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20 Feb 2024

Sufism and Music Education Programme

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSThe programme lasts 8 weeks.It is a total of 16 hours training programme.It is between 26 February - 15 April 2024.Monday 14.00 - 16.00Programme fee: 1000 TL (including VAT)Fee for those who will attend the programme from abroad: To be announced later.For information about registration to the programme, CLICK HERE.***The programme will be held face-to-face and can also be followed online.*** Simultaneous recordings of the lectures are taken and uploaded to the system. Participants will have access to the course videos for 6 months.Participants who have completed their payment transactions are kindly requested to send their payment information to tasavvuf@uskudar.edu.tr.SCOPE"Music is the science of wisdom, and it is a blessing to those who know and those who do not know." said İbrahim Hakkı Hz.Since the contribution of Sufi music to the spiritual education of human beings was well known by Sufis, one of the most important tools used in the process of spiritual education in tekkes was music. The first Sufi music started with the compositions made for Ahmad Yassawî's hikmet and the speeches of Anatolian saints have been composed and recited by the lovers of the truth until today.The effect of the speeches of the awliya on the soul through melodies is much more effective than reading the same words from a book or hearing them as a speech. These speeches, each of which is a pearl of magic words, become more effective the more they are repeated.  In time, one's understanding and comprehension increases.Anyone who loves music, who wants to get to know our ancient culture in terms of literature, Sufism and music and who wants to be at least a good listener can participate in this programme. In the programme, samples of the hymns of Sufi poets such as Yûnus Emre, Niyâzî-i Mısrî, Eşrefoğlu Rûmî, Aziz Mahmud Hüdâyî, Alvarlı Efe, Ken'ân Rifâî, whose poems are composed the most, will be performed.  "Let me call you Mevlâm with mountains and stones", "Love has been fortunate for us from eternity", "Hak will bring good out of evil", "O âşık-ı dildâde", "Let's take destur to the demine of soldiers" and many more...We hope that those who are interested in Sufism, but have not had the opportunity to get acquainted with this beautiful, ancient music before, will be able to get acquainted with this programme.Course Procedure: Our lessons will be accompanied by instruments. These may be ney, oud, classical kemençe, kānun, tanbur, kudüm, bendir. Our studies will be done with the meşk method. Before the beginning of the lesson, the lyrics of the new pieces to be passed will be distributed and will be repeated. Different pieces will be added every week to enrich the repertoire. It is not necessary to know sheet music for participation in the lessons. It is enough to have an ear for music.Who is Elif Ömürlü Uyar?She was born in Istanbul. She graduated from ITU Management Engineering Department. She started to receive her first music education from her father Yusuf Ömürlü at Kubbealtı Music Society during her secondary school years. He shared the musical knowledge he received from his father with his students at Kubbealtı. During his university years, he attended the Istanbul University Choir under the direction of Süheylâ Altmışdört. For years, she was inspired by the fasıl assemblies organised in the house of Ûdî composer Câhit Gözkân and attended by valuable artists. He served the promotion of Classical Turkish Music and Sufi Music with the works he performed in the programme "Aşka Yolculuk with Cemalnur Sargut" broadcast on Beyaz TV. He managed the music studies and Kubbealtı Music Ensemble for 5 years at Kubbealtı Academy Culture and Art Foundation, which he received from his father Yusuf Ömürlü in 2010. Since 2016, he has been running the "Istanbul Turkish Quarry Ömürlü Mûsıkî Ensemble". Since 2019, he has been continuing to teach Sufi Music on the Anatolian side. He also teaches theory, solfege, repertoire and usul. He is currently doing his master's degree at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies.Albums: Erler Demine (2022), Yusuf Ömürlü Besteleri (2021), Gönül Bahçemden (2020), Kimi Dost'a Varır (2015), İlâhiyât-ı Ken'ân (2012). AGENDA

20 Feb 2024

Sufi Work Readings Training Programme

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSThe programme lasts 8 weeks.It is a total of 16 hours training programme.It is between 1 March - 26 April 2024.Friday 10.00 - 12.00Programme fee: 3.350 TL (including VAT)Fee for Participants from Abroad: 120 EUROFor information about registration to the programme, CLICK HERE.*** Simultaneous recordings of the lectures are taken and uploaded to the system. Participants will have access to the course videos for 6 months.Participants who have completed their payment transactions are kindly requested to send their payment information to tasavvuf@uskudar.edu.tr.SCOPEIbn 'Arabī (1165-1240), also known as Muhyiddīn (the reviver of religion) or Shaykh al-Akbar (the greatest Shaykh), is a Sufi who, in his spiritual and spiritual journey from Andalusia to Damascus, united the East and the West in his works, interpreted and combined different disciplines, philosophical and mystical views without excluding them, and combined them with his knowledge. In the Islamic world, there is no scholar who has left such a dominant and profound influence as he has, and in the West, few Muslim scholars are as well known as he is.Osman Yahya mentions some 550 works written by Ibn 'Arabî, ranging in volume from two pages to the 37-volume Futûhât al-Makkiyya, of which over 300 have survived, most of them still in manuscript form.Although he is sometimes unfairly referred to as a theoretician because of his systematisation of many Sufi ideas and concepts, in his works, as he repeatedly emphasised, he described the knowledge he had experienced and enjoyed, and, as his disciples put it, theory and practice were inextricably intertwined in his works.In addition to the large number of his works, two works in particular, the Futûhât al-Makkiyya and the Fusus al-Hikam, have been highly influential as the two works that best reflect Ibn 'Arabî's legacy. In contrast to the Futûhât al-Makkiyya, which deals with a wide range of subjects in detail, the Fusus al-Hikam, written in Damascus in 1229, is considered the summation of his works with its depth and intensity. For this reason, around 120 commentaries were written on the work, the first of which was Ibn 'Arabî's own, and the work, which was initially read in small circles, gradually became known in wider circles and has continued to be the centre of attention until today.The title of the work also reflects its content. Consisting of 27 chapters, each chapter is devoted to a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an, and a divine wisdom that is revealed in him is described. As expressed in the holy hadith as "Hidden Treasure", although God is unknowable and incomprehensible in His essence, the universe is the place of manifestation and manifestation of God, and the perfect human being, who is the caliph of God, is the perfection of this manifestation and the purpose of creation. By realising the wisdom manifested in each prophet's word, that is, in his truth, a new door opens for man in knowing the Truth. Hz. Muhammad is the khattam al-anbiyâ, the Seal of the Prophets, because he is the last of the prophets, he constitutes the totality of words (jawāmi'u'l-kelim) in that he confirms, completes and unites all prophets, and he unites the beginning and the end of creation in that he is the perfect manifestation of the Truth-i Muhammadiyya. For this reason, understanding other prophets and their wisdom has been instrumental in understanding and recognising the Prophet Muhammad, the Truth.AGENDA

