tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64431605132164142592011-04-21T12:40:44.081-07:00Night of BeautyNaseer Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279833395087385555noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443160513216414259.post-41064675304107206832007-10-30T10:40:00.000-07:002007-11-06T14:18:43.569-08:00<div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><em>"Truly that is a miracle of wonder surpassing the tongues of the eloquent, and far beyond the range of the most cunning speech to describe; the mind reels before it, and the intellect stands abashed."</em></span><br /><br /><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">-Ibn Hazm</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Beauty can be a medicament to an exhausted mind or embittered heart. It comes in many forms, and philosophers & thinkers throughout time have pondered over what was its highest manifestation. The perception of beauty is primordial, and many people possess hidden storehouses that others may never get even the faintest glimpse of.<br /><br />A <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Night of Beauty</span> is a program that will feature; performances of Qur'anic recitation, emphasizing classical <span style="font-style: italic;">'tajweed'</span> - a large-scale Arabic calligraphy demonstration - as well as poetry performed in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and many other languages simultaneously translated into English.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><em><br /></em></span><span style="font-size:130%;">It is a streamlined return of an earlier event:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://c-oh.blogspot.com/">'Reflections of Beauty'</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >,</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">that was held on September 8th, 2007. Those in attendence said it<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">:</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">"...demanded the attention of the room & transported us to the heart of the culture." <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />"[A] Delight!" "Brilliant, Thank You!"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"><br /><script>!-- D(["mb","\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cem\>\u003ci\>\u003cu\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>*What was the most important thing you learned \n today?\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/u\>\u003c/i\>\u003c/em\>\u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>- \n "Beautiful poems can be written about God" [\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"1\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:7.5pt\"\>from a person who identifies with no \n religion\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>]. "A new respect for Islamic art and for my \n Islamic neighbors & students." "Reminded of beauty of spoken \n language." \u003cstrong\>\u003cb\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>"Delight!"\u003c/font\>\u003c/b\>\u003c/strong\> "How nice \n everyone is :)." "I was inspired learning about the Qur'an & about \n how people memorize it and what it means on a personal level. I also \n truly enjoyed hearing it read aloud" [ \u003cfont size\u003d\"1\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:7.5pt\"\>Jewish\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>]. "I couldn't \n choose." "\u003cem\>\u003ci\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>I recognized the \n beauty\u003c/font\>\u003c/i\>\u003c/em\>." "The extent of diversity that is within \n Islam." \u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\> \u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cu\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>*\u003cem\>\u003ci\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>Additonal \n Comments\u003c/font\>\u003c/i\>\u003c/em\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/u\>\u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cstrong\>\u003cb\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>"Brilliant, Thank You!"\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/b\>\u003c/strong\> \n [\u003cfont size\u003d\"1\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:7.5pt\"\>from a person who identifies \n with no religion\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>] "I enjoyed the focus on art & \n beauty" "Thank you, I had a wonderful time!" "Thank you for \n doing this!" \u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/div\>\n \u003cp style\u003d\"margin-bottom:12pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>",1] ); //--></script><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jmf5JFcFx78/RydwPj_7xqI/AAAAAAAAAVc/rETt-i58wk4/s1600-h/984.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127190113448347298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jmf5JFcFx78/RydwPj_7xqI/AAAAAAAAAVc/rETt-i58wk4/s400/984.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.flickr.com/photos/50254322@N00/243690158/</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Masjid in Turkey<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Night of Beauty</span> is sponsored by Muslim Women's Outreach [mwo@uiuc.edu], CIMIC DPC [dpc@cimic.org], Muslim Students Association [MSA-UIUC - msa@uiuc.edu], and the Council on American-Islamic Relations-UIUC [CAIR-UIUC [cair@uiuc.edu].<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jmf5JFcFx78/RyeBSz_7xrI/AAAAAAAAAVk/04as4ieU08s/s1600-h/132669349_9bfae2ab01_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127208860980594354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jmf5JFcFx78/RyeBSz_7xrI/AAAAAAAAAVk/04as4ieU08s/s400/132669349_9bfae2ab01_b.jpg" border="0" /></a>http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotones/132669349/<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the Alhambra: Grenada, Spain</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6443160513216414259-4106467530410720683?l=beauty13.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Naseer Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279833395087385555noreply@blogger.com0