Ramadan – Lanturna

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This Ramadan, Lanturna invites you and your families to attend our:

ONLINE WEEKEND RETREAT
February 21 – 23

and…

RAMADAN
SATURDAY CIRCLE
throughout the month

SPONSOR A STUDENT

FASTING
The Sustenance of Souls

2.21 – 2.23 via Zoom

ما ملأ ابن آدم وعاء شرا من بطن

“The child of Adam will fill no vessel
worse than his own stomach.”
—Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

EL-HAJJ HISHAM MAHMOUD

El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud studied theology, hadith, legal theory, jurisprudence, ethics, Qur’an recitation, and Arabic with scholars in Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. He 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 to carry forward the legacies of our greatest luminaries. He continues to read with scholars and students in the United States and abroad.

SH. YASIR FAHMY

Shaykh Yasir Fahmy is an Instructor on Muslim Studies at the Harvard Divinity School. He began the study of Arabic and Islamic Sciences in his high school years under the guidance of local teachers. At the age of seventeen, he traveled to Amman, where he spent a year studying at the Islamic University of Jordan, then returned to the States to complete a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Rutgers University. After working in corporate America for three years in finance, he enrolled at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

After seven years of intensive study, Shaykh Yasir received a degree in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar and attained numerous ijāzāt (independent certifications) in the subjects of fiqh, ḥadīth, ʿaqīdah, uṣūl al-fiqh, sīrah, tazkiyyah, manṭiq, Arabic grammar, morphology, and rhetoric. In 2013, Shaykh Yasir Fahmy became the first American Azhari to teach at the renowned al-Azhar Mosque.

Through his teaching, lecturing, mentorship, and religious leadership, Shaykh Yasir aims to foster love for the religion and appreciation of the vast richness of the Islamic tradition among American Muslims.

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Allah says يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O faithful! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for your predecessors, that you may protect yourselves (al-Baqarah 2:183). Fasting is one of five pillars upon which this faith of ours is established. It is the institutionalization of abstinence and the sustenance of souls. But feasting after fasting breaks the spiritual ritual of hunger and thirst and leaves the soul starving for meaning.

Ramadan is nigh upon us, and these are the Days of Allah that return to us by His grace year after year, that we may renew our covenant with our Lord and His Emissary ﷺ. Lanturna invites you to join us this year for a weekend retreat in preparation for Ramadan, coupled with our Saturday Circle throughout the month covering the themes of Ramadan: compassion, forgiveness, and release, and other special sessions.

SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND RETREAT

ONLINE WEEKEND RAMADAN RETREAT
February 21 – 23

All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to a private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing. Be sure to refresh this tab throughout the retreat to be abreast of possible minor adjustments to the schedule.

FRIDAY, 2.21
2000 – 2015	Oriententions
2015 – 2115	Session I – Fasting, the divine prescription
2115 – 2130	Sūrat al-Mulk with Qārī Muhammad
SATURDAY, 2.22
0915 – 0930	Sūrat Yā Sīn with Qārī Muhammad
0930 – 0945	Ḍuḥā prayer
0945 – 1100	Personal recitation for communal khatm
1100 – 1215	Session II – Abstinence of the stomach
1215 – 1400	Ẓuhr & lunch
1400 – 1515	Session III – Abstinence of the limbs
1515 – 1600	ʿAṣr & break
1600 – 1715	Session IV – Abstinence of the heart
1715 – 1730	Spring camp announcement
1730 – 1900	Maghrib & dinner
1900 – 1930	Q & A and Sūrat al-Mulk with Qārī Muhammad
1930 – 2000	Circle of light
SUNDAY, 2.23
0915 – 0930	Sūrat Yā Sīn with Qārī Muhammad
0930 – 0945	Ḍuḥā prayer
0945 – 1200	Personal recitation for communal khatm
1200 – 1330	Session V – The month of the Qur’an
1330 – 1345	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al-khatm

SCHEDULE FOR MONTH-LONG PROGRAM

RAMADAN PROGRAM 2025
(open to the public)

All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to our YouTube channel for convenient viewing.

