Date/Time Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 7 AM.
Location: Omid Center
320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA
Program:
7:00-7:05 Quran Recitation
7:05-7:30 Recitation of Dua Nudbah by Mr. Tabbarsi
7:30-7:45 Takbira’at
7:45-9:00 Prayer English Khutbah by Mr. Tabbarsi
9:00-10:00 Breakfast
Date/Time: Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location: Omid Center
Speaker: Mr. Hashemi
عنوان: زهد
Topic: Asceticism
:چكيده
انسان ها برای آنکه بتوانند به سعادت اخروی دست یابند لازم است رابطه ای درست با دنیا داشته باشند چرا که زندگی دنیوی آنها مقدمه سعادت جاودانه ایشان است. از این رو آیات قرآن کریم و روایات ائمه اطهار علیهم السلام به طور گسترده به موضوع نحوه ارتباط انسان با دنیا توجه کرده و آن را تبیین نموده است. در این بحث که تحت عنوان زهد ارائه خواهد شد بدنبال آن هستیم تا با کمک منابع اسلامی به تبیین نحوه درست رابطه انسان ها با دنیا بپردازیم. علت نام گذاری این بحث با عنوان زهد آن است که به طور کلی در اسلام به انسان ها توصیه شده است که با دنیا ارتباطی زاهدانه داشته باشند. در این بحث ابتدا به جایگاه انسان و دنیا در نظام خلقت می پردازیم و سپس به تبیین نقش زهد در زندگی انسان اشاره خواهیم کرد.
Abstract:
We, human beings, live a short worldly life on the earth before death transfers us to the long-lasting hereafter. This short period determines our eternal happiness in the afterlife, and so, it is crucial to define a solidified relationship with different aspects of our worldly life. However, forming a proper relationship is not viable without the knowledge of the nature of the parties in the relationship, that is, Human being and this world, and due to this reason, Islamic literature did not turn a blind eye on this issue. In fact, Islamic literature discussed this issue in several verses of the Quran, as well as many Hadiths from the Ahl-ul-Bait (PHUT) where it outlined the quality of this relationship. In this lecture, we will illustrate the nature and aspects of this relationship under the topic of “asceticism” since Islam advises humans to foster an ascetical relationship with aspects of worldly life. We will first discuss the state of humans among the creatures and the state of worldly life in the universe, and then we will offer the Islamic view on the asceticism and its role in Muslims’ life.
About the Speaker:
Mr Hashemi is a PhD student in Marketing at UMass Amherst.
Program:
6:30-7:00 Quran Recitation
7:00-7:50 Lecture
7:50-8:00 Question and Answer
8:00-8:40 Dua Abu Hamzah
8:40-9:00 Prayer
9:00-9:50 Iftar/Dinner
9:50-10:00 Cleaning of the Center
10:00 End of Program
Dates/Time : Friday, May 31, 2019 at 7:00 PM
About the Quran Circle:
Quran Circle is a bi-weekly program covering exegesis (“tafsir”) of Quran and special research topics related to the Quran. We welcome scholarly research work related to the Quran. If you would like an opportunity to present your work please contact Quran.Circle@yahoo.com.
Quran Circle is open to the public.
Location: Room 66-160
(MIT’s Landau Building)
25 Ames Street, Cambridge. MA
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Title: Presentation of Tafsir of Verses 89-100 of Al-Ma’idah
About the Speaker:
Dr. Sadik Kassim is a scientist specialized in cancer research.
Program:
7:00-7:15 Quran Recitation
7:15-8:15 Lecture
8:15-8:35 Question and Answer
8:35-8:45 Maghrib Prayer
8:45-9:30 Iftar/Dinner
9:30-9:40 Isha Prayer
9:40-10:00 Ramadan Supplication
Date/Time: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Location: Omid Center: 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA
Program:
7:00-7:20 Quran Recitation
7:20-7:25 Dhikr
7:25-7:55 Dua Komail
7:55-8:30 Lecture by Br. Rashed
Pondering on the meaning of Dua Abu Hamza
( in English)
8:35-8:55 Prayer
8:55-9:40 Ifrari and Dinner (Donated)
9:40-9:50 Ziarat Warith
وَاسْئَلوُا اللّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ اِنَ اللّهَ کانَ بِکُمْ رَحیما
Monday, May 27, 2019 (7:00 pm – 1:50 am)
Location: 130 Newton Street, Weston, MA
7:00-7:40 Group Quran Recitation of Surah Roum and Ankabout
7:40-7:50 Ziarat Imam Husayn (PBUH)
7:50-8:05 Dua Makarem Akhlagh
8:05-8:30 Dua Abu Hamza (Part II)
8:35-8:55 Prayer
8:55-9:50 Iftari (Donated)
9:50-9:55 Quran Recitation of Surah Dokhan
9:55-10:35 Lecture by Mr. Zafarani
«شب قدر از منظر قرآن و معصومین علیهم السلام»
Title: “ Night of Qadr According to Quran and Masoumeen”
NOTE: Live, simultaneous, English translation of the lecture will be provided.
