Arabic Calligraphy Level 1

Ustadh Hajj Wafi
Master Artist of Traditional Arabic Calligraphy

This course is designed for Arabic speaking as well as non-Arabic speaking students. Calligraphy ultimately teaches a person that good practice and patience will result in your making great progress and achieving outstanding results.  In this course, Hajj Wafi will briefly introduce the students to the history of Arabic Calligraphy, how the different scripts evolved, where it stands today. Hajj Wafi will focus then on teaching the students hands-on how to write alphabets, words, inspiring quotations and Quran verses with style in intricate scripts. Level 1 focuses on the Ruq’a script, being the traditional choice of masters when teaching beginners. During this course you will learn the most effective techniques and secrets to set you on a path to producing professional works of Arabic Calligraphy art.

You can register online (below) or at the mosque.
To inquire more information please contact:        masjidyusuf@gmail.com

Time: 8 Sundays 1:30–2:30pm, begining March 11 — April 29, 2012  |  $150
Material Cost: $10    (provided in class by the instructor)
Location: YUSUF MOSQUE Lower Lounge

On Ustadh Hajj Wafi

Ustadh Hajj Wafi is a master artist of Arabic
calligraphy.  He had the fortune to learn the
craft from prominent teachers in Iraq and
throughout the Muslim world. He is skilled
in several Arabic scripts such as the Ruq’aa,
Nusukh and the Thuluth to name a few.
Hajj Wafi is a professional graphic designer
based in Boston and a teacher of Arabic
calligraphy and Islamic ornamentation.
Besides his artistic achievements in the
traditional Islamic arts, Ustadh Hajj Wafi is
a devout Muslim who teaches Islamic
principles to the youth in his local mosque.

Quranic Linguistics Level 1 (for sisters)

Autumn Allen
Quranic Linguistics Teacher & former student (Boston, USA)
BA Literature, Yale University; M.Ed Harvard University

To learn Arabic through the Quran, and the Quran through Arabic
To develop basic skills necessary for understanding linguistic exegesis (tafseer) of the Quran

The goal of the course is to empower students to acquire vocabulary and
to understand sentence formation in Arabic, in order to understand the
Noble Quran.  Students will apply principles learned in class to examples
from the Noble Quran.

This course is recommended for students who have a working knowledge
of noun and verb conjugation and would like to advance their understanding
of Sarf and Nahw.
To register or ask questions, please contact:        autumn.ummsakeenah@gmail.com

Time: 11 Sundays 4:30-7pm, begining March 11 — May 20, 2012  |  $75
Textbook (required): Please order at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/fqazi
Location: YUSUF MOSQUE Upstairs Classroom

About Ustadh Hajj Wafi

Ustadh Hajj Wafi is a master artist of Arabic calligraphy. He had the fortune to learn the craft from prominent teachers in Iraq and throughout the Muslim world. He is skilled in several Arabic scripts such as the Ruq’aa, Nusukh and the Thuluth to name a few. Hajj Wafi is a professional graphic designer based in Boston, a teacher of Arabic calligraphy and Islamic ornamentation. Besides his artistic achievements in the traditional Islamic arts, Ustadh Hajj Wafi is a devout Muslim who teaches Islamic principles to the youth in his local mosque.

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On Imam Ibrahim Rahim

Imam Ibrahim Rahim is a graduate of the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia Class of 1989.  Imam Ibrahim completed the Intermediate and Secondary Institutes as well as the world-renown Arabic Language Program within the Faculty of Arabic Language founded by Dr. F Abdur-Raheem.  Imam Ibrahim also is known for his Quran recitation and attended the Khalil Ar-Rahman Quran Academy in Al-Medina Al-Munawwara.  Imam Ibrahim also attended the Haram Mosque of Mecca Al-Mukarrama where he further advanced in his Quranic Recitation.

After eight years of study in the Prophet’s City Al-Medina, Imam Ibrahim returned to Boston where he worked as an associate Imam at Masjid Al-Quran in Dorchester, MA until 2011 when he retired from Associate Imam Responsibilities.  Over the span of 22 years, Imam Ibrahim worked diligently to share his knowledge with the Muslim Community of Boston and also travelled the nation sharing his knowledge as a Muslim Lecturer.

For 22, years Imam Ibrahim led the Taraweeh Prayers in Boston at Masjid Al-Quran where he presided as the Qari each year in Ramadan.
In his semi-retirement days, Imam Ibrahim has focused his efforts on writing his knowledge and travelling to teach and provide training within Muslim Communities.  In 2011 alone, Imam Ibrahim completed five books on the religion of Islam including literary work regarding Arabic Grammar, Tefsir of the Holy Quran, Tauheed, Womanhood in Islam, and an analysis of Iman as given in the Hadith Collection of Imam Muslim (M).

Imam Ibrahim is dedicated to contributing to the Muslim American Effort as a travelling scholar and trainer in assistance to any communities that require his expertise.  A website with his writing and life-ministry is under development and will launch in spring of 2012.
Imam Ibrahim is currently working with the families of the “South Shore Quran Review” where he offers Tefsir of the Holy Quran and trains families in Quranic Recitation on Fridays in Stoughton, Ma.  Imam Ibrahim’s favorite saying is: “Traveling Through A strange Place, On My Way Back To Allah.”

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