Hadith Mubarak:
أنا مدينة العلم وعلی بابها
I am the City of Knowledge and Ali (ع) is its Gate
Hadith References: (Imam Hakim Al Mustadrak, Vol : 04, Pg : 96, Hadees : 4613); (Jamai Tirmizi, Vol : 05,Pg : 402, Kitab No : 49 Kitabul Manakib, Hadees : 4089); (Imam Daylami Al Musnadul Firdaus, Vol : 01, Pg :43, Hadees: 108); (Imam Jalaludin Suyuti AlaihiRehma, Tarikhul Khulfa Pg : 257)
Quest for Knowledge, Kashmir, Miniature circa 1600s.
Maula Ali ibn Abi Talib ع, the first Imam and the fourth of the Rashidun Khalifa. All Muslims alike hold Maula`Ali ع in the highest regard owing to his status as a spiritual teacher and his strength as a warrior. According to the mystical tradition of Islam, `Ali ع is the embodiment of `the perfect human being' (al-insan al-kamil).
Wali Allah, Aulia e Karam, the Saints are the flag bearers of mari’fa, and all Sufi chains of transmission of gnosis, irfan, spiritual knowledge trace their origins through The Bab ul Ilm.
Knowledge of The Gateway
عدل پر مبنی معاشرے کا قیام
اور انفرادی فکر و عمل میں عدل
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Hadith Mubarak
“There is no envy except in two: a person who God has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e knowledge) and he gives His decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others. "
— Sahih al-Bukhari 1409
“Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim..”
— Sunan of Ibn Majah, Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 224
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3 Day Weekend Event
Two Day Online Sessions 9:00 to 11:00 pm (Zoom Link & Hast o Neest Facebook)
One Day Study trip or Baithak (12 Noon to 2:00 pm)
Hast o Neest Venue | 3, Iftikhar Ahmad Malik Road, Shariff Colony, Canal Park, Gulberg II, Lahore
Join the Whatsapp Group for intimations regarding the program. Message 03008493170 or email on hast.o.neest@gmail.com with contact details.
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Syed Qasim Jafri | has held Urdu poetry sittings at Hast o Neest since 2014.
Syed Sajid Abbas Naqvi | has an Ijazah in Khat-e-Nastaliq from Ustad Irfan Ahmed Khan (President Calligraph-Artists’ Guild Pakistan). Sajid Abbas has also studied under Iranian master-calligrapher Ustad Nasir Jawaharpur.
Dr. Syed Abbas Z Naqvi | is an Associate Professor of Engineering at University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University, USA, in Computer Sciences. His research areas include: Sparse bayesian learning, Object recognition, Collaborative robots & deep learning.
Dr. Francisco Jose Luis | born and brought up in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a working class Portuguese immigrant family. After completing his secondary studies he moved to Paris where he completed two separate licenses (B.A.) and two separate maîtrises (M.A.) in the fields of French/Comparative Literature and South Asian studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). He then moved to London to do his Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies on pre-reformist Sikhism. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq.
Syed Rehan Gelani | is a lecturer at Minhaj University Lahore, and teaches Arabic Fusha at Hast o Neest. He is currently pursuing his PhD. in Islamic Studies from the University of Lahore. He is also Adeeb Arabi and Alim Arabi from Darul-Uloom Muhammadiah Ghosiah, Bhera.
Syed Hijaz Mehdi | is a poet, and teaches Urdu poetics and poetry at various institutions including Hast o Neest.
Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil | is a traditional scholar specializing in philosophy & metaphysics. He has been associated with Hast o Neest since 2011.
Kausar Ali | is a storyteller with a special interest in Persian Classical Literature especially Maulana Rumi RA.
Sheraz Bhatti | is a lawyer by profession, with a deep interest in metaphysics, and history and literature of the Punjab.
Afira Khan | teaches Urdu Language and Literature at Hast o Neest. She is also a student of classical music in the Patiala Gharana. She will be joined in these sittings with her students of Urdu.
Muslim Shaggan | is one of the leading classical vocalists of Pakistan of the Gwalior Gharana. He teaches vocals at Hast o Neest.
Syed Faizan Naqvi | a part-time teacher, an author of several books on the history of Lahore, founder of Lahore Shanasi Foundation, and a full-time nomad; an adventurer devoted to the cause of preservation of Lahore’s history, art, culture and built heritage.
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz | is senior architect at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects in Lahore. He trained as an architect at the NCA in Lahore, he gained an MA in South Asian Design and Architecture (MAPRASADA) from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.
Fiaz Ahmed Khan is a senior bureaucrat in Pakistan Railways. He has participated in various programs and events at Hast o Neest over the past eight years.
