Date/Time
Sun. 10 May 2015
10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Location
University of Zurich, Room KO2 F174

Ramadan is the month of the Qur’an, and with this blessed month a little more than a month away, the Muslim Student Association of Zurich and SwissMuslimEvents invite you to join us for a half-day seminar aimed at bringing us closer to the Book of Allah.

In this seminar, you will learn the:

• Virtues of the Qu’ran
• Tips to increase our knowledge of the Qu’ran
• The benefits of seeking Knowledge of the Qu’ran
• Qu’ranic teachings for our daily lives
• and more

Programme

The schedule for the seminar will be as follows:

10:00 – 11:00 Session 1 – The Virtues of the Qu’ran
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:00 Session 2 – Increasing our Knowledge of the Qu’ran
12:00 – 12:15 Break
12:15 – 13:15 Session 3 – Application of the Qu’ran into our Daily Lives
13:15 – 13:30 Zuhr

Please take note of the following:

• Unfortunately there will be no creche facilities available during this seminar.
• Lunch will not be provided at the venue. However, there are many cafes located nearby.
• Registration for the event is not mandatory, but makes planning the event more easy for us. Therefore, if you intend to come, please quickly fill in the registration form below.

About the speaker

The seminar will be held by Ustadh Driton Morina (Master of Sciences), who holds a BA Degree in Islamic Studies (Shariah) from Al Azhar University through the Institute Al Fat’h Al Islami in Damascus- Syria, and a MA Degree in Comparative Religion from International Islamic University Malaysia, KL-Malaysia.
He also holds a Master Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University, NY-USA.

He worked for two years as a lecturer of ‘History of Religions’ at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Pristina and also worked as HR Manager for almost six years for Islamic Relief Worldwide -Kosova Office.

He participated in local radio and TV discussions about several contemporary muslim issues in Kosova and writes in local newspapers and particularly portals about controversial issues such as Islamophobia, headscarf discrimination and other muslim rights violation in Kosova.

Currently he is an Imam and spiritual consultant/caretaker (Seelsorger) at the ‘Albanischer Islamischer Kulturverein Al-Hakk’ in Salzburg, Austria.

How to get there

By Car: Near the venue are ‘blue zone’ car parks available.

By Tram: The closest stop to the venue is ETH/Universitätspital which can be reached by trams 5, 6, 9 and 10. You can also arrive at Centrale from which the venue is only a 10 minute walk.

By Train: The closest station is Zurich HB. From here the venue is a 15 minute walk, or just a couple of stops on tram 5, 6, 9 or 10 which you can jump on from stop Bahnhofplatz/HB directly outside the train station.

Muslim Student Association of Zurich

We are very happy to be able to work with the Muslim Students Association of Zurich to present this seminar. Please take some time to visit their site and support them by joining them and attending their events.

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