LANTURNA’S SPRING RETREAT
AND WEEKLY RAMADAN PROGRAM
WELCOME & ORIENTATION
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Salām ʿalaykum. We warmly welcome you to Lanturna’s Spring Retreat and weekly Ramadan program. Your presence among us is an invaluable blessing and we look forward to hosting you all from the comfort of your own homes. Please use this document as a reference for all the links and resources you will need to gain full access to our program. The details below are private and must not be shared with anyone who has not registered for the program. Please read carefully, as the answers to frequently asked questions are herein provided.
- Join our WhatsApp group via THIS LINK in order to receive important notifications before and during the program, including potential modifications to the program schedule. This will be our primary mode of communication as opposed to email.
- Our live sessions are available through Zoom via THIS LINK, and if prompted, the password is ramadan. Should you have trouble gaining access to our sessions, then please check your notifications and spam folders for an email from Zoom containing the link to our meetings. To avoid having to register anew for each session, use the link in the email that Zoom has sent to you.
- Sign up to participate in our communal khatm via THIS LINK.
- All sessions will be uploaded and accessible for later viewing on Lanturna’s YouTube channel via THIS LINK.
PLEASE READ THROUGH EACH TAB CAREFULLY
Our teachers remind us to expose ourselves to the gentle breezes of our Compassionate Lord تعرضوا لنفحات الرحمن. We recommend the following to glean the greatest benefit from this program:
- Layered Intentions – Pen your intentions in order to best orient yourself to receive the knowledge that will be conveyed in the book and in each session.
- Lustration – Attend each class in a state of wuḍūʾ (ritual purity), for seeking knowledge is worship that radiates brighter when the soul is bathed in light.
- Devotional Practices – Throughout the program, commit to praying immediately as the time for each prayer enters, perform all your voluntary prayers, and recite Sūrat Yā Sīn by morning and Sūrat al-Mulk by evening. Perform qiyām al-layl (night vigil) at least one of those nights. And recite Sūrat al-Kahf Friday eve. These were among the consistent practices the Prophet ﷺ.
- Ambience – To the extent possible, set an ambience that befits hosting the greatest story ever told. You are encouraged to share your pictures to encourage others to do the same using the hashtag mentioned above.
- Personal Connection – Let us always remember that we are not merely scholastizing the subject at hand, rather, we are seeking transformation inwardly in our states and outwardly in our practice for the contentment of our Lord, Who bestows His gifts upon whomsoever He pleases without measure.
May Allah bless our intentions and grant us that intimacy with His Messenger ﷺ that will bring us life, love, and light in this world, and his companionship in the next. And may He bless and sanctify our beloved Prophet and his family and companions.
All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to a private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing. Please refresh this tab throughout the retreat to be abreast of possible minor adjustments to the schedule.
| TUESDAY, MARCH 22 | |
| 2100 – 2130 | An Etymological Taste of Fasting (Public Session) |
| FRIDAY, MARCH 25 | |
| 2000 – 2030 | Oriententions |
| 2030 – 2130 | Session I |
| 2130 – 2145 | Sūrat al-Mulk |
| 2145 – 2200 | Prayers of the Prophet ﷺ |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 26 | |
| 0915 – 0930 | Sūrat Yā Sīn |
| 0930 – 0945 | Ḍuḥā Prayer |
| 0945 – 1030 | Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm |
| 1030 – 1145 | Session II |
| 1145 – 1300 | Lunch |
| 1300 – 1415 | Session III |
| 1415 – 1500 | Ẓuhr & Break |
| 1500 – 1600 | Session IV |
| 1600 – 1615 | Unveiling of Two Summer Retreats |
| 1615 – 1700 | ʿAṣr & Break |
| 1700 – 1815 | Honored Guest – Sh. Hassan Lachheb |
| 1815 – 1915 | Creative Ramadan Workshop |
| 1915 – 2015 | Maghrib & Dinner |
| 2015 – 2100 | Circle of Light |
| 2100 – 2130 | Poems of Praise |
| 2130 – 2145 | Sūrat al-Mulk |
| 2145 – 2200 | Prayers of the Prophet ﷺ |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 27 | |
| 0915 – 0930 | Sūrat Yā Sīn |
| 0930 – 0945 | Ḍuḥā Prayer |
| 0945 – 1030 | Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm |
| 1030 – 1145 | Session V |
| 1145 – 1200 | Creative Ramadan Workshop |
| 1200 – 1230 | Break |
| 1230 – 1330 | Session VI |
| 1330 – 1345 | The Ties that Bind |
| 1345 – 1400 | Duʿāʾ al-Khatm |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23 | |
| 1100 – 1115 | Sūrat Yā Sīn |
| 1115 – 1130 | Ḍuḥā Prayer |
| 1130 – 1215 | The Intimate Revelations |
| 1215 – 1300 | Honored Guest |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 21 | |
| 2300 – 0000 | Diamond among Pearls | Seeking Laylat al-Qadr |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 29 | |
| 2300 – 0000 | THE RINGS OF LIGHT | Duʿāʾ al-Khatm Circle |
Being God’s Last Testament, the Qur’an leaves us with all we could ever need for guidance in life. It is this abiding miracle that in its revealed time brought life to dead hearts in the arid deserts of paganism, brought the rationale of law to a people steeped in the evil logic of tribalism, and brought hope to those wallowing away in the plight of pain and the despondency of despair. All of Prophetic history culminates in the Prophet’s story ﷺ. Yet just as the Qur’an details the public context of the whos, whats, wheres, whens, whys, and hows of the sīrah, Allah intimates the private content of the blessed states of the Prophet ﷺ as he endeavored through it all. In myriad passages, Allah divulges to us his inclinations, worries, concerns, and even his secrets. Because of such passages, the Prophet ﷺ stood vulnerable before his ummah, that we may find in him that most intimate exemplar and familiar companion as we tread the paths of our own lives. Lanturna invites you and your families to join our Virtual Spring Retreat, “THE INTIMATE REVELATIONS | …when Allah addresses the Heart of the Prophet ﷺ,” followed by our weekly Ramadan program throughout the blessed month of the Qur’an.
