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April 3 The meeting point for the start of the Naqshbandi Eastern World Tour was Istanbul's international airport. There students of Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani gathered from all parts of the world to join the Master and his Deputy Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani in the first leg of what promises to be insha-Allah, a very rewarding and extremely productive tour. At the official invitation of His Excellency Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, the entire tour group set off for Tashkent. |
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Delegates from the US and Africa's Naqshbandi group board the Turkish Airlines plane for Tashkent late on the night of April 3rd. |
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Dr. Tasneem, member of the US Naqshbandi delegation speaks, with tour coordinator Ishaq Bojel upon arrival at Tashkent. |
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April 4 (Left) Naqshbandi Tour member Rashida, arriving at Tashkent's Uzbekistan 4-star hotel is greeted by a friendly face. (Right) Bahauddin Kylberg and wife Gerry are bemused by the figurines in the hotel lobby. |
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Mohammed Amin and wife Julienne are welcomed by a hotel staff member. | |
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Following checkin, everyone gathered in the hotel's first floor restaurant to make Salat al-tahajjud and Salat al-Fajr. | |
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The Naqshbandi Eastern World Tour 2001 is
presented by the Islamic Supreme Council of America
and its Chairman, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani.
1400 Sixteenth Street NW, #B112, Washington DC 20036 USA
Members of the media, public sector,
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