Association of Quranic Understanding
in collaboration with IQRA International and Al-Furqaan Foundation
invites you to

The Quran Conference

Building Our Relationship With The Quran

| October 30th - November 1st, 2009 | Chicago, IL |

Program

Start TimeEnd TimeProgramSpeakersLocation
FRIDAY, OCT 30TH 2009
6:00 PMMaghribMawlana Abdullah SaleemSalon B
6:30 PM7:30 PMThe Inaugural SessionDr. Mohammad Ashraf Toor, ChairpersonSalon A
Qira'at (6:122-127)Qari Abdur Rahman
Welcome AddressDr. Abidullah Ghazi
What Is Unique About This Conference?Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
A Few Words From The Conference ChairpersonGregory Abdullah Mitchell, Esq
7:45 PMIshaSh. Jamal SaidSalon B
8:00 PM10:30 PMThe Place of Quran in the Life of a BelieverDr Ishaq Khan, ChairpersonSalon C & D
8:00 PM9:00 PMDinner
9:00 PM10:30 PMSpeechesMawlana Abdullah Saleem
Sh. Jamal Said
Sh. Omar Baloch
Imam Siraj Wahhaj
Imam Khalifah Islam
SATURDAY, OCT 31ST 2009
6:45 AMFajrSh. Omar BalochPatio B
After FajrA Thematic Study of Surah Al-'Alaq (96)Dr. Irfan Ahmad KhanPatio B
9:00 AM11:30 AMUnderstanding of the QuranProf. Inamul Haq, ChairpersonSalon A & B
Classification of Tafsir WorksDr. Israr Ahmad Khan
Mawlana Farahi's Methodology for Understanding the QuranDr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Zilli
Women Commentators of the QuranDr. Zaynab Alwani
Mystical Approaches to the Understanding of the QuranDr. Marcia Hermansen
Some Recent Trends in Quranic TafsirProf. Inamul Haq
Session Review and OutlookDr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
11:30 AM12:30 PMLunchAtrium
12:45 PMZuhrSalon C
1:00 PM3:00 PMLanguage of the QuranDr. Assad N. Busool, ChairpersonSalon A & B
Understanding the Quran Through Translations: Its LimitationsDr. Daoud Nassimi
Word-Choice in the Quran and Its SemanticsDr. Hebatalla Elkhateeb-Musharraf
Quranic Parables and SimilesDr. Khalid Mahmood Sheikh
The Quran As LiteratureBr. Nouman Ali Khan
Tadabbur Al-Quran: Its Meaning and ImplicationsDr. Ali Sulayman Ali
3:15 PM4:30 PMTeaching Quran to Our ChildrenDr. Zeenat Kauser, ChairpersonSalon A & B
Children and KitabullahDr. Tasneema Ghazi
Teaching of Quran in Our Community SchoolsDr. Seema Imam
Our Experience in Teaching Quran to KidsBr. Shafiq Hussain & Sr. Saba Khan
4:45 PMAsrSalon C
5:50 PMMaghribSh. Ismaiel Abdel MuhdiPatio B
6:00 PM9:00 PMBuilding Our Relationship With the QuranDr. Mujahid Ghazi, emceeAtrium
SpeechesDr. Abidullah Ghazi, Chairperson
Imam Abul Fazl Nahidiyan
Dr. Ahmad Murad
Sr. Mary Ali
Dr. Muzammil Siddiqui
Imam Abdullah Madyun
Dinner
9:10 PMIshaPatio B
SUNDAY, NOV 1ST 2009
5:45 AMFajrPatio B
After FajrA Brief Program of Quranic TafsirTBAPatio B
9:00 AM11:00 AMTeaching Quran at Institutions of Higher LearningDr. Ghulam Haider Aasi, ChairpersonSalon C & D
Teaching Quran in Modern UniversitiesDr. Omar Afzal
Teaching Quran to American StudentsDr. Omer Mozaffar
Teaching Quran in Darse-NizamiHafiz Amin Kholwadia
Sh. Omar Baloch
Teaching Quran in Jami'ah Al-Falah and Madrasah Al-IslahDr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Zilli
11:15 AM1:00 PMReview of Adult Quranic Classes and Study Circles in USADr. Erdugan Gurmen, ChairpersonSalon C & D
Chicago Dars Group: A Case StudyDr. Mohammad Ismail
Teaching Arabic for the QuranBr. Nouman Ali Khan
Sisters Quranic Classes in AmericaSr. Humera Hai
Listening and Reciting KalamAllahDr. Anisa Abdel Fattah
1:15 PMZuhrSalon E
1:30 PM2:30 PMLunchAtrium
2:30 PM3:30 PMEvaluation of the Program and Planning for the FutureBr. Syed Tariq Husain, ChairpersonSalon C & D
General Discussion & ConsultationDr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
Concluding DuaHafiz Ikhlas Ansari
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