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Pearls of Wisdom |
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"I am not rising
(against Yazid) as an insolent or an
arrogant person, or a mischief-monger or
tyrant. I have risen (against Yazid) as I
seek to reform the Ummah (community) of my
grandfather. I wish to bid the good and
forbid the evil."
~ Imam Husayn (a) ~
"I have abandoned
the creation in Your love. I have orphaned
my children so that I may see You. If the
swords were to cut me into pieces in Your
love, even then my heart would not long for
other than You."
~ Imam Husayn (a) ~
"O Allah, what did
he find who lost You, and what did he lose
who found You?"
~ Imam Husayn (a) ~
"Husayn is from me
and I am from Husayn"
~Prophet
Muhammad (s)~
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TMA - U of M Dearborn
25.02.2009
1.
Minorities Rising Against the Odds
Speaker: Mr. Hanif Mohammed
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 4:30 - 6:00pm
Location:
1030 CASL, U of Michigan Dearborn
Map
Facebook:
Event Page
Contact for more Information:
info@umd.thaqalayn.org
About the Event:
The Thaqalayn Muslim Association at the University of
Michigan - Dearborn proudly presents it's latest event:
"Minorities Rising Against the Odds!". As we all know,
Black History Month lies in February, and TMA intends to
give a unique contribution to this month.
"Minorities Rising Against the Odds!" event aims at
illustrating a Muslim's rise to freedom in the United
States as every other freedom-deprived American in the
past. Moreover, the story of Imam Hussein will be
incorporated into the presentation since we are in the
midst of the '40th day after Ashura' anniversary. |
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TMA - U of T St. George
27.02.2009
2.
Timeless and Universal: Re-narrating Ashura (Symposium)
Speakers and Topics:
The
Universality of Husayn's Struggle
Dr Munir El-Kassim (Muslim Chaplain at Unuversity of
Western Ontario)
Why
Husayn's Legacy Endures
Dr Hussein Khimjee (Professor of Islamic Studies at
University of Toronto)
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
Time: 3:30pm
Location:
Wallberg Building Rm116, UofT St. george
200 College Street, Toronto, ON
Map
Entrance Fee:
$5 (Refreshments will be served)
Facebook:
Event Page
Contact for more Information:
info@stgeorge.thaqalayn.org
About the Event:
"I have learnt from Husayn how to be oppressed yet
victorious" - Mahatma Gandhi
In light of the wars, genocides and oppression that
afflict humanity today, Husayn's message has taught us
against passivity... How will you take action? Don't
distance yourself!
Come to the symposium on Friday 27th February 2009 at
3:30PM to listen to two outstanding speakers share their
views on how Husayn fought oppression and injustice!
Ashura commemorates a struggle that is steeped in deep
spiritual meaning, not only for Islamic history but for
all humanity. It is a struggle between good and evil,
between just and unjust, between weak and powerful,
between immediate and the eternal, between principle and
ambition. The power of Ashura is not only in the epic
events that it commemorates, it is in the narrative of
those events, in the symbolisms that we construct.
Ultimately, it is in the meanings that we derive from
those events. |
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3.
Volunteer in Africa
Thaqalayn sans Frontières / Thaqalayn without Borders
is proud to present an excellent life changing
volunteer opportunity for our students in partnership
with CanAIDAfrica and The World is Our Village.
Placements:
Tanzania
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Hospitals
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Orphanages
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Schools
Requirements:
Application:
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Visit
theworldisourvillage.org
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Download Application Form
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Submit application by March 7, 2009
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Placements take place in May and August 2009
Details:
Visit
theworldisourvillage.org
About the Thaqalayn sans Frontières / Thaqalayn
without Borders:
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a
man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”
Given that our organization's focus is on education,
this Thaqalayn Foundation initiative is aimed to
encourage students in Canada and the USA to work towards
aiding students who live in underprivileged parts of the
world.
Our goal is to nurture excellence in our students and to
export this excellence by inculcating a sense of
responsibility and servant leadership so that they may
contribute towards the betterment of their community,
society, and humanity.
For more information:
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4.
Medical School Interview Guide 09
In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Asalaamu Alaikum.
Medical School Interviews are upon us, and the Muslim
Medical Association of Canada (MMAC) has recently put
together its 2nd annual Interview Guide. This document
is meant to serve as a guide for pre-medical students
who have received medical school interviews. In addition
to providing tips and school-specific information, each
of the schools within this document has contact
information to the corresponding MMAC Representative.
Please distribute this document among your membership
and to individuals or organizations that you feel would
benefit from it. We aspire that this document will prove
itself to be beneficial to those interested in the field
of medicine, insha Allah. Please feel free to contact us
should you have any questions. Thank you for your help
and cooperation.
