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In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
In
the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
INTERNATIONAL MILAD-UN-NABI
CONFERENCE 1999
MUSLIM YOUTH FORUM
& MUSLIM WOMEN SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored
by: NAQSHBANDIYA FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION (NFIE)
THEME:
ADAB (MORAL
EXCELLENCE) IN THE SUNNAH OF HOLY PROPHET
(Sallallaho
alihi wa sallam)
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MUSLIM YOUTH FORUM
"Islam in the New Millenium
and Role of Muslim Youth"
Dr. Abd-al Hakim Murad
(T.J. Winter)
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MUSLIM WOMEN SYMPOSIUM
"Moral Excellence (Adab)
in Sunnah: Women�s Perspective"
Dr. Marcia K. Hermansen
Dr. Farida Ahmed
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DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1999
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
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SHAYKH MUHAMMAD
MASUM NAQSHBANDI, Duncanville, Texas. Eminent Islamic Scholar from
Mohabat, Western Azerbaiajan, Iran. Religious advisor Naqshbandiya Foundation
for Islamic Education (NFIE).
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DR. ABD-AL HAKIM MURAD (T.J.WINTER), 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.
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JUSTICE BAHAUDDIN BAHA, Mission Veijo, California. Former
Supreme Court Judge and President High Commercial Court. Imam/Khateeb Syed
Jamaluddin Afghani Islamic Center, President Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi
Cultural Society, Member Board of Directors, Naqshbandiya Foundation for
Islamic Education.
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PROFESSOR MOHAMMAD MAHMUD HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI, Chair Professor
and Research director, Seerat-e-Tayyeba Chair, University of Karachi, Pakistan,
and Bar at Shariat, Pakistan Bar Academy.
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MAULANA SAYYID JAFAR MOHYIDDIN AL-QADARI, Chicago, Illinois.
Ph.D. College of Shariah, Al-Azhar University, President Al-Seerah Society
of North America.
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ALLAMA MUHAMMAD AKHTAR RAZA KHAN AZHARI, Barailli, India.
Great Grandson of Imam Ahmed Raza Qadri (Rahmatullahi Alaih) Brailvi. (Participation
pending visa approval)
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DR. ALAN ABD-AL-HAQQ GODLAS, Athens, Georgia. Associate
Professor Arabic & Islamic Studies at University of Georgia.
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DR. MARCIA K. HERMANSEN, Chicago, Illinois. Professor
Islamic Studies at Loyola University. Author: Conclusive Argument from
God; Shah Wali Allah of Dehli�s Hujjat Allah Al-Bilagha.
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MUFTI HAFEEZ-UR RAHMAN QADRI, Chicago, Illinois. Chief
Patron Al-Mustafa Islamic Education Center.
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DR. FARIDA AHMED, Karachi, Pakistan. President Women�s
Islamic Mission. Chairperson Islamic Missionary University.
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ALHAJ SIDDIQUE ISMAIL, Karachi, Pakistan. Pride of Performance
Presidential Award for Naat Recitation. World renowned Naat Khwan from
Pakistan.
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MOHAMMAD SHAYKH OMAR & GROUP, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Qadriya Margania Sufi Order, Mogadishu, Somalia (Qasidah in Arabic)
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ILHAN AYDONER & GROUP, Bloomington, Illinois. Jerrahi
Sufi Order of America. (Qasidah in Turkish and Arabic)
REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION, MEALS,
AND BABY-SITTING ARE ALL FREE
HOST MILAD COMMITTEE:
Saeed Zafar: (630) 668-2943, Anwar Ghaffar (630) 653-1107
/ 1-800-997-1278 (Pager), Rizwanul Haqq (847) 490-4165,
Yakub Patel (708) 633-0085, Amin Bawani (773) 271-0825
/ (312) 365-0010 (Pager), Tahir Alvi (312) 365-3902 (Pager),
Anwar Khan (630) 307-9526
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
Or Qazi M. Biabani: Off: (773)
685-9600 / Res.: (773) 539-3556, Fax: (773) 685-2155
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.