20 Feb 2024

Islamic Studies Seminars

Within the scope of the Bilateral Cooperation Project in Education that the Institute of Sufi Studies is developing with Tokyo Meiji University, the programme on "Islamic Studies Seminars" was held on Thursday, 2 November 2023 between 14.00-16.00.Programme news: https://uskudar.edu.tr/tr/icerik/42812/arastirmacilar-islam-arastirmalari-seminerleri-kapsaminda-sunumlarini-yaptiInstitute of Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University, IstanbulDepartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Meiji University, TokyoJapan-Turkey Bilateral Cooperation in Education Project"Islamic Studies Seminars"Thursday 2 November 202314.00-16.00 South Campus A Block Floor: -1Responsible faculty member, Turkey side : Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr Cangüzel Güner ZülfikarResponsible faculty member, Japan side: Dr. Lecturer Prof. Dr Kie InoueGuest of Honour: Prof. Dr Masato Goda, Dean of the Faculty of LettersEvaluation of the seminars: Prof. Dr. Emine Yeniterzi, Prof. Dr. Reşat Öngören, Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Cangüzel Güner Zülfikar, Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr Dilek Güldütuna,Cemalnur Sargut, Prof. Dr. Elif Erhan and Prof. Dr. Masato Goda, Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr Kie InoueStudents who will present in the seminar and seminar titles:1. "Why Muhammad is an Auditory Prophet?"Azusa Fujiwara2. "Relationships between Wahdat al-Wujûd and Spinoza's Philosophy"Haruto Suzuki3. "A Verify of the Wahdat-al-wujud"Misari Saito4. "Comparison of Ontology of Suhrawardi and Ibn Arabi"

THE Institute FOR SUFI STUDIES AT USKUDAR UNIVERSITY

The Institute for Sufi Studies was established in July 2014 with the aim of creating a scientific environment where art is appreciated and the sense of beauty is hightened in order to serve humanity to reach peace and happiness, based on interdisciplinary studies in which the comprehensive and in-depth view of Sufism is used. As a specialized Institute in Sufism, the designed programs aim to raise individuals who place great effort to increase their knowledge about the science of Sufism, themselves, and the world at large. Individuals who internalize humanist and ethical values, appreciative of art, creative thinkers and studious researchers, understanding the value of time, and empathetic. According to Sufism, the purpose of science is not only to gain knowledge of these values, but also to put them to use for the happiness and progress of humanity.


The Sufi Culture and Literature Graduate Programs

The content of Sufi Culture and Literature graduate programs has been designed to integrate the subjects of Sufi thought, Sufi history and Sufi literature with the basic Islamic sciences, along with various disciplines of social sciences, especially the subjects of Islamic thought and civilization history. The program also aims to contribute to the production of interdisciplinary cultural studies based on the perspective of "Islamic civilization, Sufi thought and culture", which is originated in our own cultural geography. Taking a closer look allows us to see that almost every study related to civilization and culture in this geography is somehow related to the field of Sufism. Thus Sufism can offer new opportunities for Turkey in the fields of Area Studies and Religious Studies. Studies on Sufism can also bring new perspectives to those who are interested in sociology and human psychology today.


Sufi Culture and Literature Master's Programs

The Institute for Sufi Studies started its master's program titled "Sufi Culture and Literature" in February 2016 and admitted its first students in the Spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The program provides students from all branches with the opportunity to do postgraduate degrees on Sufism and related subjects. The program is organized as thesis and non-thesis master's programs.

Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature Doctorate Program

The education provided by the Institute within the scope of Sufi Culture and Literature Master's Programs has been enriched with the opening of the Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature Doctorate Program, which from a scientific perspective will offer deeper and wider opportunities. In our country, there are hardly any independent interdisciplinary doctoral programs in basic fields such as literature, history, religious sciences, anthropology and psychology. This program aims to contribute to the development of interdisciplinary studies and the search for new methods in the field of Humanities. The program accepted its first students in the 2019-2020 Fall Semester.

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