The Dowra 2009

The Program

The Dowra has been set to start on the 1 st July –10 th August 2009.

The day starts before Fajr, where students busy themselves for the night vigil prayers and litanies, concentrating on the spiritual aspects that can be gained in a place such as Tarim. After Fajr Salaah and litanies, there will be 3 periods of classes, each period lasting 45 min’s – 1 hour, with breaks in between, where refreshments will be available and the opportunity to pray the Ishraq / Doha prayer.

The morning classes generally consist of Hadith (Prophetic Traditions), Hanafi / Shafi Fiqh and Prophetic Etiquettes.

Students then are advised to take the morning siesta, known as the qaylulah, as practiced by the Prophet (saw), until Dhohr, as the schedule can prove tiring if one does not take this time to rest.

After Dhohr prayer, students generally arrange themselves into circles of Qur’an, reciting with someone well grounded in recitation and rules of tajweed. This helps students to improve their recitation and reading of the Qur’an in general. Those who wish to have further private classes may do so, at the availability of time and teachers. Likewise some may want to concentrate on memorization, which they can do. Again this is generally 45 minutes, which after that lunch is served, and students rest until Asr. Asr prayer is performed at Dar al-Mustafa, after which Habib Umar bin Hafidh gives a discourse to all the students, concentrating on the sciences of the heart and spiritual wayfaring.

* Hanafi Fiqh
* Da’wah Methodology
* Prophetic Traditions
* Shama’il (Prophetic descriptions)
* Spiritual Wayfaring
* Prophetic Etiquettes
* Controversial Contemporary Issues
* The Prophetic Biography (Sira)
* Muslims’ Issues of the West

Confirmed teachers

* Habib Umar bin Hafidh
* Habib Ali al-Jifri
* Habib Kadhim as-Saqqaf
* Shaykh Umar al-Khatib

Course Texts

Note: To be confirmed on arrival. Below are from the past Dowra and for guidance only.
Tarbia and Spiritual Development
Awarif al-Ma’arif by Al-Imam Al- Sahrawardi

Shama’il
Shamaail Al-Tirmidhi (selected chapters)

Sira
Al-Sira al-Shamiyya

Prophetic Traditions
A Selection of Prophetic Traditions.

Hanafi Fiqh
Mukhtasar al-Quduri

Although it sounds like all work and no fun, students do get to relax every week with pool gatherings, nasheeds, visitations to the Haba’ib and significant landmarks, not to mention the visitation of the Prophet Hud (AS). Please see Activities for details of visitations and trips.

The Dowra 2009

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