Saturday Circle
3.8 \| 1200 – 1300	Compassion – Shaykha Muslema Purmul
3.15 \| 1200 – 1300	Forgiveness – Dr. Maryam Sheibani
3.22 \| 1200 – 1300	Release – Dr. Kiarash Jahed
Special Sessions
3.21 \| 2200 – 2330	DIAMOND AMONG PEARLS \| Laylat al-Qadr El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud
3.29 \| 1200 – 1300	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al‑Khatm

TESTIMONIALS

El-Hajj Hisham presented the class with so much love as if he was talking about a very close personal friend mā shāʾ Allāh. I was able to feel the love and pain that our Prophet ﷺ went through. He made me realize how I can draw from our beloved Prophet’s ﷺ personality and attitude in times of trials and tribulations and in times of joy, providing insight into our own life issues and concerns. My three kids enjoyed this class too.

—Maimoona Rashid

The Lanturna Sīrah Retreat was such a beautiful gathering. The insights gained have changed my perceptive about how I relate to the sīrah. I feel a deep connection to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Weeks after the event I still continue some of the beautiful sunnahs we practiced.

—Khadeeja Abdullah

Lanturna’s “Years of the Beloved” retreat was a wonderful experience for my family. El-Hajj Hisham brought the sīrah to life and helped us view the life of our dear Prophet ﷺ in an entirely different light. I’ve read multiple sīrah books before, but have never felt this close to the Prophet ﷺ. I deeply admire El-Hajj Hisham’s vision for the Muslim community in the United States. His warm, practical approach allows us to truly live the sīrah every moment of our lives. May Allah put barakah in Lanturna and allow El-Hajj Hisham’s wisdom to reach every home.

—Lena Khan

SPONSOR A STUDENT

SATURDAY CIRCLE
3.8, 3.15, 3.22 via Zoom

شهر أوله رحمة وأوسطه مغفرة
وآخره عتق من النار
“…a month whose start is compassion,
whose middle is forgiveness,
whose end is release from the Fire.”
—Salmān al-Fārisī

and…

SPECIAL SESSIONS
3.21, 3.29 via Zoom

DR. MARIAM SHEIBANI

Dr. Mariam Sheibani is a scholar, educator, and researcher. She is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought at Brandeis University and a globally recognized scholar who is passionate about public education and community building. Dr. Sheibani holds an MA in Legal Studies, a second MA and a PhD in Islamic Thought from the University of Chicago, and a postdoc training from Harvard Law School.

Over the last two decades, she has studied the classical religious sciences with scholars from Turkey, Syria, Jordan, North America, and West Africa. Dr. Mariam offers paradigms and frameworks for coherently integrating religious commitment with lived experience. She empowers people to think through critical issues, co-construct solutions to shared challenges, and offer practical tools for cultivating a God-centered and meaningful spiritual life.

Learn more at MariamSheibani.com.

DR. KIARASH JAHED

Dr. Kiaresh Jahed is a former collegiate basketball player, personal trainer, biomedical engineering researcher, and currently a physician practicing Musculoskeletal and Interventional Radiology, having completed his medical training at the University of Louisville and Emory University. After converting to Islam in high school, he grew passionate about Islamic Studies and holistic interpretations of scripture, especially contextualized to modernity. He studied Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt and Syria, and comparative religious studies in Turkey. Dr. Jahed has previously taught various levels of Arabic language with Dār al-Qāsim and is active with ICNA’s educational programs in teaching comparative religion and tafsīr.

SH. MUSLEMA PURMUL

Shaykha Muslema Purmul graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a double major in Religious Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. After graduating, she left to study in Egypt where she completed the Bachelors program in sharīʿah from al-Azhar University in Cairo and almost two years of graduate work at the American University in Cairo in Islamic Studies. Upon her return to America, she served the Southern California community in various capacities including religious instruction, directing youth and young adult programs, university chaplaincy, and offering community pastoral care at local masjids and organizations. Currently, Shaykha Muslema serves as Co-Founder and Religious Director at The Majlis, a community organization that provides safe community spaces for people to learn and live Islam given the particular challenges of the American context.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND RETREAT

ONLINE WEEKEND RAMADAN RETREAT
February 21 – 23

FRIDAY, 2.21
2000 – 2015	Oriententions
2015 – 2145	Session I – Fasting, the Divine Prescription
2215 – 2230	Sūrat al-Mulk
SATURDAY, 2.22
0915 – 0930	Sūrat Yā Sīn
0930 – 0945	Ḍuḥā Prayer
0945 – 1100	Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm
1100 – 1215	Session II – Abstinence of the Stomach
1215 – 1400	Ẓuhr & Lunch
1400 – 1515	Session III – Abstinence of the Limbs
1515 – 1600	Break
1600 – 1715	Session IV – Abstinence of the Heart
1715 – 1800	Aṣr & Break
1800 – 1845	Circle of Light
1845 – 2045	Maghrib & Dinner
2045 – 2115	Q & A and Sūrat al-Mulk
SUNDAY, 2.23
0915 – 0930	Sūrat Yā Sīn
0930 – 0945	Ḍuḥā Prayer
0945 – 1200	Personal Recitation for Communal Khatm
1200 – 1330	Session V – The Month of the Qur’an
1330 – 1345	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al-Khatm

SCHEDULE FOR MONTH-LONG PROGRAM

RAMADAN PROGRAM 2025
(open to the public)

All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to our YouTube channel for convenient viewing.

