20 Jun 2012 - 30 Rejab 1433

All praises be to Allah swt, Lord of all Universe. The Most Merciful and the Most Kind. Blessings be to our Prophet Muhammad saw, his family and his companions.

Assalammualaikum wr wb,

Thank you for opening up our emails. This isn't the weekly newsletters but we would like to highlight the programs that are coming this weekend.

Here is another series of events that we wish to highlight by SimplyIslam.sg. Another Muslim scholar has been invited to speak and run workshops here to share their knowledge of the deen.

May you benefit from attending such events.

Now let's get to know our speaker first.

Shaykh Ahmad Saad. Who is He?

Biography taken from >> http://ahmadsaad.com/bio.html

Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Saad Ash-Shafi’ie Al-Azhari Al-Hasani was born into a family of scholars whose lineage goes back to the Prophet (salla Allahu alayh wa sallam) through Sayyidna Al-Hasan ibn Ali (radia Allahu anhu) in the northern Egyptian governorate of Monofiyyah, in the Nile Delta.

Many great scholars of Islam have come from this governorate including people like Shaykh Al-Islam Ibrahim Al-Bayjouri, Imam Tajuddin As-Subki and Taqiyuddin As-Subki, Shaykh Al-Islam Ash-Shanawani and many others. As the custom of the family was to memorise Qur’an at an early age, Sheikh Saad completed the memorisation of the Holy Qur’an at the age of ten at the hands of his father and studied basic Arabic and Islamic sciences with focus on Arabic grammar and balaghah (rhetoric) before enrolling into Al-Azhar system of schools where he spent almost 17 years of his life graduating with a B.A. Honours in Islamic Studies in English.

Shaykh Saad delivered his first Khutbah at the age of 15, led his first prayer at the age of 13 and since then, he has been involved in Da’wa work and spreading traditional knowledge of Islam. Sheikh Saad toured the world as an Imam, speaker and lecturer; he visited Canada, USA, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden and settled in the UK as the Imam of North London Central Mosque.

Alongside with his academic studies, Sheikh Saad studied traditional Islamic sciences at the hands of senior scholars and specialists in Egypt, the most notable of whom is the Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gom’ah. He memorised Riyad As-Saliheen of Imam An-Nawawi at the age of 15 and Al-alfiyyah of Ibn Malik at the age of 13 and committed to memory thousands of lines of poems and other poetry and prose mutun (texts) including Al-Jazariyyah, At-Tuhfah in Tajweed, Ash-Shatibiyyah in Qira’aat. Sheikh Saad also focused on Qira’aat and, by the grace of Allah, Sheikh Saad got Ijazah in the narrations of Hafs and Shubah from Asim, Warsh and Qaloon from Nafi’ and Khalaf and Khallad from Hamzah in addition to many other Tajweed texts.

Sheikh Saad holds one of the highest chains nowadays for his peers, there is 29 people between the Prophet (PBUH) and him. Amongst the Shyukh of Sheikh Saad in Qira’at are: Shaykh Dr. Ayman Suwaid of Damascus, Shaykh Mu’adh Safwat, Shaykh Ali An-Nahhas, Shaykh Shibl Matar, Shaykh Abdel-Basit Hashim, Shaykh Abdel-Fattah Madkour (the last living student of Shaykh Ali Ad-Dabba’ and the colleague of Shaykh Al-Husari) all of Egypt.