10:40-11:25 Dua Jowashan Kabeer
11:25-11:30 Short Break
11:30-12:15 Dua Jowshan Kabeer (Continuation)
Poem and Ale Yaseen
Dua Quran Be-Sar
12:15-12:45 Break
12:45-1:10 Dua Abu-Hamzeh (part III)
1:10 Sahari (Donated)
وَاسْئَلوُا اللّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ اِنَ اللّهَ کانَ بِکُمْ رَحیما
The Night of 19th
Thursday, May 23, 2019 (7:00 pm – 1:00 am)
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA
7:00-7:40 Group Quran Recitation of Surah Ankaboot and Roum
7:40-8:10 Dua Komail
8:10-8:20 Ziarat Imam Husayn
8:20-8:30 Preparation for Prayer
8:30-8:50 Prayer
8:50-9:45 Iftari/Dinner (Donated)
9:45-9:50 Quran Recitation of Surah Dokhan
9:50-10:30 Lecture by Dr. Yarmand
«آنچه علی را علی کرد»
Title: “That which made Ali, Ali”
NOTE: Live, simultaneous, English translation of the lecture will be provided.
10:35-11:20 Dua Jowashan Kabeer
11:20-11:25 Short Break
11:25-12:10 Dua Jowshan Kabeer (Continuation)
Poem for Imam Ali (PBUH) plus Ziarat Amin Allah,
12:10-12:30 Break
12:30-1:00 Dua Abu-Hamzeh (part I)
1:00 Sahari (Donated)
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The Night of 21st
Saturday, May 25, 2019 (7:00 pm – 1:00 am)
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA
7:00-7:40 Group Quran Recitation of the Surah Roum and Ankabout
7:40-7:55 Munajat Hazarat Imam Ali in Masjed Koufeh
7:55-8:15 Dua Iftitah
8:15-8:32 Ziarat Imam Husayn
8:32-8:52 Prayer
8:52-9:40 Iftari/Dinner (Donated)
9:40-9:45 Quran Recitation of Surah Dokhan
9:45-10:25 Lecture by Dr. Kassim
Title: “Reflections on the Whispered Prayer of Imam Ali”
NOTE: Live, simultaneous, Farsi translation of the lecture will be provided.
10:25-11:05 Dua Jowashan Kabeer
11:05-11:10 Very Short Break
11:10-12:00 Dua Jowshan Kabeer (Continuation)
Poem for Imam Ali plus ziarat Amin Allah
Dua Quran Be-Sar
12:00-12:30 Break
12:30-1:00 Dua Abu-Hamzeh (part II)
1:00 Sahari (Donated)
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The Night of 23rd
Monday, May 27, 2019 (7:00 pm-1:50 am)
Location: 130 Newton Street, Weston, MA
7:00-7:40 Group Quran Recitation of Surah Roum and Ankabout
7:40-7:50 Ziarat Imam Husayn (PBUH)
7:50-8:05 Dua Makarem Akhlagh
8:05-8:30 Dua Abu Hamza (First Part)
8:35-8:55 Prayer
8:55-9:50 Iftari (Donated)
9:50-9:55 Quran Recitation of Surah Dokhan
9:55-10:35 Lecture by Mrs. Zafarani “شب قدر از منظر قرآن ومعصومین علیهم السلام”
Title: Night of Qadr According to Quran and Masoumeen
NOTE: Live, simultaneous English translation of the lecture will be provided.
10:40-11:25 Dua Jowashan Kabeer
11:25-11:30 Short Break
11:30-12:15 Dua Jowshan Kabeer (Continuation)
Poem and Ale Yaseen
Dua Quran Be-Sar
12:15-12:45 Break
12:45-1:10 Dua Abu-Hamzeh (Part III)
1:10 Sahari (Donated)
Dates/Time: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM
on May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, at 7:00 PM
About the Quran Circle:
Quran Circle is an English program covering exegesis (“tafsir”) of Quran and special research topics related to the Quran. We welcome presentations on scholarly research work related to the Quran. If you would like an opportunity to present your work please contact
Quran.Circle@yahoo.com.
Quran Circle is open to the public.
Location: Room 66-160
(MIT’s Landau Building)
25 Ames Street, Cambridge. MA
Program Program for May 24, 2019 starting at 7 PM:
7:00-7:10 Quran Recitation
7:10-8:10 lecture
Speaker:
Dr. Mohammad-Ali Radawi
Special Topic: “Quran as the foundation of a new original system of thought”
Abstract:
This presentation is based on Toshihiko Izutsu’s “Ethico-religious concepts in Quran”. As an accomplished linguist, Izutsu tries to study the structural elements of key ethical terms in Quran using a semantic approach. He explains how Islam has redefined the meaning of words and elucidates the ethical universe of the Quran.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Radawi is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at MIT.
