ISLAMIC REFORM & REVIVAL IN INDIA

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Islamic Circles present:

AKBAR, IMAM RABBANI AND ISLAMIC REFORM & REVIVAL IN INDIA

Delivered by Dr. Muhammad Akram Nadwi (OXCIS)*

Date: Saturday 21st May 2011
Time: 10am - 5pm
Venue: Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London W1P 1FJ

This intensive course will look at some of the Collected letters (Maktubat) of Shaykh Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi (rh). Known as Mujaddid Alf Thani and Imam Rabbani, he lived in India around the 16th Century. He was credited as one of the revivers of orthodox Sunni Islam in India against the syncretistic religious tendencies prevalent during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Ahmad Sirhindi was a true Sufi scholar of the Naqshbandi order who wrote many books.

His greatest work on Islamic philosophy was Tauheed-i-Shuhudi based on the concept of Wahdat-ush-Shuhud (unity of witnessing) which was highly critical of the philosophy of Wahdat-ul-Wujud (unity of being) and to him, mysticism without Shariah was misleading. It is said the fruits of the Maktubat was the Emperor Aurangzeb.

The ideas and advice in the Maktubat were so powerful, that they spread all over the Muslim world as far as West Africa and even today it is read amongst many of the leading Turkish Islamic movements.

There is a strong parallel between Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi's time and the world we live in today. Indeed there is much we can learn from this great scholar's life and writings. In an age of e-mailing, SMS, Facebook and Twitter, the power of the letter may have diminished but should never be underestimated. 

This course will shed more light on his letters, insha'Allah.

*Dr. Muhammad Akram Nadwi, studied and taught Shari’a at the Nadwatul ‘Ulama (India). A Muhaddith specialising in ‘Ilm al-Rijal (the study of the narrators of Hadith), Br. Akram has ijaza (licenses) from various mashayakh, including Abul Hasan Ali Al-Nadwi, Abdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah. He has authored and translated many titles on Fiqh, Qur’an and Hadith including his monumental 40 volume work on Al-Muhaddithaat - The Lives of Female Scholars of Hadith. Br. Akram is a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University.

This course is suitable for anyone with an interest in Islamic History and related subjects.

The courses are open to all but spaces are limited. Entry is through prior registration only. Prayer facilities available and coffee/tea provided during break sessions.

Costs: (Summarised notes will be provided but no lunch provided ) 
£20 - CASH on the door

Payment method: CASH on the door. Unless the course is cancelled, there are no refunds for non-attendance.

To confirm your places please email us the following details:
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Once we have received the above information, confirmation and instructions will be emailed to you.

For more information please contact:
Tel: 07956 983 609
E-mail: info@islamiccourses.org 


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