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2013 "Longing for the Divine" Calendar

2013 edition of the double-category, Amazon #1 best-selling calendar. Breathtaking, meditative photography coupled with aphorisms by spiritual luminaries inspired by the classical Islamic tradition.

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<strong>2013</strong><br />

award-winning calendar<br />

by andalusian arts<br />

<strong>Longing</strong><br />

<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Divine


ANDALUSIAN ARTS<br />

ANDALUSIAN ARTS presents its “<strong>Longing</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine” calendar <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2012 year.<br />

Coupling <strong>the</strong> words of scholar-saints who lived what <strong>the</strong>y preached with images captured by<br />

world-renowned photographers, we have attempted to share expressions of beauty inspired<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Islamic ethos. In a world where change is <strong>the</strong> norm, <strong>the</strong>se carefully selected word-photo<br />

pairings argue quietly but convincingly that <strong>the</strong> quest <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine is timeless. It is our fervent<br />

hope that each month's display introduces this sense of <strong>the</strong> Sacred in every place <strong>the</strong> calendar<br />

is exhibited.<br />

ANDALUSIAN ARTS is a designer and producer of print and gift items <strong>for</strong> both <strong>the</strong> Islamic corporate and retail markets. Our product line includes calendars<br />

(wall, desktop, or pocket), premium greeting cards, and commissioned prints. We offer customized product designs to embassies, corporations, and non-profits;<br />

our products have been successfully used as fundraisers, purchase incentives, patron appreciation <strong>for</strong> non-profits, corporate giveaways, and as a component of a<br />

larger company branding strategy.<br />

Our clientele/partners/retailers include: Borders Bookstores Inc.; <strong>Calendar</strong>s.com; Partners West; TNT; Islamic Relief (Los Angeles, London, and South Africa);<br />

Intercontinental Hotel (Middle East); Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism (London); UMMA Community Clinic (Los Angeles); Averroes Academy (Chicago);<br />

Marriott Hotel (Middle East); Astrolabe Islamic Media (N. Virginia); Islamic Society of North America (ISNA); and The Unity Center (Greater Michigan).<br />

Cover photo of Dhalkut, Oman © Lucie Debelkova • All photographs are protected by <strong>the</strong> indicated copyrights • “<strong>Longing</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine” © 2001–2012 Andalusian Arts, LLC • Produced by Mohamed Marei •<br />

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<br />

Hassan and Laila Marei • Islamic dates used throughout <strong>the</strong> calendar are based on <strong>the</strong> Umm-ul-Qura calendar, which has been accepted by <strong>the</strong> Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), <strong>the</strong> Islamic Society of<br />

North America (ISNA), and <strong>the</strong> European Council <strong>for</strong> Fatwa & Research (ECFR) • Holidays are based on data provided by Khalid Shaukat’s moonsighting.com • Due to <strong>the</strong> nature of lunar calendars, actual<br />

dates may vary by one and, rarely, two days.


<strong>Longing</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine<br />

27 27 27 27 27 27 27<br />

11 12<br />

13 14 15 16 17<br />

Few things touch man to <strong>the</strong><br />

many as eighty percent of <strong>the</strong> people were<br />

core of his being like a sense of<br />

associated in some way or ano<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Divine. A voice within each<br />

mystic orders, which had great influence<br />

of us tells us that beyond <strong>the</strong> veil of<br />

on all levels of society.<br />

ordinary perception <strong>the</strong>re is something<br />

The light of finding this subtlety within<br />

which if found, would prove greater than<br />

one and taking it in one’s hands and<br />

<strong>the</strong> sum of all things. In every revealed<br />

proceeding to God—<strong>the</strong> purity of purpose<br />

religion <strong>the</strong>re have been men and women<br />

of those who sought, <strong>the</strong> illumination of<br />

who focused upon this inner certitude<br />

those who found—is reflected in almost<br />

and made it grow through <strong>the</strong> means<br />

all traditional expressions of Islamic high<br />

vouchsafed <strong>the</strong>m, until a light dawned<br />

culture, from <strong>the</strong> simplicity and dignity of<br />

within <strong>the</strong>m such<br />

27as few ever see.<br />

27 27 27 27<br />

its clothing, to <strong>the</strong><br />

27<br />

warmth of its interiors,<br />

27<br />

11In <strong>the</strong> history of Islam, 12 those who tread 13 14 15 to <strong>the</strong> 16 beauty of its calligraphy, 17 to <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> path of highest spiritual possibility<br />

