MASIN-IPIJ Summer Conference and Spiritual Retreat 2009: Ties That Bind Faith, Community, Career

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah

Brothers & sisters in Islam,

Realizing the need to maintain the spirit of activism in all spheres of our lives especially in this country, Malaysian Students Association of Nagoya (MASIN) and Ikatan Persaudaraan Islam Japan (IPIJ) are organizing Summer Conference and Spiritual Retreat 2009: Ties That Bind Faith, Community, Career. The target audience are Malaysian students, but and other nationalities are most welcome. We hope the topics suggested below will cover issues in da'wah (to muslims/non-muslims alike), civic responsibility and career develepment. Later in the evening, the program is followed by a spiritual retreat/qiamullail at the Nagoya Masjid.

Venue: Nagoya University Kaikan, Sakurayama & Nagoya Mosque

Date: 27th JUNE 2009 (Saturday)

Participation Fees : FREE

Brief Tentatives

1000 : Arrival of participants

1015 : Opening speech

1030 : Keynote Lecture : Holding firmly to the rope of ALLAH by Syeikh Sulaiman, the Imam of Nagoya Mosque

1200 : Zuhur prayer and lunch break

1245 : Lecture 2: The relentless pursuit of perfection in Faith, Community and Career by Dr. Cihat Yilmaz

1400 : Brief lecture by Malaysian Students Association of Nagoya

1430 : Brief discussion (possibly Q&A)

1530 : Closing lecture Ikatan Persaudaraan Islam Jepun

1600 : Asar prayer, refreshment

Qiamulail at Masjid Nagoya

2000 : Isya’ prayer

2100 : Al-Quran recitation, halaqah and brief discussion (supper included).

2230 : Al-Mulk recitation, rest

0200 : Qiamulail

0300 : Fajr prayer and fajr lecture by Syeikh Sulaiman: Dueling and Dealing with Desires

0430 : Rest

0700 : Light breakfast

0800 : Dismiss

Access : From Nagoya Eki (名古屋駅) take the subway (地下鉄) Sakura Dori Sen (桜通線) to Sakurayama Eki (桜山駅). Take the 2nd Exit and follow the map below.

Address : 2-23, Tosei-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya（名古屋市、昭和区陶生町2－23）

May Allah help us realize this and shower us all with His infinite blessings and forgiveness.

For further information, please email us.

Malaysian Students Association of Nagoya (MASIN) : masin[@]ideas.my

Ikatan Persaudaraan Islam Jepun (IPIJ) : aktiviti_ipij[@]yahoo.com

Or contact our committee members,
Brothers

Ahmad Mudzakkir (Nagoya) – arvernikov[@]yahoo.com

Mohamad Azhar (Gifu) – twenty_first88[@]yahoo.com

Sisters

Inda Hayati (Nagoya) – inda2151[@]gmail.com

Fadhlyna (Gifu) – chiputch[@]yahoo.com

Khairun Najwa (Mie) – khairun_najwa[@]yahoo.com

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Jazakumullah khaer kathira.