The Gateway of Knowledge
The Gateway of Justice, 2024
باب العلم
2022
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Syed Sajid Abbas Naqvi has an Ijazah in Khat-e-Nastaliq from Ustad Irfan Ahmed Khan & Ustad Nasir Jawaharpur. He teaches Nastaliq Persian at Hast o Neest
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Dr. Hassan Abbas | Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the National Defense University in Washington DC. He also serves as a senior advisor at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA, L.L.M. from Nottingham University Law School in UK and M.A. from Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
His publications include The Taliban Revival: Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan – Afghanistan Frontier (Yale University Press, 2015) and most recently the well acclaimed The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Yale University Press, 2021).
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Dr. Barkat Shah Kakar currently works with the Department of Pashto Univeristy of Balochistan, as Assistant Professor. He has been working as a researcher, training consultant and civic rights activist. Besides Pashtu Literature, his main areas of study include Peace per Pashtunwal, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Multiculturalism, and Oral History. Currently he is working on the Ethnographic Atlas of South_Pashtunkhwa, Northern Balochistan.
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ڈاکٹر فرانچسکو ھوسے لویس | Dr. Francisco Jose Luis ‘Yusuf Khattat’
Born and brought up in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a working class Portuguese immigrant family. After completing his secondary studies he moved to Paris where he completed two separate licenses (B.A.) and two separate maîtrises (M.A.) in the fields of French/Comparative Literature and South Asian studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). He then moved to London to do his Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies on pre-reformist Sikhism. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The Reality of Remembrance of God | Section of the book 'Justice & Remembrance | Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali AS' by Dr. Reza Shah Kazemi | I. B. Tauris Publishers, London
Dr. Syed Abbas Zilqurnain Naqvi is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University, USA, in Computer Sciences. His research areas include: Sparse bayesian learning, Object recognition, Collaborative robots & deep learning.
استاد حامد رضا فاضل | Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil
Hamid Reza Fazil is a traditional religious scholar of Arabic, Quranic Exegesis and Islamic Law with special interest in philosophy & metaphysics.
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In Praise of Imam Ali AS | Mir Anees | Recited by Syed Hijaz Mehdi
Syed Hijaz Mehdi is a poet and teaches urdu poetry appreciation at Hast o Neest.
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In Praise of Imam Ali AS | The Wisdom of Imam Ali RA | قيمة كل امرئ ما يحسنه | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri | belongs to an esteemed family of Qadri ulema & shuyukh in the Punjab. His series of sittings on the ‘Grammar of Love in the Quran’ has been well received around the world.
2023
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''𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, & ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 & 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠.. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 & 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑏𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑙𝑦!'' Dr. Francisco Jose Yusuf Yûsuf Al-Khattât, Rajab Sittings, Hast o Neest February 2023
Dr. Francisco Jose Luis | born and brought up in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a working class Portuguese immigrant family. After completing his secondary studies he moved to Paris where he completed two separate licenses (B.A.) and two separate maîtrises (M.A.) in the fields of French/Comparative Literature and South Asian studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). He then moved to London to do his Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies on pre-reformist Sikhism. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq.
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𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐑𝐀 𝐛𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢 𝐫𝐚 translated by Qari Zahoor Ahmad
تعارف | خصائص علیؓ - امام نسائی | ترجمہ از قاری ظھور احمد فیضی
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz | is senior architect at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects in Lahore. He trained as an architect at the NCA in Lahore, he gained an MA in South Asian Design and Architecture (MAPRASADA) from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.
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Dr. Abbas reads from the last chapter of the book by Reza Shah-Kazemi, titled '𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑚 𝐴𝑙𝑖 𝐴𝑆 - 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑀𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑦' (2019).
Dr. Syed Abbas Z Naqvi | is an Associate Professor of Engineering at University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University, USA, in Computer Sciences. His research areas include: Sparse bayesian learning, Object recognition, Collaborative robots & deep learning.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐐𝐚𝐳𝐢 | مولائے کائنات ع کے فیصلے | Adv. Sheraz Bhatti
𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐳 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 sahib is an Advocate, High Court, Lahore. He conducts sittings on Punjabi Language and Literature at Hast o Neest.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 '𝐁𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚-𝐭𝐮𝐥-𝐈𝐥𝐦' 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐡𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 | حدیث باب مدینۃ العلم اور کتب اہل السنۃ | Syed Rehan Gelani
'جو یہ ارادہ کرے کہ وہ علم حاصل کرے تو وہ دروازے پہ آئے ... علم بھی اور حکمت بھی ۔'
سید ریحان گیلانی چشتی نظامی
Excerpts from 'Bab-e-Madina ‘Ilm (A.S) al-Qawl al-Qayyim fi Bab Madina al-‘Ilm (A.S)' by Dr. Tahir ul Qadri presented by Syed Rehan Gelani
𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐧-𝐮𝐥-𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 is currently pursuing his PhD. in Islamic Studies from the University of Lahore. He has secured Gold Medal in Ash-Shahadatul-Aalamiyyah Fil Uloom Al-Arabiyyah wal-Islamiyyah and 1st Position in BS (Hons) Arabic from Minhaj University Lahore. He is also Adeeb Arabi and Alim Arabi from Darul-Uloom Muhammadiah Ghosiah, Bhera. His fields of interest include studies on Molana Rumi, Allama Iqbal, Said Nursi, Naat and Ilahiyat (Islamic Philosophy).
