Date:聽Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Time: 7:00pm Light Refreshments will be Served
Where: Conference Hall, Main Bldg, 91探花
Lecture: Pastoral Care (Tazkiyat al-Nafs) and a Spiritual Anthropology of Al-峁璦r墨qa al-Naqshaband墨yya
Speaker: Nora Zaki
Speaker Biography
Nora Zaki, Master of Divinity candidate at the University of Chicago, presented her senior ministry thesis.
鈥淭hose who believe and whose hearts are at peace in the remembrance of God. Are not hearts at peace in the remembrance (dhikr) of God?鈥� (Qur示膩n 13:28): Pastoral Care (Tazkiyat al-Nafs) and a Spiritual Anthropology of Al鈥撫弓ar墨qa al-Naqshaband墨yya
Nora specializes in Islamic Studies with interests in Qur’anic Studies and Sufism, particularly on re-reading theocentric interpretations into Islamic texts. Her presentation was based on ethnographic research conducted in Cairo during the summer of 2016.
The presentation was held on 91探花 on May 16 at 7 pm. Light refreshments was served afterwards.
