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THE SEASONS OF LIFE
Traversing the Milestones of Existence
January 21 – 23 via Zoom
We are not human beings on our spiritual journeys, rather, we are spiritual beings on our human journeys. From the Divine conception of our possible existence to our being created from nothing to our experience of birth, life, and death, to the fact of our resurrection and afterlife, we are betrothed unto eternity by the wisdom inherent in Divine knowledge and the power inherent in the Divine will. We are that Breath of God that spans time and space, inhaled and exhaled into life and death with the passing of each moment through us. Lanturna invites you to join us as we seek to diarize the odyssey of our souls through the milestones of our existence:
I | Ensoulment
II | Life
III | Death
IV | Resurrection
V | Afterlife
All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to a private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing.
FRIDAY, JAN 21 | |
1930 – 2000 | Tea Time & Distance Socializing |
2000 – 2030 | Opening & Provisions for the Journey |
2030 – 2130 | Session I |
2130 – 2145 | Sūrat al-Mulk |
SATURDAY, JAN 22 | |
0930 – 1030 | Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm |
1030 – 1045 | Sūrat Yā Sīn |
1045 – 1200 | Session II |
1200 – 1330 | Lunch & Ẓuhr |
1330 – 1430 | Reflections & Refractions |
1430 – 1515 | Honored Guest (Sh. Mohamed Hag Magid, ADAMS) |
1515 – 1600 | Aṣr & Break |
1600 – 1645 | Session III |
1645 – 1715 | Reflections & Refractions |
1715 – 1930 |
Dinner & Maghrib |
1930 – 2000 |
Reflections & Refractions |
2000 – 2100 | Session IV |
2100 – 2145 | Unveiling of Spring Retreat & Circle of Light |
2145 – 2200 | Sūrat al-Mulk |
SUNDAY, JAN 23 | |
0930 – 1030 | Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm |
1030 – 1045 | Sūrat Yā Sīn |
1045 – 1115 | Honored Guest (Aisha Gray Henry, Fons Vitae) |
1115 – 1245 | Session V |
1245 – 1400 | Lunch & Zuhr |
1400 – 1430 | Imam Sohaib Sultan – In Loving Memory |
1445 – 1530 | Session VI |
1530 – 1545 | Closing & Duʿāʾ al-Khatm |
SHAYKH MOHAMED HAG MAGID
Shaykh Mohamed Hag Magid is the Imam of All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Sterling, Virginia. He is the chairman of International Interfaith Peace Corps (IIPC). Shaykh Magid served as the President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Under his direction, the ADAMS Center has grown to be one of the largest Muslim community organizations in all of the United States. He also occupies the Chairmanship of the Fairfax County Faith Communities in Action. He is also the Vice Chairman of Muflehun, a think tank, which focuses on confronting violent extremist thought through research-driven preventative programs within a religious paradigm. Shaykh Magid has a long history of commitment to public service through organizations such as The Peaceful Families Project. He has co-authored three books “Before You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples,” “Reflections on the Qur’an,” and “Change from Within.” He has helped training and workshops for Imams and religious leaders, domestically and internationally, on the issue of violence against women. Shaykh Magid has written for the Washington Post and Huffington Post, and been profiled in Time Magazine and Wall Street Journal. He is the recipient for the Washingtonian of the Year 2009 and the Human Rights Award 2005 from Fairfax County.
EL-HAJJ HISHAM MAHMOUD
El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud has studied theology, hadith, legal theory, jurisprudence, ethics, Qur’an recitation, and Arabic with scholars in Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. He has taught for more than a decade at Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, then left the Academy to institute Lanturna, an educational initiative that intends to establish learning collectives throughout North America. He continues to read with scholars and students in the United States. Currently, El-Hajj Hisham resides in Pennsylvania with his wife and four children.