soaring heights of its mystic love poetry,<br />

were many more than in any previous<br />

to <strong>the</strong> majesty of its mosques and public<br />

religion. Revelation must speak to every<br />

works. The unity of all, perceptible to even<br />

level of those to whom it is sent, and <strong>the</strong><br />

bystanders, is of <strong>the</strong> Oneness that inspired<br />

personal reality<br />

27<br />

of each human being<br />

27<br />

is not<br />

27 27 27<br />

it, a sea without<br />

27<br />

shores of <strong>the</strong> divine<br />

27<br />

merely 11 a body, or a body 12 with a mind; but 13 14 15 beauty, 16 a sea without shores 17 of <strong>the</strong> divine<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r body, mind, and spirit, <strong>the</strong> subtle<br />

perfection, a sea without shores of <strong>the</strong><br />

entity within each of us that opens onto<br />

divine largesse.<br />

<strong>the</strong> Divine. If <strong>the</strong> cultural imperium of <strong>the</strong><br />

Everything has a point that it bespeaks<br />

present age has little to offer <strong>the</strong>se higher<br />

and tends to, and in <strong>the</strong> Islamic vision<br />

possibilities, <strong>the</strong><br />

27<br />

peace of body and<br />

27<br />

mind<br />

27 27 27<br />

that point is Allah,<br />

27<br />

<strong>the</strong> incomparable<br />

27<br />

that<br />

11<br />

comes by “submission”<br />

12<br />

to highest<br />

One through whom all else exists; while<br />

13 14 15 16 17<br />

reality, <strong>the</strong> fundamental sense of <strong>the</strong> word<br />

Islam, has freed and continues to free <strong>the</strong><br />

spirit of many to ascend.<br />

The mystical flowering of Islamic orders<br />

or tariqas of those dedicated to Allah and a<br />

27 27 27 27<br />

spiritual path was unprecedented in world<br />

11 12<br />

13 14<br />

history. They were not mere collectivities<br />

of worshippers, but men and women who<br />

while living in <strong>the</strong> world were actively<br />

engaged in <strong>the</strong> sapiential dawning of <strong>the</strong><br />

Divine Presence in <strong>the</strong> heart, defined by<br />

<strong>the</strong> Prophet (Allah bless him and give him<br />

peace) as “to worship God as though you<br />

see Him.” Though less in <strong>the</strong> modern day,<br />

in previous Muslim times and lands as<br />

<strong>the</strong> beginning of wisdom is realizing<br />

that one only is through <strong>the</strong> One Who<br />

Is. If <strong>the</strong> beauty of <strong>the</strong> scenes within this<br />

calendar—marking <strong>the</strong> passage of months<br />

of our mortal lives—awakens a sense of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Oneness experienced by <strong>the</strong> sages<br />

whose words are translated here, it is surely<br />

a glimpse of <strong>the</strong> light that can never be put<br />

out, <strong>the</strong> light of finding one’s way back<br />

through <strong>the</strong> discordance of <strong>the</strong> finite to <strong>the</strong><br />

limitless serenity of <strong>the</strong> Infinite. This is <strong>the</strong><br />

spirit of an Islamic art calendar, or to put it<br />

more simply, <strong>the</strong> spirit of Islam.<br />

MMIV-MMXII © Nuh Ha Mim Keller


Toil<br />

do not rest<br />

Your last breath is a floodgate<br />

and behind it are torrents of blessings<br />

rumi<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

30<br />

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18 31 1 2 3 4<br />

New Year’s Day<br />

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1<br />

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Martin Lu<strong>the</strong>r King Day<br />

The Prophet’s Birthday<br />

(Milad al-Nabi)<br />

27 28 29 30 31 1 2<br />

16 17 19<br />

20 21<br />

15 18<br />

3 4 5 6<br />

23 25<br />

22 24<br />

Marrakesh<br />

© Lucie Debelkova<br />

DECEMBER 2012<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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JANUARY <strong>2013</strong><br />

safar/Rabi‘ I


Each night<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is a sacred hour<br />

in which <strong>the</strong> bounties of this world and <strong>the</strong> next<br />

shower <strong>the</strong> seeker<br />

prophetic tradition<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

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29 1<br />

2 3 4 5 6<br />

Rabi‘ II<br />

14<br />

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7 8<br />

Presidents Day<br />

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12 13<br />

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5 6<br />

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Dubai<br />

© Sohail Nakhooda<br />

JANUARY<br />

MARCH<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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February<br />

