The Inaugural Biennial Arabic Intensive Retreat

Date: 8th December 2011-8th January 2012 (4 weeks)
Cost: AU$3800 per person ($122/night)
* Go to http://www.alghazzali.org/events/arabicintensive2011-inclusions
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Location: Mulgoa (off Sydney) NSW, Australia
Enquiries: Tel: (02) 9708 1539
academydirector@alghazzali.org

Event Outline

Arabic - the language of Qur'an - is a deeply poetic and intellect-engrossing language. As the Qur'an itself attests to its intellectual heritage, "Certainly We have made this an Arabic Qur'an, so that you may think deeply." Islam's heritage of creating the world's first lexicon of a language is also based on the fact that Arabic is a language that requires study, and is more than a colloquial tool for conversation and communication. It is one of the very few languages still existent today where philology is not about textual criticism in order to attempt to reconstruct an original writing, but literally the science of textual critique in terms of interpretation and application by inclusion of foundational and historical usage. Textual critique is a highly developed Islamic Science, and is the key to a sound understanding of Classical Arabic. The Juridical sciences of Islam, which surrounds the life of a Muslim in their daily affairs is based on the power of language in the Sacred Texts, and is entirely different from the formal or colloquial and everyday spoken Arabic.

The inaugural Biennial Summer Arabic Intensive Retreat facilitated by Al-Ghazzali Centre, a first in Australia, will focus on the Classical Arabic - the Arabic of Islam's Sacred Texts, taught by Teachers well versed in it, where the knowledge is imparted to the student in the most practical manner without losing the depth of its classical theory. Al-Ghazzali Centre has hand-picked the Teachers to offer the highest quality in the instructions, including two Teachers who are instructors in the Arabic Intensive Program of the highly acclaimed Zaytuna College.

The esteemed Teachers are:
Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali (Senior Instructor, Zaytuna College)
Imam Abdul Latif Finch (Instructor, Zaytuna College Arabic Intensive)
Imam Afroz Ali (Senior Instructor, Al-Ghazzali Centre - Australia)
Ustadh Laith al-Khateeb (Instructor, Al-Ghazzali Centre - Australia)
Ustadha Leila Adam (Visiting Instructor, Al-Ghazzali Centre - Australia)


For more info, visit: http://www.alghazzali.org/events/arabicintensive2011-program