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Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 12:27:00 PDT

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    >A Rihla to the Sira of the Messenger of Allah
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    >
    >Meditations on His Life and Teachings
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    >
    >Rihla 1424/2003
    >
    >Dar Al-Islam - Abiquiu, New Mexico
    >
    >July 28th, 2003 - August 21st, 2003
    >
    >The Rihla Program is a near month long annual course that takes place
    >over the summer season. It is designed for students to gain exposure to
    >traditional Islamic education in an environment that connects them to
    >the vast beauty and wonder of nature. Along with traditional subjects
    >(aqidah/creed, fiqh/jurisprudence, ihsan/self-purification,
    >seerah/Prophetic biography, hadith/Prophetic reports, tajwid/Qur'anic
    >recitation) students discuss key contemporary issues of our time.
    >Surrounded by majestic mountains thousands of feet above sea level,
    >fresh air, warm days and cool nights, students will enjoy the company of
    >teachers in a more intimate non-conference setting. With the scenic
    >surroundings, subject material, and the blessed company of the
    >shuyukh/teachers, students are provided the optimum educational
    >environment to faciliatate a holistic learning experience incorporating
    >study, worship, and recreation.
    >
    >THE SITE
    >
    >Looking from the Santa Rosa de Lima ruins (remnants from an early 1700's
    >Spanish settlement) along highway 84, across the verdant Rio Chama
    >valley, the cream-colored, domed roof line of the Dar al Islam Mosque
    >and Madressa simultaneously floats above and merges into the landscape.
    >The juniper-studded mesa site is framed by the surrounding layers of
    >arid hills and arroyos while in the distance often-snowcapped mountains
    >linger among the scattered clouds that give one the enchanted vista
    >Northern New Mexico is so well known for.
    >
    >ACCOMODATIONS
    >
    >Students will be housed at DAI madrassa, a unique building designed by
    >the remarkable architect Hasan Fathy. Sisters will be housed in
    >comfortable dorms inside the madrassa while brothers will reside in
    >three large yurts outifitted with bunk beds and private closet space.
    >Students will be provided with three daily meals prepared by a Muslim
    >chef using the most wholesome ingredients and organic meat slaughtered
    >by a local Muslim butcher.
    >
    > INSTRUCTORS
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    >Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
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    >Imam Zaid Shakir
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    >.
    >Habib 'Ali Al-Jifri
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    >.
    >Shaykh Abdallah Adhami
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    >Shaykh Jamal Zahabi
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    >.
    >Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
    >
    >SUBJECTS & TEXTS INCLUDE
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    >Fiqh - Islamic Jurisprudence
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    >Ihsan - Spiritual Excellence
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    >Seerah - Prophetic Biography
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    >.
    >Aqidah - Islamic Creed
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    >.
    >Tajwid - Qur'anic Recitation
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    >.
    >Hadith - Prophetic Narrations
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    >.
    >Tafsir - Qur'anic Exegesis
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    >.
    >As-Shama'il of Imam At-Tirmidhi
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    >.
    >Ash-Shifa' of Qadi 'Iyad
    >
    >.
    >Al-Arba'een an-Nawawiya of Imam An-Nawawi
    >
    >LIMITED CAPACITY
    > Apply now: www.deen-intensive.com
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