8:10-8:30 Quran and Answer
8:30-8:40 Maghrib Prayer 8:40-9:30 Iftar/Dinner 9:30-9:40 Isha Prayer 9:40-10:00 Ramadan Supplication
| Date | Location | Speaker and Language | Lecture Title |
| Thursday, May 9, @7PM | Omid Center | Dr. Radawi (in English) |
“Pondering the Meaning of Dua Iftitah” |
| Friday, May 10,@ 7PM | MIT’s Room 66-160 25 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA | Dr. Hassan Khilil (in English) |
Presentation of Tafsir of Verses 64-76 Al-Ma’idah |
| Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 6:30 PM | Omid Center | Dr. Soheyla Emani (in Farsi) |
“اثرات روزه بر جسم، روح و روان” “The Effects of Fasting on the Body, Soul, and Mind” |
| Tuesday May 14,@7PM | Omid Center | Program:Quran Recitation Dua Abu Hamzah, Prayer,Iftar,Dinner | RSVP to rsvpforabuhamzah@gmail.com By Monday,May 13 is REQUIRED |
| Thursday May 16,@7PM | Omid Center | Dr. Al-Yaquoub
(in English) |
“Pondering the Meaning of Dua Jowshan” |
| Friday, May 17 @7PM | MIT’s Room 66-160 25 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA | Dr. Hassan Fadlallah (in English) |
Presentation of Tafsir of Verse 77-88 Al-Ma’idah |
| Saturday, May 18 @6:30PM | Omid Center | Dr. Asadi-Kia (in Farsi) |
“ارتقاء معنوی” “Spiritual Elevation” Birth Celebration of Imam Hasan Mujtaba |
| Thursday, May 23, @6:30 PM | Omid Center | Dr. Yarmand (Live English Translation) |
«آنچه علی را علی کرد» “That which made Ali, Ali” Potential Night of Qadr |
| Friday, May 24 @ 7:00 PM | MIT’s Room 66-160 25 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA | Dr. Radawi (in English) |
Special Topic: Who interprets the Quran? A religio-historical account of Imam Ali’s martyrdom and the early Kharijite movement. |
| Saturday, May 25,@ 6:30PM | Omid Center | Dr. Kassim (in English) (Live Farsi Translation) |
“Reflection on the Whispered Prayer of Imam Ali” Potential Night of Qadr |
| Monday, May 27 @ 6:30 PM | 130 Newton Street, Weston, MA | Mrs. Zafarani (Live English Translation) |
“شب قدر از منظر قران و معصومین علیهم السلام” |
| Thursday, May 30 @ 7PM | Omid Center | Dr. Kassim (in English) |
“Pondering the Meaning of Abu Hamza’s Supplication” |
| Friday, May 31@ 7 PM | MIT’s Room 66-160 25 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA | Dr. Kassim (in English) |
Presentation of Tafsir of from Verse 89 of Al-Ma’idah |
| Saturday, June 1, @6:30 PM | Omid Center | Mr. Hashemi (in Farsi) |
“زهد” Asceticism |
| Wednesday, June 5@ 7AM | Omid Center | Shaikh Tabbarsi (in English) |
Potential Eid al-Fitr |
Date and time:Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA
Program:
6:30-6:50 Quran Recitation
6:50-7:00 Nashid/Poem
7:00-7:50 Lecture by Dr. Asadi-Kia
عنوان:”ارتقاء معنوی”
Topic: “Spiritual Elevation”
NOTE: Live translation of the lecture to English will be provided.
7:50-8:00 Question and Answer
8:00-8:10 Poem/Nashid
8:10-8:21 Dua Abu Hamzah
8:21-8:40 Prayer
8:40-9:30 Iftari and Dinner(Donated)
Potluck Dessert
9:30-10:00 Cleaning
10:00 End of Program
Dates/Time during Ramadan : Fridays at 7 PM
on May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, at 7:00 PM
About the Quran Circle:
Quran Circle is an English program covering exegesis (“tafsir”) of Quran and special research topics related to the Quran. We welcome presentations on scholarly research work related to the Quran. If you would like an opportunity to present your work please contact Quran.Circle@yahoo.com.
Quran Circle is open to the public.
Location: Room 66-160
(MIT’s Landau Building)
25 Ames Street, Cambridge. MA
Program:
7:00-7:10 Quran Recitation
7:10-8:00 lecture
Speakers:
May 10: Dr. Hassan Khalil Tafsir of Verses 64-76 Al-Ma’idah
Dr. Hassan Khalil is a clinical fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital..
May 17: Dr. Hasan Fadlallah Tafsir of Verses 77-88 Al-Ma’idah
Dr. Hasan Fadlallah has been trained in Internal Medicine and he is now completing Infectious Disease training atTufts Medical Center.
May 24: Dr. Mohammad-Ali Radawi Special Topic Presentation
Dr.Mohammad-Ali Radawi is a post-doctoral research associate at MIT.
May 31: Dr. Sadik Kassim Tafsir of Verses after 88 Al-Ma’idah
Dr. Sadik Kassim is a scientist specialized in cancer research.
8:10-Maghrib Quran and Answer
At Maghrib Maghrib Prayer supplication
Iftar
9:30-9:40 Isha Prayer
9:40-10:00 Ramadan Supplication