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| Sufism Symposium
1996
Expressions of Beauty
A
Multicultural Event: In
March of 1996, participants came from many cultures and
backgrounds including: Bangladesh, Canada, England, Ghana,
Kuwait, Persia, South Africa, Turkey, the United States,
and many more offering a weekend of Unity and an opportunity
for all to learn about The Expressions of Beauty and Sufism.
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Topics
of Presentations
- Expressions
of Beauty in Art & Calligraphy
- An
Appreciation of the Alhambra through Ibn Arabi's
Writing on Theophany and Imagination
- What
is Beautiful?
- Beauty:
The Paradise of Erfan
- Shining
Depths: An Introduction to the Mathnawi of Rumi
- What
Shams Gave to Mevlana: Reflections on the Maqalat
of Shams-e-Tabriz
- The
Celestial Dragon of Astrology and the Spiritual
Evolution of Individuals
- The
Ascension: The Unveiling of God's Beauty
- Images
of Beauty in Persian Poetry and Miniature
- An
Angel with White Light: An Introduction to the Mystical
Poetry of Ibn Arabi
- Love
Harmony, Live in Beauty
- Manifestations
of the Most Beautiful Names
- How
Sufis express their emotions toward the Beauty of
the Personality of the Prophet Mohammad (SW)
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Many More!
Panel
Discussions
- Beauty
from Interfaith Perspective
- God,
the Truth, the Benefactor and the Beautiful
- The
Beautiful Names in Sufi Character Development
Workshops
- Ayin-i-Jam,
Sema of Beauty, Whirling Dervishes, Mevlevi Sema
- Journey
to the Lord of Beauty: Dhikr Allah as a Manifestation
of the Divine Symphony
- Beauty
of the Maizbhandari Zekr and Dance
- Embodying
Beauty through Breath, Sound, and Movement
- The
Beautiful Names: Wazifa and Zikr, Sound and Movement
- Music,
Movement and Sufism
- Sacred
Movement
- The
Expressions of Beauty through the Music of Zekr
- Saturday
Night All Sufi Zekr
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Friday
Night
We
met the Speakers and the Workshop Leaders who are coming
from far and near to participate at this historical event.
Scheduled Program: Sufi Music; Poetry Reading: poems from
Saadi, Hafez, Shabistari, Khayam, Shah Maghsoud, and other
Sufi Poets; and Story Telling.
Exhibits
Informational
materials, book displays and audio materials as well as
photographs and miniatures by the participating groups,
Sufi Orders and speakers. Several publishing companies displayed
their works and/or other informational materials.
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