2012 "Longing for the Divine" Calendar

Longing
Divine
for the
2012
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;
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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.

Longing for the Divine
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11 12
13 14 15 16 17
Few things touch man to the
many as eighty percent of the people were
core of his being like a sense of
associated in some way or another with the
the Divine. A voice within each
mystic orders, which had great influence
of us tells us that beyond the veil of
on all levels of society.
ordinary perception there is something
The light of finding this subtlety within
which if found, would prove greater than
one and taking it in one’s hands and
the sum of all things. In every revealed
proceeding to God—the purity of purpose
religion there have been men and women
of those who sought, the illumination of
who focused upon this inner certitude
those who found—is reflected in almost
and made it grow through the means
all traditional expressions of Islamic high
vouchsafed them, until a light dawned
culture, from the simplicity and dignity of
within them such
27as few ever see.
27 27 27 27
its clothing, to the
27
warmth of its interiors,
27
11In the history of Islam, 12 those who tread 13 14 15 to the 16 beauty of its calligraphy, 17 to the
the path of highest spiritual possibility
soaring heights of its mystic love poetry,
were many more than in any previous
to the majesty of its mosques and public
religion. Revelation must speak to every
works. The unity of all, perceptible to even
level of those to whom it is sent, and the
bystanders, is of the Oneness that inspired
personal reality
27
of each human being
27
is not
27 27 27
it, a sea without
27
shores of the divine
27
merely 11 a body, or a body 12 with a mind; but 13 14 15 beauty, 16 a sea without shores 17 of the divine
rather body, mind, and spirit, the subtle
perfection, a sea without shores of the
entity within each of us that opens onto
divine largesse.
the Divine. If the cultural imperium of the
Everything has a point that it bespeaks
present age has little to offer these higher
and tends to, and in the Islamic vision
possibilities, the
27
peace of body and
27
mind
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that point is Allah,
27
the incomparable
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that
11
comes by “submission”
12
to highest
One through whom all else exists; while
13 14 15 16 17
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
27 27 27 27
spiritual path was unprecedented in world
11 12
13 14
history. They were not mere collectivities
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
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.
MMIV-MMXII © Nuh Ha Mim Keller

Clear your heart
as a home for the Beloved
There
He will unveil His beauty
shabistari
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
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7 9
10 11 12 13
New Year’s Day
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Martin Luther King Day
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29 1
2 3 4 5
Rabi‘ I
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8 11 12
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6 7 8
14 15 16
Borneo Island
© Lucie Debelkova
DECEMBER 2011
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1 2 3
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FEBRUARY
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JANUARY 2012
safar/Rabi‘ I

For thirty years I searched for the Divine
In the end I discovered that
truly
It was He who sought me
abu yazid bistami
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
6 7
8 9 10 11 12
Prophet Muhammad’s
Birthday
(Milad al-Nabi)
10
5 6 7 8 9
13 14
15 16 17 18 19
11
14
12 13 15
20 21
22 23 24 25 26
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27 28
Presidents Day
20 29 30 1
2 3
Rabi‘ II
24
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Dhalkut © Lucie Debelkova
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February
Rabi‘ I/Rabi‘ II

If all paths before you close
He will show you a hidden way
Beyond
rumi
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
26 27 28 29 1 2 3
4 5
6 7 8 9 10
4 5 6 7 8
11 12
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Daylight Savings Time
Begins
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16
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30 1
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2 3
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Jumada I
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9 1 2 3 4
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Manama© Lucie
Debelkova
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March
Rabi‘ II/Jumada I

Try everything
Only love will release you
from the shackles of yourself
jami
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
2
9 10
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12 13 14 15
1 3 4 5 6 7
Passover
8 9 10 11 12 13
16 17
18
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Easter
15 16 17 18 20
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1 2
Jumada II
24 4 5 6
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30
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Jeddah © Lucie Debelkova
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April
Jumada I/Jumada II

A broken heart
kindles the best of prayers
unknown
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
8 9
10 11 12 13 14
6 7 8 9 10
15 16
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22 23
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Mother’s Day
17
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29 30
18
21 1 2 3
4 5
25
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6 7
Memorial Day
Rajab
8 9 10 11 12
19
26
2
3 4 5 6
13 14 15 16
Isfahan
© Abbas Rahbar
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APRIL
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JUNE
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May
Jumada II/Rajab

Love is a boundless ocean
in which heavens
are but foam
rumi
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
6 7
8 9 10 11 12
3 4 5 6 7
13 14
15 16 17 18 19
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10 11 13
20 21
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14
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Night Journey
(Al-Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj)
17 19 20 21
27 28
Father’s Day
18 29 30 1
2 3
Sha‘ban
22
24 25 26 27 28 29
4 5
6 7 8 9 10
23
30
1 2 3 4
11 12 13 14
Red Sea Coast © Lucie
Debelkova
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MAY
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JULY
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June
Rajab/sha‘ban