Shaykh Saad has also got Ijazahs in the books of hadith, the musalsalat, Shafi’ie Fiqh and all books of Tafsir, Tasawwuf, Shama’il and biographies from various Shyukh. Among his Shuyukh are: the Grand Mufti of Egypt Imam Shaykh Ali Gom’ah, Shaykh Ahmed Ali As-Surti of India, Shaykh Usamah As-Sayyid Al-Azhari of Egypt, Shaykh Muhammad Abdel-Ba’ith Al-Kittani (the muhaddith of Alexandria), Habib Ali Al-Jifri, Shaykh Muhammad Sadiq Al-Alawi, As-Sayyed Yusuf Ar-Rifa’ie, Habib Muhammad Sa’ied Al-Beidh, Shaykh Muhammad Qasim Al-Washali of Yemen, Shaykh Salman An-Nadawi of India, Shaykh Subhi As-Samurra’ie of Iraq and many others.
Shaykh Saad loves poetry and writes it frequently mainly in Arabic and sometimes in English, he teaches Shafi’ie Fiqh, Tasawwuf, Usul Al-Fiqh, `Aqeedah, `Ulum Al-Quran, Tajweed in North London Mosque. He is a father of three boys.

Don't miss these events.

1st event: Public Lecture: Etiquette Before Knowledge

The Islamic tradition teaches us that both students of sacred knowledge and their teachers have lofty principles and refined codes of conduct that must be adhered to in order to ensure that they can truly achieve virtue through their knowledge and that Allah opens up for them (futuh) the full extent of wisdom and perception.

Date: Friday, 22nd June 2012.
Time: 8pm
Venue: Singapore Expo - Max Atria
Tickets: $10

Registeration details here. >> http://shaykhahmadsaad.eventbrite.com

2nd event: Workshop: Sublime Characteristics of Prophet Muhammad

This workshop is based on an indispensable collection of Prophetic traditions (hadith) related to the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, blessed nature, traits and characteristics. It was compiled by the eminent Imam al-Tirmidhi (d. 892) in a collection known as Shama’il Muhammadiyah. The Shama'il contains deals with all spheres of the Prophet’s life from his honourable outer appearance and characteristics like his bodily features and clothing; to his hallowed inner traits such as his humility and humour. Insha'Allah the speaker will present some awe-inspiring and exalted traits and characteristics of our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

Date: Saturday, 23rd June 2012.
Time: 2pm
Venue: SimplyIslam.sg @ 152 Still Rd, Singapore 423991
Tickets: $20

Registeration details here. >> http://shaykhahmadsaad.eventbrite.com

3rd event: Public Lecture: Marvels of the Heart

This lecture is a discussion of the section entitled “Marvels of the Heart” from the book Ihya Ulumuddin (“Revival of Religious Sciences”) written by the eminent scholar of Islam, Imam Al-Ghazali (d. 1111). Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, “Beware, in the body there is a flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt, and behold, it is the heart.” Certainly, the condition and station of the heart is such an important topic of understanding, that it is referred to countless number of times in the Holy Qur’an and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad.

Date: Sunday, 24th June 2012.
Time: 4.45pm
Venue: Singapore Expo - Max Atria
Tickets: $15

Registeration details here. >> http://shaykhahmadsaad.eventbrite.com

If you happen to lose this email or deleted it, the information of the public lectures and courses are available at www.islamicevents.sg

SNAP & DESIGN WORKSHOP

How does photography and design plays a part in the Dakwah world? Someone asked us in last week's email. We've even received emails that images are forbidden in homes and such.

Well we are here not to argue and give any fatwas because we are not qualified in the first place but we believe the Muslims will be too laid back if we were to ignore the skills that is required in this day and age.

In the past computers were not necessary at all but in today's environment, it is necessary for one to acquire this skill to remain competitive.

Here we are taking you to the next step. So what's after knowing how to use the computers?

For some it will be to learn how to use Microsoft Words, Microsoft Powerpoint for Presentations and so on. For others it would be to use the Web Browser to surf the internet, then the emails.

Now why not design and photography?

Would it be dull just to have Powerpoints that have no awesome images. Imagine the Asatizahs today if they do not upgrade their skills, I believe the Friday Prayers Slides prepared on the screen will be dull and boring and perhaps not everyone wants to read it.

Are we a community of boring people who have presenters who doesn't care about triggering our senses?

What if you could make that Powerpoints slides as Awesome as possibly with simple Image Editing softwares, wouldn't that make your presentation more interesting for your audience?

