Longing Divine for the
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award-winning calendar andalusian arts
ANDALUSIAN ARTS ANDALUSIAN ARTS presents its “Longing for the Divine” calendar for the 2012 year. Coupling the words of scholar-saints who lived what they preached with images captured by world-renowned photographers, we have attempted to share expressions of beauty inspired by the Islamic ethos. In a world where change is the norm, these carefully selected word-photo pairings argue quietly but convincingly that the quest for the Divine is timeless. It is our fervent hope that each month's display introduces this sense of the Sacred in every place the calendar is exhibited. ANDALUSIAN ARTS is a designer and producer of print and gift items for both the Islamic corporate and retail markets. Our product line includes calendars (wall, desktop, or pocket), premium greeting cards, and commissioned prints. We offer customized product designs to embassies, corporations, and non-profits; our products have been successfully used as fundraisers, purchase incentives, patron appreciation for non-profits, corporate giveaways, and as a component of a larger company branding strategy. Our clientele/partners/retailers include: Borders Bookstores Inc.; Calendars.com; Partners West; TNT; Islamic Relief (Los Angeles, London, and South Africa); Intercontinental Hotel (Middle East); Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism (London); UMMA Community Clinic (Los Angeles); Averroes Academy (Chicago); Marriott Hotel (Middle East); Astrolabe Islamic Media (N. Virginia); Islamic Society of North America (ISNA); and The Unity Center (Greater Michigan). Cover photo of Dhalkut, Oman © Lucie Debelkova • All photographs are protected by the indicated copyrights • “Longing for the Divine” © 2001–2012 Andalusian Arts, LLC • Produced by Mohamed Marei • Designed by Sohail Nakhooda • Additional design by Maher Yusuf • Preface © Nuh Ha Mim Keller • Special thanks to Hani Samman, Omar Samman, Zeina Shahzada, Nidal Al-Qudairi, Imad Nimer, and Hassan and Laila Marei • Islamic dates used throughout the calendar are based on the Umm-ul-Qura calendar, which has been accepted by the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the European Council for Fatwa & Research (ECFR) • Holidays are based on data provided by Khalid Shaukat’s moonsighting.com • Due to the nature of lunar calendars, actual dates may vary by one and, rarely, two days.
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core of his being like a sense of the Divine. A voice within each of us tells us that beyond the veil of ordinary perception there is something which if found, would prove greater than the sum of all things. In every revealed religion there have been men and women who focused upon this inner certitude and made it grow through the means vouchsafed them, until a light dawned within them such as few ever see. 11In the history of Islam, 12 those who tread13 the path of highest spiritual possibility were many more than in any previous religion. Revelation must speak to every level of those to whom it is sent, and the personal reality of each human being is not merely a body, or a body 11 12 with a mind; but 13 rather body, mind, and spirit, the subtle entity within each of us that opens onto the Divine. If the cultural imperium of the present age has little to offer these higher possibilities, the peace of body and mind that to highest 13 11 comes by “submission” 12 reality, the fundamental sense of the word Islam, has freed and continues to free the spirit of many to ascend. The mystical flowering of Islamic orders or tariqas of those dedicated to Allah and a spiritual path was unprecedented in world 11 history. They were not12mere collectivities 13 of worshippers, but men and women who while living in the world were actively engaged in the sapiential dawning of the Divine Presence in the heart, defined by the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) as “to worship God as though you see Him.” Though less in the modern day, in previous Muslim times and lands as
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17 16 many as eighty percent of the people were associated in some way or another with the mystic orders, which had great influence on all levels of society. The light of finding this subtlety within one and taking it in one’s hands and proceeding to God—the purity of purpose of those who sought, the illumination of those who found—is reflected in almost all traditional expressions of Islamic high culture, from the simplicity and dignity of its clothing, to the warmth of its interiors, 17 16 beauty of its calligraphy, to the to the soaring heights of its mystic love poetry, to the majesty of its mosques and public works. The unity of all, perceptible to even bystanders, is of the Oneness that inspired it, a sea without shores of the divine beauty, 17 of the divine 16 a sea without shores perfection, a sea without shores of the divine largesse. Everything has a point that it bespeaks and tends to, and in the Islamic vision that point is Allah, the incomparable One through whom all else exists; while 17 16 the beginning of wisdom is realizing that one only is through the One Who Is. If the beauty of the scenes within this calendar—marking the passage of months of our mortal lives—awakens a sense of the Oneness experienced by the sages whose words are translated here, it is surely a glimpse of the light that can never be put out, the light of finding one’s way back through the discordance of the finite to the limitless serenity of the Infinite. This is the spirit of an Islamic art calendar, or to put it more simply, the spirit of Islam.
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Try everything Only love will release you from the shackles of yourself jami monday
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Remembrance is forgetting everything except the Beloved ibn abi al-khayr monday
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2003-2008 Calendar Marketing Association Awards for “Longing for the Divine” • Gold, Best Subject (Corporate) • Gold, Best Subject (Customized) • Gold (2x), Best Finishing Technical Achievement • Silver, Best Subject (Retail) • Silver, Best Non-Profit (Customized) • Bronze, Best Typography • Bronze, Best Color Separations
“beautifully designed and produced … visually compelling, and the quotes inspiring” — Rochelle Kessler, LA County Museum of Art
january • Borneo Island
february • Dhalkut
march • Manama
“a calendar that will lift your heart and open your mind” — Robert Arndt, Editor, Aramco World “this exquisite and elegant calendar reminds us of the breathtaking beauty and tranquility that typifies traditional Islam” — S. A. Schleifer, Director, Adham Center, American University in Cairo “I am not a Muslim; but as I gaze on these beautiful photographs … peace comes to me” — Pamela Nice, Associate Director, Center for Faculty Development, University of St. Thomas
april • Jeddah
may • Isfahan
june • Red Sea Coast
Following the runaway success of its 2011 calendar, Andalusian Arts proudly presents the 2012 edition: Twelve stunning images captured by world-class photographers of the spiritual tapestry of the Muslim work, coupled with the wisdom-words of scholar-saints such as Imam ‘Ali, Saidlani, and Rumi … a colorful glimpse into the living universe of traditional Islamic spirituality.
Clear your heart as a home for the Beloved There He will unveil His beauty shabistari monday
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july • Tripoli
augusT • Uskudar
september • Abu Dhabi
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UMMA is the first full-time Muslim charitable medical institution in the US, and has served as the model for at least 36 other Muslim-founded health clinics across the country.
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JANUARY 2012 safar/Rabi‘ I
october • Nizwa
november • Wadi Diwan
Andalusian Arts
december • Istanbul
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