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| Dr Quick |
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| Tahir Sitoto |
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| Prof. S Navdi |
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| Prof. S Dangor |
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| Yusuf Ismail |
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| Areeb Islam |
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| Mossaid Dawood |
On the 10th - 13th July 2008, the IPCI convened a comprehensive and clinical da'wah training programme, which included a range of diverse speakers encapsulating a wide series of hard-hitting topics dealing with the contentious conflict between shari'ah and human rights, dynamics of Islamic Law, the role of Uthman Dan Fodio in East Africa, globalisation and its impact in the 21st century, the New Age Movement, the "Matrix ideologies", the nature of Reality, understanding the Qur'an and the Bible in history and other related topics.
Over 80 students attended and the speakers included Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, Professor Suleman Dangor, Yusuf Ismail, Areeb Islam, Musaid Dawood, Professor Salman Nadvi and academic Tahir Sitoto. Whilst the discussions were controversial, the students were constantly stimulated by the open debate that the discourses generated.
Modern phenomenons such as the New age religion were placed on the altar of deconstruction and their failures were clinically exposed by Areeb. The Role of Uthman Dan Fodio in East Africa and its implications for modern Muslims were discussed by Dr. Quick. Of particular note and what was viewed by many students as the highlight of the programme was the discussion by Tahir Sitoto entitled, "What's the big deal about being a Muslim", which is soon to be released on DVD, and which dealt with the reductionism in contemporary Muslim society today as opposed to synthesis.
Tahir focussed on the notion of sloganeering where the word 'Muslim' was reduced to being no more than a label, and further talked about the conventional limitations within Islamic discourse and paradigms in the world today from the failures of Islamic Banking to the flawed idea of the creation of an "Islamic State", so beloved by all ideologues. The programme ended with Yusuf Ismail stating that Muslims and Da'ees in particular need to confront the 'metaphysical catastrophes' in the Muslim world and reclaim agency in becoming active participants in re-shaping society as opposed to remaining as passive recepients.
Overall the programme was a success, reflecting the novel approach that the IPCI is beginning to adopt in confronting the challenges of the 21st century! DVDs of the entire programme running for four days will soon be released. Email ipcisa@yebo.co.za for early orders.
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