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Presentation Session 4

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Dr. Atif Khalil

Presentation Session-4 

Sunday Sept 30, 1:00pm-3:45pm

Presenter: Dr. Atif Khalil

Topic: The Life and Thought of Rumi, Poet of Love

10 minutes

Guided centering meditation

55 minutes

Presentation

30 minutes

Break

20 minutes

Guided contemplation of the presentation

50 minutes

Contemplative sharing of individual feelings and understanding of the presentation

The Life and Thought of Rumi, Poet of Love

Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) stands as one of the greatest mystical poets of all time, and certainly one of the most influential to come out of the medieval Islamic world. Indeed, his Mathnawi has often been described, somewhat provocatively, as the “Quran in Persian.” What were the circumstances behind the poetic inspiration of a man whose intoxicating words have moved the hearts of millions? Who were his teachers? What was the precise nature of his relationship with the enigmatic dervish Shams of Tabriz, who appeared as mysteriously as he disappeared? What were the underlying elements in his doctrine of love? And what was the legacy he left behind, both within and outside of Islamicate culture and civilization? We shall explore these and many other questions in the process of unravelling the life and thought of a figure whose message is as timely and meaningful today as it was almost eight centuries ago. 

Atif Khalil is an Associate Professor at the University of Lethbridge's Department of Religious Studies where he teaches courses on Islamic theology, mysticism, art and world religions. His main area of research lies in Sufi thought, with secondary interests in comparative mysticism, inter-religious relations and virtue ethics. His articles have appeared in Studies in Religion, the Journal of Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations, Sacred Web, the Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies, Philosophy East and West, and The Muslim World. He is also the author of the recently released Repentance and the Return to God: Tawba in Early Sufism (SUNY, 2018). 

New Cohort and Coursework Scheduling

 

Ubiquity University requires a SHEN coursework certificate worth 16 credits for their MASc degree, 24 credits for a combined MASc/PhD, and 13 credits beyond MASc for a PhD degree, a credit being one hour of engagement for a 15-week semester. 

To understand how SHEN plans for you to qualify for various SHEN Coursework certificates, you need to understand the following:

  1. SHEN divides a calendar year into three 10-week academic terms, 
  2. The academic terms begin on the third Monday of January, April, and September, 
  3. An academic term is followed by a free period,
  4. New students are admitted three times a year in the three academic terms, 
  5. Participating students take a minimum of one 3-hour/week course in each term (2 credits), 
  6. A course is scheduled for three hours per week, usually in one continuous session,
  7. MASc level certificate requires 8 30-hour  courses,
  8. Combined MASc/PhD level certificate requires 12 30-hour  courses,
  9. PhD level certificate requires 5 30-hour courses and 1 45-hour course after their MASc.
  10. The maximum number of participating terms required to qualify for a MASc level certificate is 8, for a combined MASc/PhD level certificate is 12, and for a PhD level certificate is six after obtaining a MASc level certificate. 

Here is a pictorial view of the above coursework scheduling description.

  

New Cohort and Course Scheduling