Is the son obliged to obey his father by staying away from the Islamic Awareness Society due to the father's bad opinion of the consultant there, despite the son's eagerness to seek religious knowledge and the good companionship available in the society?

The origin is a parent's compassion for their child and their eagerness for their well-being, and their words should be taken into consideration, especially since they have life experience. If the teacher shows suspicion in their methodology or character, then obedience to the father is obligatory, and one should seek another path to acquire knowledge; because obedience, in that case, is in what is right. However, if the matter is merely obsessions and anxieties, and the teacher is upright in their religion and character, then benefit from them without your father's knowledge, so that you may avoid his anger and not be disobedient to him. For obedience to parents is not absolute, but rather restricted to what benefits them and does not cause hardship to the child. You should communicate with your father and understand the truth of his position and the reason for his apprehension.