SimplyIslam.sg and the Turkish Cultural Centre are pleased to announce that we are jointly organising a lecture cum discussion with a visiting scholar, Prof Recep Senturk, from Istanbul’s Fatih University. Details are as such:
Lecture & Discussion
Prophet Muhammad (s): The Perfection of Character
Speaker: Prof Recep Senturk (Fatih University, Istanbul)
Date: Wednesday 13 August 2008
Time: 8 to 10 pm
Venue: CIMS @ Wisma Indah, 448 Changi Road, #04-01 [click here for map]
Fee: $20 per participant (light refreshments provided)
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About the Topic
Almighty Allah says: “And verily, you [O Muhammad] are on an exalted [standard of] character.” (Qur’an, 68:4). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself once said: “Allah has sent me as an apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement of manners and loftiness of deportment.” [Muwatta; Musnad; Mishkat].
Prophet Muhammad (s) was gentle, kind-hearted, gracious, polite, courteous, compassionate and merciful. Words simply cannot describe his beauty. He inspired and continues to inspire people to embrace Islam simply by his beautiful character and disposition.
Prof Recep Senturk will elucidate on some of the beautiful character of Allah’s Beloved Messenger (s), and will also discuss the ways of exuding in ourselves the beautiful characters as manifested by Prophet Muhammad (s).
About Prof Recep Senturk
Prof Recep Senturk obtained his PhD in Sociology from Columbia University in 1991. A Turkish national, he obtained his BA in Religion and Pedagogy in 1986 from Marmara University, Istanbul and did his MA in Sociology in 1988 at Istanbul University. His areas of interest areas are human rights, social networks, the sociology of law, social theory, the sociology of religion and culture, the study of the Ottoman empire, and political sociology. Among his publications are Narrative Social Structure: Anatomy of the Hadith Transmission Network, 610-1505 (Stanford University Press, 2006). Prof. Senturk is currently an Associate Professor at the Fatih University, Istanbul.