (773) 271-0825,
Anwar Khan (630) 307-9526,
Laiq Beg (847) 541-0790,
Tahir Alvi (312) 365-3902 (Pager),
Ilhan Aydoner (309) 828-6599,
Khalil-uz-Zaman Khan (847) 352-6719,
Hafiz Taha Qadri (Imam Muslim Society Inc.) (630) 653-7872,
Maulana M. Waheedullah Khan (Imam Masjid-Al- Huda) (630) 529-1786,
Qari Yakub Sharif (Imam Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs) (847) 253-6400,
Prof. Ab dul Sattar Khan Naqshbandi (Imam Elmsdale Islamic Center) (773) 465-4073
Mufti Hafeez-ur-Rahman Qadri (Imam Al Mustafa Islamic Education Center) (773) 275-7130,

PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY AND MAKE YOUR CHECKS PAYABLE TO: NFIE-MILAD
(Tax Deductible)

CONTACT: Ahmed H. Mirza, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer NFIE, P.O.Box 3526, Peoria, Illinois 61612-3526

Phone: Off: (309) 655-7979 / Res.: (309) 692-2539 Fax: (309) 655-7808 / e-mail: info@nfie.com /
website: www.nfie.com

DIRECTIONS TO CHICAGO CIRCLE CENTER: Chicago Circle Center (CCC), at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is located at 750 South Halsted Street. There is available parking directly across the street. BY CAR: From the North: Take I-90/I-94 (The Kennedy) south. Exit west on Taylor Street. Halsted will be the next intersection. Turn right on Halsted. CCC is one block north on Halsted. From the Southwest: Take I-55 (the Stevenson) North. Exit I-94 West – Wisconsin. Exit west on Taylor and turn right on Halsted. From the South: Take I-94 North, exit West on Taylor, and turn right on Halsted. From the West: Take I-290 East to I-94 East. Exit west on Taylor and turn right on Halsted. By Train: Congress/Douglas O’Hare stops at "U of I Halsted." By Bus: The #8 Halsted and the #61 Archer both stop in front of CCC. The #7 Harrison and the #60 Blue Island run on Harrison and stop at the train stations.

MAP OF CHICAGO CIRCLE CENTER LOCATION:

For further directions, visit www.mapquest.com

-The red star indicates the Chicago Circle Center

ACCOMMODATIONS

Double Tree Hotel at O'Hare (847-292-9100),
for special NFIE-Milad Room Rate of $79 call before September 15th.

DIRECTIONS TO DOUBLE TREE AT O'HARE: (MAP BELOW)

Located at 5460 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 US - Tel: 847-292-9100
(Just south of the Kennedy Expressway (I-190) and east of Chicago's O'Hare Airport
and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).

Traveling from the North (Milwaukee) on 294 south...and from Rockford on 90 east.
From Northwest Tollway (I-90) or Tri-State Tollway (I-294) exit at O'Hare (190 West), pay toll,
exit at Mannheim Road South. Immediately you will see entrance to 190 east, take it to the River
Road south exit. Go south on River Road and the Hotel will be on the right in approximately 3 blocks
Turn right on Williams Street to Hotel's main entrance.

Traveling from Indiana (South) on 294 north.
Exit O'Hare/River Road (190 West), pay toll. Exit lefft after toll plaza to River Road. Turn Right onto
Road. Hotel is located on River Road approximately 1/2 mile up on the right. Turn right on Williams
Street to Hotel's main entrance.

Traveling from Chicago on the Kennedy (190).
Exit O'Hare (190 West - exit #78) then exit River Road (exit #1) turn right onto River Road. Hotel is
located approximately 3 blocks up on the right. Turn right onto Williams Street to Hotel's main entrance.

Traveling from O'Hare Airport.
Take 90 west to the O'Hare exit (exit #78), and then take River Road exit (exit #1). Turn right (south) on
River Road. Hotel is located approximately 3 blocks up on the right. Turn right on Williams Street to
Hotel's main entrance.

MAP OF DOUBLE TREE AT O'HARE:

For further directions, visit www.mapquest.com

-The red star indicates Double Tree Hotel at O'Hare