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)

MUSLIM YOUTH FORUM "Islam in the New Millenium and Role of Muslim Youth" Dr. Abd-al Hakim Murad

(T.J. Winter)

MUSLIM WOMEN SYMPOSIUM

"Moral Excellence (Adab) in Sunnah: Women’s Perspective"

Dr. Marcia K. Hermansen

Dr. Farida Ahmed

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

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

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.

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.

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.

MAULANA SAYYID JAFAR MOHYIDDIN AL-QADARI, Chicago, Illinois. Ph.D. College of Shariah, Al-Azhar University, President Al-Seerah Society of North America.

ALLAMA MUHAMMAD AKHTAR RAZA KHAN AZHARI, Barailli, India. Great Grandson of Imam Ahmed Raza Qadri (Rahmatullahi Alaih) Brailvi. (Participation pending visa approval)

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

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.

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

DR. FARIDA AHMED, Karachi, Pakistan. President Women’s Islamic Mission. Chairperson Islamic Missionary University.

ALHAJ SIDDIQUE ISMAIL, Karachi, Pakistan. Pride of Performance Presidential Award for Naat Recitation. World renowned Naat Khwan from Pakistan.

MOHAMMAD SHAYKH OMAR & GROUP, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Qadriya Margania Sufi Order, Mogadishu, Somalia (Qasidah in Arabic)

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 /
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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.