Post by mohammad on Apr 30, 2008 15:11:13 GMT
Assalamu Alaykum.
I got a email of this event see below for more info. It should be a excellent event. Great Sunni Scholars Alhumdulilah.
Dear all,
We are delighted to confirm the first launch presentation of the Lancashire (ADULT) Micro-Madrasa. Please pass on to friends and familiy etc.
'The Lancashire Micro-Madrasa is an ambitious initiative that aims to facilitate Sacred Education and the teachings of Traditional Islam'
'Education and the Three Objectives'
Guest speaker: Ustadh Abdul Kareem Yahya (USA)*
Resident teacher: Ustadh Ibrahim Osi-Efa (UK)**
Event venue: UCLAN University of Central Lancashire
Harrington Lecture Theatre
Preston PR1 2HE
Date: SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2008 2:30pm-8:00pm
FREE ADMISSION Please book your seat in advance:
Call: 07872 835 284 or
Email: unity-foundation@hotmail.co.uk
Brothers & Sisters Welcome
Food & Refreshments will be provided
This event is organised by the Unity Foundation
Unity Foundation is a non partisan, not for profit organisationestablished primarily to provide educational facilities and social programs for Muslim communities. The foundation is committed to working with all communities regardless of race, gender, age,ethnic origin or religion
* Ustadh Abdul Karim Yahya
Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Ustadh Abdul Karim Yahya,by the Grace of Allah, embraced Islam in 1989 in his home city. In 1996,having been inspired to study religious knowledge by the books of Imam Ghazali (Allah be pleased with him) and the call for the revivalof Islamic knowledge, he traveled with his family to Damascus, Syriawhere he embarked on a course of active pursuit of knowledge.During his two-year stay in Damascus he focused his attention on theacquisition of an elementary knowledge of the Arabic language and Quranic recitation, studying the latter under the tutelage of the highlyrespected Shaykh of Qur'an Abu Anas (Allah preserve him) at the Rawda Mosque in Damascus. Thereafter he moved on with hisfamily to Tarim, Hadramaut where he currently resides.
** Ustadh Ibrahim Osi-Efa
Ustadh Ibrahim Osi-Efa was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplinesat the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj,al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania, Ustâdh Ibrahim was then blessed withthe opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim,Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers suchas al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri andal-Shaikh ‘Umar Husain al-Khatib. He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool,England with his wife and two children.