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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐢 | اے مرتضی مدینۂ علم خدا کے باب جوش ملیح آبادی | Hijaz Naqvi
جوش اے مرتضیٰ (از شعلہ و شبنم)
𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐳 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐝𝐢 | is a poet, and teaches Urdu poetics and poetry at various institutions including Hast o Neest.
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𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝐅𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐒 | قولوا لا اله الا الله تفلحوا | سید ساجد نقوی
اگر فضیلت کے عنوان کو بہتر طریقے سے سمجھ لیا جائے تو یہ مدعا ہمارا کافی حد تک حل ہو"
جائے گا"- سید ساجد نقوی
يا أيها الناس قولوا لا إله إلا الله تفلحوا - مسند أحمد -
(O People! Say, La Ilaha Illallah, you’ll attain success).
وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
(5:35) Believers! Fear Allah and seek the means to come near to Him, and strive hard in His way; maybe you will 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.
(Quran Al Maida 5:35 - LINK)
𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐪𝐯𝐢 | has an Ijazah in Khat-e-Nastaliq from Ustad Irfan Ahmed Khan (President Calligraph-Artists’ Guild Pakistan). Sajid Abbas has also studied under Iranian master-calligrapher Ustad Nasir Jawaharpur.
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𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐛 𝐮𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐦 | استاد حامد رضا فاضل | تشریح حدیث باب العلم
Terms Explained:
𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑧𝑎
Insan al Kamil
Haqiqat e Muhammadia
𝑘𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏 𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑑𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛
𝑘𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏 𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑣𝑒𝑒𝑚
3 Questions:
Ilm - Defining Knowledge
Bab ul Ilm - Gateway of Knowledge
Source & Objective of Knowledge
𝐔𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥 | is a traditional scholar specializing in philosophy & metaphysics. He has been associated with Hast o Neest since 2011. He lives and works in Mianwali, & Islamabad.
2024
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Visit to the Lahore High Court - January - Rajab 2024 Adl - Adil - Adalat
Adv. Sheraz Faiz Bhatti | Advocate of the High Court Punjab, Sheraz Faiz Bhatti sahib hosts the series of sittings on ‘Adl - Adil’ at Hast o Neest.
"Thanks to Sheraz Bhatti sahib for his intellectual thoughts & passing brief information to us, covering court's environment, achievements in judicial history, heritage of buildings, and individual's contributions towards judicial process. " M. Adil
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مولا علی ع اور اولیاء کرام ؒ لاہور کا ذکر پاک
اولیائے لاہور
Syed Ali Hajveri Data Sahib RA
Syed Mauj Darya RA
Shah Jamal RA
Mian Mir Sarkar RA
Shah Hussain RA
Miran Hussain Zanjani RA
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Syed Data Ali Hajveri & Syed Mauj Darya Bukhari RA | Kausar Ali, Syed Faizan Naqvi
Syed Faizan Naqvi | a part-time teacher, an author of several books on the history of Lahore, founder of Lahore Shanasi Foundation, and a full-time nomad; an adventurer devoted to the cause of preservation of Lahore’s history, art, culture and built heritage.
Kausar Ali | is a businessman and hails from Andron Shehr Lahore. He joined Hast o Neest as a student of Farsi in 2010, and today he leads the Qissa Khwani sittings at Hast o Neest, uniquely combining Punjabi & Farsi in the recitals. https://www.hastoneest.com/qissa
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Syed Shah Jamal & Hazrat Mian Mir Qadri RA | Afira Khan, Taimoor Khan Mumtaz, Syed Faizan Abbas Naqvi
Syed Faizan Naqvi | a part-time teacher, an author of several books on the history of Lahore, founder of Lahore Shanasi Foundation, and a full-time nomad; an adventurer devoted to the cause of preservation of Lahore’s history, art, culture and built heritage.
Lahore Shanasi Foundation
Afira Khan | is a research scholar at the University of Management & Technology Lahore, a student of Farsi Language & Literature, and a member of the Qissa Khwani sittings at Hast o Neest.
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Aulia e Lahore | Shah Hussain & Syed Miran Hussain Zanjani RA | Afira Khan, Kausar Ali & Syed Mohsin Gillani
Syed Mohsin Gillani | Currently resides in the area of Chah Miran in Lahore where the Maqam of Hazrat Syed Miran Hussain Zanjani RA is located. Syed Mohsin is an entrepeneur by profession. He loves to travel, and reads on poetry and metaphysics in particular.
Kausar Ali | is a businessman and belongs to Andron Shehr Lahore. He joined Hast o Neest as a student of Farsi in 2010, and today he leads the Qissa Khwani sittings at Hast o Neest, uniquely combining Punjabi & Farsi in the recitals.
Afira Khan | is a research scholar at the University of Management & Technology Lahore, a student of Farsi Language & Literature, and a member of the Qissa Khwani sittings at Hast o Neest.
