This event is in conjunction with the Qalam Pakistan Initiative and the Sacred Music Series at St. Paul’s Chapel.
About the Conference: "Translated Desires: Translation, Ibn al-ʿArabī, and the Multilingual Islamic Past"
The writings of Ibn al-ʿArabī (d. 1240), one of the most influential Sufi Muslim theoreticians of the medieval period, touched all aspects of knowledge in Asia and Africa in the centuries after his death. This workshop will take as its objective a global history of translation and language in both the dissemination and reception of Ibn al-ʿArabī’s writings through discourse, music, and art.
Members of Group
Fariduddin Ayaz
Abu Muhammad
Ghayoor Ahmed
Moizuddin Haydar
Mubarak Hassan Haris
Zarar Ahmed
Shah Baleeghuddin
Fawwad Tahseen
Ghulam Mustafa
Muhammad Shah
About the Performance
The Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwal Group is one of the premier Qawwali groups of Pakistan. Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music from South Asia whose roots stretch to the medieval period. Rich in poetic and mystical symbolism, the performance is led by powerful vocalists who loop through multiple verse-chorus sequences in several languages. The ensemble lays claim to a strong musical lineage that stretches back to the Mughal court in Delhi.
Sponsored by:
The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society
Middle East Institute, Columbia University
Qalam Pakistan Initiative
Columbia Core Curriculum
Department of History, Columbia University
Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies, Columbia University
Center for the Study of Muslim Societies, Columbia University
The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University
Sacred Music at Columbia
Columbia Music Center
Columbia Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies
Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
Columbia Law School
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Chaar Prahar