Saturday Circle
3.8 \| 1200 – 1300	Compassion – Shaykha Muslema Purmul
3.15 \| 1200 – 1300	Forgiveness – Dr. Mariam Sheibani
3.22 \| 1200 – 1300	Release – Dr. Kiarash Jahed
Special Sessions
3.21 \| 2200 – 2330	DIAMOND AMONG PEARLS \| Laylat al-Qadr El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud
3.29 \| 1200 – 1300	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al‑Khatm

TESTIMONIALS

—Maimoona Rashid

—Khadeeja Abdullah

—Lena Khan

Download your free copy of Lanturna’s inaugural publication, just in time for Ramadan, and click below if you would like to contribute to this and forthcoming publications through a one-time contribution, or become a Lantern-Bearer through monthly contributions. Our publications are made accessible to all through benefactions like yours, which we pray will count as a perpetual gift of knowledge, as part of your fruitful legacy in the world.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHERE IS THE SCHEDULE?

Please refer to the tab section above to access the program description and schedule, as well as testimonials.

WHAT TIME ZONE DOES THE SCHEDULE FOLLOW?

All sessions will accord with Eastern Time.

WILL ALL SESSIONS BE RECORDED?

All sessions are usually uploaded within two hours to our private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing later.

ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE?

Lanturna is committed to never turn anyone away due to financial constraint, and partial scholarships are available for those who apply. Write to us at info@lanturna.com to request a scholarship.

CAN I SPONSOR MORE THAN ONE STUDENT?

May Allah bless you and increase His blessing upon you. You may sponsor any number of students with any amount that you have in mind.

WHEN WILL I RECEIVE AN ORIENTATION EMAIL?

A confirmation page will open once you register with all the resources you will need to access our program. The contents of this page will also be sent as a welcome email one week before the retreat. Please be sure to check your spam or notifications folders if our email does not show up in your inbox.

WHERE IS THE REGISTRATION FEE?

The registration fee will appear in the window that opens when you click the “Register” button.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LANTURNA EVENTS?

You may subscribe to our calendar, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, or join our mailing list. Be sure as well to join us every evening for our communal recitation of Sūrat Yā Sīn at 8:30 am ET and Sūrat al-Mulk at 8:30 pm ET via our YouTube channel.

WHERE MAY I DIRECT FURTHER INQUIRIES?

Your inquiries are welcomed at info@lanturna.com.

At the dawn of revelation, the Prophet ﷺ was commanded وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ “And as for the blessing of thy Lord, proclaim it!” (al-Ḍuḥā 93:11). And toward the eve of his passing, he instructed those present to inform those absent. If you have found any benefit in our work, then know that it came solely from Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, and with the intention of proclaiming His bounty, feel free to share it with others.

Saturday Circle
3.8 \| 1200 – 1300	Compassion – Shaykha Muslema Purmul
3.15 \| 1200 – 1300	Forgiveness – Dr. Maryam Sheibani
3.22 \| 1200 – 1300	Release – Dr. Kiarash Jahed
Special Sessions
3.21 \| 2200 – 2330	DIAMOND AMONG PEARLS \| Laylat al-Qadr El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud
3.29 \| 1200 – 1300	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al‑Khatm

Saturday Circle
3.8 \| 1200 – 1300	Compassion – Shaykha Muslema Purmul
3.15 \| 1200 – 1300	Forgiveness – Dr. Mariam Sheibani
3.22 \| 1200 – 1300	Release – Dr. Kiarash Jahed
Special Sessions
3.21 \| 2200 – 2330	DIAMOND AMONG PEARLS \| Laylat al-Qadr El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud
3.29 \| 1200 – 1300	RINGS OF LIGHT \| Duʿāʾ al‑Khatm

ما ملأ ابن آدم وعاء شرا من بطن

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