Islamic Society of Augusta is proud to present Islamic Educational Workshop for the entire family with Dr. Kamran Riaz

on January 31- February 01, 2014

January 31- February 01, 2014

Dr.

Kamran Riaz

Program Iternary

Jummah Khutbah, Friday 01/31/2014 by Dr Kamran Riaz

1. "Lessons from the Latter Makkan Period: Resilience and Courage"

Friday, 01/31/14, Pizza After Maghrib

Friday, After Isha, 01/31/14 2. "Who Speaks for Muslims: Scholarship and Authority in American Islam"

Saturday, Khatera (talk) after Fajr, 02/01/14, followed by Breakfast

3. "Concerning Divine Wisdom in the Creation of Birds"

Saturday, 02/01/2014, Youth Session after Zuhar, Venue- Small Haram, refreshment will be served in the Community Hall

4. Topic "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Muslim Youth Identity"

Saturday, 02/01/2014, Sisters only session after Asr

5. Topic "Right and Obligations of the spouses; And challenges of growing up in USA, how to overcome! open discussion and Q/A"

Saturday 02/01/2014, Community Potluck Dinner after Maghrib until Isha

Saturday presentation after Isha on the following topic.

6. "Balancing the Body, Mind and Spirit" that is the theme of the year MIND BODY AND SOUL. Work shop wrap up and Q/A.

Shamim Mohammad, Women's Repesentative,

Islamic Society of Augusta

The Donations

will be collected on Friday Evening to cover the expenses (travel, incidental charges, honorarium and towards the event) of the guest speaker.

Free pizza will be provided on Friday between Maghrib and Isha, and potluck on Saturday between Maghrib and Isha, Please, bring your favorite two dishes, Food and Refreshment will be served only in the Community Hall after workshops and with other activities.

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Dr Kamran Riaz, MD

Dr. Kamran Riaz has a uniquely indigenous background in Islamic studies. Before high sool, he completed memorization of the Qur'an within nine months at the Institute of Islamic Education, based in Elgin, Illinois. Since then, he has continued studying the sacred sciences with some of the most respected and renowned scholars in the Chicagoland area. He attended the University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) and served as the president of the Muslim Students Association, graduating magna cum laude from the prestigious GPPA programwith dual degrees in Economics and Middle Eastern History.

Kamran also leadsTaraweeh

prayers and teaches classes at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago. He is also working on a to-be-published translation and commentary of Imam al-Ghazali's treatise "Concerning Divine Wisdom in the Creation of Man". He obtained a doctorate of medicine degree from UIC, and at present, he is completing his ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University.

- See more at: http://www.deenintensive.com/our-teachers/dr-kamran-

riaz#sthash.VW23Ty5J.dpuf

Detail of the Topics

3. "Concerning Divine Wisdom in the Creation of Birds" - This lecture is from Dr Kamran's current translation work at Darul Qasim regarding a treatise of Imam al-Ghazali wherein he observes birds and marvels at the divine wisdom (hikmah) that Allah has put in the bird.

4. "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Muslim Youth Identity" - This lecture deals with the identity crisis that many youth have regarding who they are as an American, who they are as a Muslim, etc. This will be a short talk followed by more of an interactive session and discussion between Dr. Kamran Riaz and the youth audience. Topics to be discussed incl

ude: how to maintain an Islamic identity in

school, prioritizing goals in life, peer pressure, using social media, etc.

**Alternate Topic: "Lessons of Light from the Dark Knight" - Dr. Kamran has done this session for college students before, but basically this is a "tafseer" of the famous recent Batman trilogy movies, wherein Dr. Kamran used the movie to highlight Islamic lessons and teachings. It's well received for a youth-only audience, since the kids have seen the movie, and it seems more "relevant" to them rather than a traditional halaqah.

6. "Balancing the Body, Mind and Spirit"- a discussion on how we can balance the three components that make us human, and how we can keep these in balance to become better Muslims.

All Sessions will be Held at the ICCA Facility

Islamic Community Center of Augusta (ICCA) 465 Old Evans Road, Augusta, GA 30907