Post by mohammad on May 15, 2009 20:29:07 GMT
From: info@unityfoundation.co.uk
Sent: 15 May 2009 07:07:56
To: info@unityfoundation.co.uk
Assalamu Alaykum Brothers & Sisters,
The next installment of 'the Book of numbers' is only 7 days away!
The class will commence on Friday May 22nd, insha'Allah at UCLan* at 7.30pm, in the same room as last month:
Harrington building (ROOM 135). Directions are as follows:
Enter the main front doors and walk towards the lift to the left of reception (which will be closed). Take the lift to the first floor. On leaving the lift, turn left and follow the corridor around until you reach room 135 which will be to your left.
Ustadh Ibrahim Osi-Efa** (Liverpool) will insha'Allah continue to teach from the renowned 'Book of Numbers – Holding Fast to the Firm Reality', by Al Imam Muhammad Umar Bahraq al Hadrami as part of the Greensville Trust Outreach program.
Each lesson is self contained - so you will still benefit greatly, insha'Allah even if you only attend one class!!
Experienced students of knowledge & new students alike are welcome to participate in a very special program.
The lessons will be taught in English and conducted in PowerPoint, with the opportunity to take notes and ask questions. At the end of the each lesson there will also be opportunities to ask informal questions.
You are advised to bring a writing pad and a couple of pens to the class.
We look forward to your participation.
Please forward to your contacts & remember us in your duas!
If you are experiencing any difficulties in attending these classes please do email us (info@unityfoundation.co.uk) and we will endeavour to assist you as much as we can.
Kind regards
Unity Foundation
(a not-for-profit organisation)
Ps. Please confirm your attendance via email (info@unityfoundation.co.uk).
This will allow us to gauge student numbers and prepare refreshments etc. accordingly.
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Each class is subject to a £10 admin fee (Students/Unemployed £7) that covers course administration, materials, teachers expenses, light refreshments etc.
Please forward this email and the new poster to your loved ones and friends alike, so they too can benefit from this unique opportunity!
A overview of the 'Book of Numbers' is posted below.
*Unity foundation reserves the right to move the venue, if necessary to a different location, town or city for the benefit of our student cohort.
**Ustadh Ibrahim Osi-Efa
Ustadh Ibrahim was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at 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, Ustadh Ibrahim was then blessed with the opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers such as al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri and al-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.
Please note that it will not be possible to cover the whole text within the initial six months.
The 'Book of Numbers – Holding Fast to the Firm Reality'
Admonitions
The first lesson (February 20th) set the context for the course, and endeavored to nurture and create an environment, which arouses heedless hearts and invigorates the resolve of the slothful. The author aimed to speak directly into the heart of the student in order to address the direct causes of spiritual inactivity in order to make ears attentive to the light of prophecy that forms the essential content of this text.
Religious Counsel
The principal counsel of the ancients and the modern alike is that of taqwa, God conscious behaviour. The first lesson will also explore the concept of taqwa as understood by classical Islamic scholarship, commenting on the ten Qur’anic God-conscious archetypes.
Lesson Two: The Book of One’s
The lesson will elucidate four ones:
1. Taqwa, God-conscious behaviour
2. The Nature and Importance of the Heart
3. The Stomach and the Repugnance of Satiation
The Pre-eminence of Knowledge
Lesson Three: The Book of Two’s
The lesson will elucidate three two’s:
1. Health and Spare time
2. Worldly Abstinence and from what Man possesses
3. Miserliness and Bad Character
Lesson Four: The Book of Three’s
The lesson will elucidate three threes:
1. The Three Qualities
2. The Three Signs of a Hypocrite
3. The Three Mortal Sins
Lesson Five: The Book of Four’s
The lesson will elucidate three fours:
1. The Four Decrees
2. The Four Prophetic Representatives
3. The Four Words: al-Baqiyat al-Salihat
Lesson Six: The Book of Five’s
The lesson will elucidate three fives:
1. The Five Pillars
2. The Five Prayers
3. The Five Questions
Lesson Seven: The Book of Six’s
The lesson will elucidate three sixes:
1. The Six Articles of Faith
2. The Six Rights of a Muslim
3. The Six Archetypal Rights
Lesson Eight: The Book of Seven’s
The lesson will elucidate one seven:
1. The Seven Archetypes under the Divine Shade
Lesson Nine: The Book of Eight’s
The lesson will elucidate three eights:
1. The Eight Gateways of Paradise
2. The Eight Angelic Guards
3. The Eight Companions of the Cave
Lesson Ten: The Book of Nine’s
The lesson will elucidate one nine:
1. The Nine Causes and their Nine Effects
Lesson Eleven: The Book of Ten’s
The lesson will elucidate two tens:
1. The Ten Traits of Perdition
2. The Ten Traits of Salvation
Lesson Twelve: The Epilogue
The final lesson and culmination of the course will briefly look at the following three topics:
1. Bestowal
2. Supplication
3. Prayers upon the Prophet