Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmutallah wa Barakatuhu, The Muslim Students' Association of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor presents... ******************************************************************************** THE SACRED TIME PROJECT Dec. 2nd-4th, 2004 FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BELOVED: Lessons from the Sira for Our Times LOCATION: University of Michigan Ann Arbor (North Campus) INSTRUCTORS: Shaykh Tawfiq Choudry - Indianapolis Sidi Usama Canon - Zaytuna Institute, California Sidi Omar Mahmood (tentative) - Dearborn, MI ******************************************************************************** This winter's retreat will focus on the importance of loving the Prophet, peace be upon him , in addition to inculcating that love through examining some of his beautiful characteristics. We will look at how the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, dealt with specific events during his lifetime, sacrificed for the love of his umma, and embodied the most beautiful human characteristics. We hope to gain an appreciation of the Prophet's greatness, peace be upon him, and the beauty of his character while examining how we can emulate that beauty today. For more email and for registration email Lubna Khan (lkhan@umich.edu). SCHOLARS' BIOGRAPHIES: Shaykh Tewfik Choukri Scholar-in-Residence, As-Sabeel Institute, Indianapolis , IN Shaykh Tewfik, being born in Algeria , traveled to Syria at an early age in order to study the various Islamic sciences. Already a hafidth of Quran, Shaykh Tewfik excelled in his studies under some of the world's greatest scholars. He was one of the foremost students of Shaykh Ramadan Buti from Damascus . After completing years of study, Shaykh Tewfik returned to Algeria and then went on to get a degree in Political Science. He has been in the US for over 4 years and is presently, he is the scholar-in-residence for the As-Sabeel Institute as well as is the primary scholar in the Indianapolis area. Sidi Usama Canon A native Californian, Usama embraced Islam in 1996 and has since been a student of Hamza Yusuf of the Zaytuna Institute. In 1998 he traveled abroad to a number of Muslim countries and studied for a period of time in Morocco and Egypt. Since 2000, Usama has been an active volunteer and member of Zaytuna Institute's staff. He serves as the institute's Outreach Program Director and as a translator for the classes of resident scholar Shaykh Salek bin Siddina. He presently resides in Hayward, California with his wife and three children. Sidi Omar Mahmood Sidi Omar, a native of California, traveled to Yemen after his studies at UCLA. Studying under the famous Haba'ib family, he reached very advanced levels in a cross-spectrum of Islamic Sciences, giving particular attention to the inward sciences. Sidi Omar is a sought after teacher and has taught at Deen Intensives throughout the US . He is one of the primary instructors for the Shifa' Foundation based in Michigan. He currently is finishing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Wayne State University.