Well much said, here's the details of the workshop.

See below poster.

In this workshop we will be getting two experts, Bro Hairolz Sinan & Bro TJ Hussin to be conducting it. Both from the Photography and Design industry will show you the tips and tricks of taking awesome shots with the use of a simple Digital Camera & also to cover the basic Photoshop tools to help you in creating awesome graphic with the Photos that you have taken.

Basic Photoshop Lesson

Bro Noor Hairolz Sinan is the owner of Rolz, a wedding photographer by profession. He also owns his own studio and he is very much in love with designing. A qualified Adobe Photoshop Instructor, he has also done similar workshops through out the years.

In his session, he will cover the various basic tools that you need to know on how to use Photoshop. We can say that this is a crash course but the basics are good enough for you to already create a simple poster, name card and manipulate photos.

Photoshop is about having fun. It can be technical at the start but once you start moving those brushes and make a ugly picture into a swan, you will love it.

Some say its ADDICTIVE!

Now what do we want you to achieve by learning this?

You should be able to make images like shown below.

sample 1:

sample 2:

All above pictures are created by taking photos and manipulated with text and lightening changes in Photoshop.

Within 4 hours, you should already learn how to manipulate images, insert text, choose the right fonts and more.

How’s that for a workshop?

Now we are not over yet… besides learning to use Adobe Photoshop, we’ll also have  the short Photography class by Bro TJ Hussin.

Bro TJ Hussin started shooting photos when he was then a Mc Donald’s manager in the late 80s and early 90s. At Mc Donalds usually you would have Children’s Birthday parties and such. On those occasions, he would helped the parents out to take photos of the Kids and the family. Since then, his love for photography begin and perhaps that’s how his Studio name came about – Rich Kids Studio. And he started out with just a simple camera back then and today of course he has more sophisticated equipments.

But that’s not the point. What we are trying to share with you here is that everyone can start from using simple devices.

Its not the TOOL!! It’s the person handling the tools. So learn this well.

• Learn the fundamentals of holding the camera
• Learn how to stabilize the camera for perfect shots
• Know the environment and the type of lighting required for perfect shots
• Look to shoot at great angles.. Seriously a fat person can look thin when you shoot at the correct angle.
• and more.

Bro TJ Hussin will take you through some theory before lunch and a practical session after that.

Can we ask you again? How’s that for a one day workshop?

if you are interested. Register early to avoid dissappointment.

Below is the schedule of the program.

Schedule of Program – Saturday, 30th June 2012

8.00 am to 8.30 am: Report time
8.30 am to 8.40 am: Opening Remarks by Fadzuli Wahab
8.40 am to 12.00 pm:  Basic Photoshop Class by Noor Hairolz Sinan or known as Rolz
12.00 pm to 1.00 pm:  Introduction to Photography by TJ Hussin (Theory)
1.00 pm to 2.30 pm: Lunch & Solat Zuhur
2.30 pm to 4.00 pm: Photography & Practical Session by TJ Hussin
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm: Group Challenge & Presentation
5.00 pm to 5.30 pm: Closing & Prize Presentation. National Ramadan Competition Announcements.
5.30pm: Thank you for Attending this Event.

** Program may change closer to the event.

Fees: $35 per pax.

Things to bring: 

1) Your own laptop - Any version Windows Vista and above is good.
2) Your own Mobile Broadband. No Internet Connection provided.
3) Your own Camera for Photography practical session. No fancy or expensive cameras required. A digital one will do. 

How do I register for this event?

* There are 50 places for this event, do Book your places today.
* Reservation is confirmed only after Payment is made.

1) By Debit/Credit – Paypal - Register Here Today

2) By Bank Transfer: 

Transfer to DBS Current Account – 106 901427 1

After you make a transfer:

Please email to info@fadzuli.com the following details

• Name
• Email
• Contact No
• Address
• No of Registration

Once you are done with that, we will be updating you of the program details and what to download before you attend this workshop.

See you there. Insyallah.

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