Rabi‘ I/Rabi‘ II


The sun never tells <strong>the</strong> earth,<br />

“You owe me.”<br />

Her selfless love<br />

illuminates <strong>the</strong> sky<br />

hafiz<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

24 25 26 27 28 1 2<br />

14 15<br />

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3 4 5 6 7<br />

21 22<br />

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8<br />

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12<br />

10 11 13<br />

15<br />

28 29<br />

30 1 2 3 4<br />

Jumada I<br />

Daylight Savings Time<br />

Begins<br />

14<br />

17 19 20 21<br />

5 6<br />

18 7 8 9<br />

10 11<br />

22<br />

16<br />

23<br />

24 25 26 27 28 29<br />

12 13<br />

14 15 16 17 18<br />

Good Friday<br />

(UK / Canada)<br />

30<br />

31 1<br />

19 20<br />

2 3<br />

21 22<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

APRIL<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

Easter<br />

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Hadramout<br />

© Lucie Debelkova<br />

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March<br />

Rabi‘ II/Jumada I


Simple kindness<br />

offered discreetly<br />

radiates with purity<br />

imam ‘ali<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

31<br />

2<br />

19 20 21<br />

22<br />

23 24 25<br />

Easter Monday<br />

(UK / Canada)<br />

1 3 4 5 6<br />

26<br />

7<br />

8 9 10 11 12 13<br />

27 28<br />

29<br />

1 2 3<br />

Jumada II<br />

4<br />

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5 6<br />

7<br />

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20<br />

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Chellah ©<br />

Alexandre<br />

Baron<br />

MARCH<br />

MAY<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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April<br />

Jumada I/Jumada II


Heal your illness<br />

through charity<br />

imam sadiq<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

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11<br />

Early May Bank Holiday<br />

(UK)<br />

Rajab<br />

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12<br />

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3 4<br />

17<br />

13 5 6 7 8<br />

18<br />

Mo<strong>the</strong>r’s Day<br />

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10 11<br />

21 12 13 14<br />

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25<br />

Victoria Day (Canada)<br />

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26<br />

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Memorial Day<br />

Spring Bank Holiday<br />

(UK)<br />

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4 5<br />

25 26<br />

Kuala Lumpur<br />

© Lucie<br />

Debelkova<br />

APRIL<br />

JUNE<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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May<br />

Jumada II/Rajab


Words from <strong>the</strong> heart<br />

penetrate o<strong>the</strong>r hearts<br />

Words from <strong>the</strong> tongue<br />

pass not beyond ears<br />

suhrawardi<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

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8<br />

Night Journey<br />

(Al-Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj)<br />

30<br />

9<br />

11 12 13<br />

1 2<br />

Sha‘ban<br />

14<br />

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15<br />

7<br />

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22<br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day<br />

14<br />

Night of Salvation<br />

(15 th of Sha‘ban)<br />

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30<br />

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Tripoli<br />

© Sohail Nakhooda<br />

MAY<br />

JULY<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

1 2 3 4<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6<br />

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June<br />

Rajab/sha‘ban


I never knew<br />

that <strong>the</strong> Beloved<br />

too<br />

desires us<br />

rumi<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6<br />

21 22<br />

23<br />

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30<br />

Canada Day<br />

Independence Day<br />

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29 1<br />

2 3 4 5<br />

Ramadan<br />

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6<br />

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Qasr al Sarab<br />

© Sohail Nakhooda<br />

JUNE<br />

AUGUST<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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sha‘ban/Ramadan


The Beloved elevates <strong>the</strong> one<br />

who humbles himself<br />

boutchichi<br />

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(Laylat al-Qadr)<br />

27<br />

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‘Eid al-Fitr<br />

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(UK)<br />

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© Lucie Debelkova<br />

JULY<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

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Ramadan/Shawwal


Labor Day<br />

Enlightenment<br />

is nei<strong>the</strong>r won nor earned<br />

but ra<strong>the</strong>r gifted<br />

from Above<br />

fayturi<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

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© Lucie Debelkova<br />

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OCTOBER<br />

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Shawwal/Dhul Qa‘da


All that is tender<br />

is beautiful<br />

prophetic tradition<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

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19<br />

Day of ‘Arafat<br />

‘Eid al-Adha<br />

Columbus Day<br />

15<br />

20<br />

Thanksgiving Day<br />

(Canada)<br />

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Abu Dhabi<br />

© Sohail Nakhooda<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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October<br />