The beginning of love is labor
it’s end rest
jilani
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11 12
13 14 15 16 17
Independence Day
Night of Salvation
(15th of Sha‘ban)
8 9 10 11 12
18 19
20 21 22 23 24
13
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15 16 18
25 26
27 28 29 1 2
19
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3 4
Ramadan
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23 5 6 7
8 9
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28
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10 11
12 13 14 15 16
4
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Crescent over Tripoli
© Sohail Nakhooda
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AUGUST
T W
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July
sha‘ban/Ramadan

Remembrance is forgetting everything
except the Beloved
ibn abi al-khayr
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
10 11
12 13 14 15 16
10
5 6 7 8 9
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19 20 21 22 23
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14
12 13 15
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19 21 22 23
1 2
Shawwal
Night of Power
(Laylat al-Qadr)
17
20 3 4 5
6 7
24
18
25
‘Eid al-Fitr
26 27 28 29 30 31
8 9
10 11 12 13 14
1
2 3 4 5
15 16 17 18
Uskudar
© Celalettin Güneş
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August
Ramadan/Shawwal

The man of true wisdom
Sees others as superior
saidlani
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
8 9
10 11 12 13 14
2 3 4 5 6
15 16
17 18 19 20 21
Labor Day
7
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11
9 10 12
22 23
24 25 26 27 28
13
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16 18 19
29 1
Dhul Qa‘da
17 2 3 4
5 6
20
23 24 25 26 27 28
7 8
21
9 10 11 12 13
22
29
30 1 2 3
14 15 16 17
Sheikh Zayed Mosque,
Abu Dhabi
© Sohail Nakhooda
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AUGUST
M T W T
F
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S
OCTOBER
M T W T F
S
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September
Shawwal/Dhul Qa‘da

Your wealth is only yours
once you have given it away
abdal hakim murad
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
14 15
16 17 18 19 20
7 8 9 10 11
21 22
23 24 25 26 27
Columbus Day
16
14 15 17
28 29
30 1 2 3 4
Dhul Hijja
21 22 23 24
5 6
12
19
26
7 8 9
10 11
28 29 30 31 1 2
12 13
18
25
Day of ‘Arafat
‘Eid al-Adha
14 15 16 17 18
13
20
27
3
4 5 6 7
19 20 21 22
Nizwa © Lucie Debelkova
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SEPTEMBER
M T W T F
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NOVEMBER
M T W T F
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October
Dhul Qa‘da/Dhul Hijja

The true sage
Eats, sleeps, buys, sells, marries, talks and laughs
But never - not for a breath
forgets the Divine
abu sa‘id
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
12 13
14 15 16 17 18
4 5 6 7 8
19 20
21 22 23 24 25
Daylight Savings Time
ends
13
11 12 14 16
26 27
28 29 1 2 3
Veterans Day
Muharram
18 19 20 21
4 5
New Islamic Year
1434 ah
23
6 7 8
9 10
Thanksgiving
25 26 27 28 29 30
11 12
15
22
13 14 15 16 17
9
Ashura
10
17
24
1
2 3 4 5
18 19 20 21
Wadi Diwan
© Lucie Debelkova
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OCTOBER
M T W T F
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DECEMBER
M T W T F
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November
Dhul Hijja/muharram

Gratitude for a trickle of blessings
opens the floodgates
imam ‘ali
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
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11 12
13 14 15 16 17
2 3 4 5 6
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20 21 22 23 24
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Hanukkah
16 17 18 19
3 4
13
20
Safar
14
21
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8 9
15
22
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10 11
12 13 14 15 16
Christmas
29
30 31 1 2
17 18 19 20
Istanbul
© Sohail Nakhooda
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NOVEMBER
M T W T F
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JANUARY 2013
S M T W T F S
New Year’s Eve
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December
muharram/safar

Borneo Island
© Lucie Debelkova
s m t w t f s
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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
april • Jeddah
may • Isfahan
june • Red Sea Coast
“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
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
july • Tripoli
augusT • Uskudar
september • Abu Dhabi
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
7 1
9
10 11 12 13
New Year’s Day
14
8
8 2 3 4 5 6
13
15 9 16 10 17 18 12 19 20
11
7
14
21
15 22 16 23 17 18 19
Martin Luther King Day
20
24 25 26
27
21
28
22 29 23 1 24 25 26 27 28
2 3 4 5
Rabi‘ I
6
29
7
30
31 9 1 10 2 3 4
8 11 12
13
5
14
6
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.
deC emB er 2011
feB ruary
JANUARY 2012
safar/Rabi‘ I
october • Nizwa
november • Wadi Diwan
december • Istanbul
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