Wasalaam Alaikum,
Raza Naqvi
VP Education, MMAC |
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Chapter
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TMA - U of T (all three
campuses)
23-27.02.2008
5.
Ashura Awareness Week
On the day of Ashura, the 10th of Muharram (61 AH),
Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), made the ultimate sacrifice in his
stand against oppression, and was martyred in
Karbala along with his family and companions.
In commemorating this tragedy and reverberating
Husayn’s universal message, the Thaqalayn Muslim
Association will be tabling around campus for its
annual Ashura Awareness Week. We will be at the
following locations from Monday February 23rd to
Friday February 27th:
U
of T - Mississauga:
UTM Student Centre
10:00am - 4:00pm, Feb 23 - 27
U of T - Scarborough:
UTSC Student Centre
10:00am - 3:00pm, Feb 24 - 26
U of T St. George:
Monday, Feb 23:
Sidney Smith
Tuesday Feb 24: Gerstein
Wednesday, Feb 25: Bahen Centre
Thursday, Feb 26: Robarts
Friday, Feb 27: Sidney Smith
Drop by our tables to learn about the great
personalities that stood staunchly to uphold
justice.
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Ashura Awareness Resources
Only now and
again rises above the common level a rare spirit like
that of Husayn son of Ali. The light emitting out of
such a paragon of humanity shines like a strong beacon
upon a dark and disordered
world. It seems that the artistic hands of the Creator
has composed the scene of Karbala with utmost precision
and such unparalleled tragedy, so as to provide humanity
with the archetypes of good and evil; martyr and tyrant;
oppressed and the oppressor. The tragedy of Karbala in
680 CE provides humanity a better understanding, in
absolute terms, of the concepts of human values, human
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TMA - U of M Dearborn
25.02.2009
7.
Weekly Debates: "Does Islam Need Reform?"
Join us every Wednesday at 6:30pm in room 1012 of the
CASL building for our weekly meetings followed by our
weekly mock debates where we debate and discuss
controversial issues students may encounter on campus.
Topic: "Does Islam Need Reform?"
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Location:
1012 CASL, U of Michigan Dearborn
Map
Facebook:
Event Page
Contact for more Information:
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8. Sultans of Science Exhibit / Journey to Mecca IMAX Film @ Ontario Science
Centre
When: Feb - May, 2009
Where: Ontario
Science Centre 770 Don
Mills Road (at the corner of Eglinton Avenue East), Toronto, ON
Map
OSC IMAX Times:
Here
About Sultans of Science Exhibit:
Sultans of Science: 1000 Years of Knowledge Rediscovered
Did you know
that the first piloted flying device soared well before Leonardo da Vinci took
flight in the 15th century? In the ninth century on a hill near Cordoba, Spain,
a scholar and inventor named Abbas Bin Firnas harnessed himself to a feathered
glider and briefly took flight, amazing his spectators.
The glider is just one of the inventions recreated for Sultans of Science: 1000
Years of Knowledge Rediscovered, an international touring exhibition making its
Canadian premiere at the Ontario Science Centre.
The exhibition celebrates the scientific and technological breakthroughs made by
scholars during the Golden Age of the Islamic World (eighth to 18th centuries)
and their lasting influence on modern science and technology.
About Journey to Mecca IMAX:
Journey to Mecca tells the story of a young scholar, who leaves Tangier in 1325
on an epic and perilous journey, travelling alone from his home in Morocco to
reach Mecca, some 3,000 miles to the east.
lbn Battuta is besieged by countless obstacles as he makes his way across the
North African desert to Mecca. Along the route he meets an unlikely stranger, a
highwayman, who becomes his paid protector and eventual friend.
During his travels he is attacked by bandits, dehydrated by thirst, rescued by
Bedouins and forced to retrace his route by a war-locked Red Sea. lbn Battuta
finally joins the legendary Damascus Caravan with thousands of pilgrims bound
for Mecca for the final leg of what would become his 5,000 mile, 18 month long
journey to Mecca.
When he arrives in Mecca, he is a man transformed. We then experience the Hajj
as he did over 700 years ago and, in recognition of its timelessness, we
dissolve to the Hajj as it is still performed today by millions of pilgrims in
some of the most extraordinary and moving IMAX® footage ever presented.
lbn Battuta would not return home for almost 30 years, reaching over 40
countries and revisiting Mecca five more times to perform the Hajj. He would
travel three times farther than Marco Polo.
His legacy is one of the greatest travel journals ever recorded. A crater on the
moon is named in his honour.
An SK Films Release in association with National Geographic of a Cosmic Picture
Film.
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