Dhul Qa‘da/Dhul Hijja


Call on your Lord<br />

with humility<br />

and in solitude<br />

qur’an 7:55<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

27<br />

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3<br />

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ends<br />

4 5 6 7 8<br />

1 2<br />

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Muharram<br />

Guy Fawkes Day (UK)<br />

9<br />

New Islamic Year<br />

1435 ah<br />

7<br />

10<br />

12 13 14<br />

8 9<br />

15<br />

11 10 11 12 13<br />

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Veterans Day<br />

Ashura<br />

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Hanukkah<br />

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Shiraz<br />

© Lucie Debelkova<br />

OCTOBER<br />

DECEMBER<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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Dhul Hijja/muharram


Who is man<br />

but a reflection of <strong>the</strong> Everlasting<br />

jami<br />

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

1<br />

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Boxing Day<br />

(UK / Canada)<br />

26<br />

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Sharjah<br />

© Sohail Nakhooda<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

JANUARY 2014<br />

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S<br />

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muharram/safar


sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />

Marrakesh<br />

© Lucie Debelkova<br />

s m t w t f s s m t w t f s<br />

1<br />

1 2<br />

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30 31<br />

2003-2008 <strong>Calendar</strong> Marketing Association<br />

Awards <strong>for</strong> “<strong>Longing</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine”<br />

• Gold, Best Subject (Corporate)<br />

• Gold, Best Subject (Customized)<br />

• Gold (2x), Best Finishing Technical Achievement<br />

• Silver, Best Subject (Retail)<br />

• Silver, Best Non-Profit (Customized)<br />

• Bronze, Best Typography<br />

• Bronze, Best Color Separations<br />

“beautifully designed and produced … visually compelling, and<br />

<strong>the</strong> quotes inspiring”<br />

— Rochelle Kessler, LA County Museum of Art<br />

january • Marrakesh february • Dubai march • Hadramout<br />

april • Chellah<br />

may • Kuala Lumpur<br />

june • Tripoli<br />

“a calendar that will lift your heart and open your mind”<br />

— Robert Arndt, Editor, Aramco World<br />

“this exquisite and elegant calendar reminds us of <strong>the</strong><br />

breathtaking beauty and tranquility that typifies<br />

traditional Islam” — S. A. Schleifer, Director,<br />

Adham Center, American University in Cairo<br />

“I am not a Muslim; but as I gaze on <strong>the</strong>se beautiful<br />

photographs … peace comes to me”<br />

— Pamela Nice, Associate Director, Center <strong>for</strong><br />

Faculty Development, University of St. Thomas<br />

Following <strong>the</strong> runaway success of its<br />

2011 calendar, Andalusian Arts proudly<br />

presents <strong>the</strong> 2012 edition: Twelve<br />

stunning images captured by world-class<br />

photographers of <strong>the</strong> spiritual tapestry<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Muslim work, coupled with <strong>the</strong><br />

wisdom-words of scholar-saints such as<br />

Imam ‘Ali, Saidlani, and Rumi …<br />

a colorful glimpse into <strong>the</strong> living universe<br />

of traditional Islamic spirituality.<br />

17 30<br />

Toil<br />

do not rest<br />

Your last breath is a floodgate<br />

and behind it are torrents of blessings<br />

rumi<br />

18 31 19 1 20 2 21 3 22 4 23<br />

New Year’s Day<br />

5<br />

july • Qasr al Sarab<br />

augusT • Casablanca<br />

september • Kashan<br />

24<br />

6<br />

25 7 26 8 27 28 10 29 30<br />

9<br />

11<br />

12<br />

1<br />

Rabi‘ I<br />

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18<br />

4 5 6<br />

7<br />

19<br />

8<br />

20 9 21 10 22 23 24 25 26<br />

11 12 13 14<br />

Martin Lu<strong>the</strong>r King Day<br />

The Prophet’s Birthday<br />

(Milad al-Nabi)<br />

27 28 29 30 31 1 2<br />

16 19<br />

17 20 21<br />

15 18<br />

3 4 5 6<br />

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22 24<br />

deC emB er 2012<br />

feB ruary<br />

JANUARY <strong>2013</strong><br />

safar/Rabi‘ I<br />

october • Abu Dhabi<br />

november • Shiraz<br />

december • Sharjah<br />

SAN 257-053X<br />

Andalusian Arts<br />

www.AndalusianArts.com<br />

• info@AndalusianArts.com<br />

US Tel: 310-694-3762<br />

© “<strong>Longing</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine” 2002-2012 Andalusian Arts Printed in Jordan USA $14.95 CAN $14.95 UK £9.95

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