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THE SEASONS OF LIFE

Traversing the Milestones of Existence

January 21 – 23 via Zoom

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.

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All sessions will accord with Eastern Time.

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TESTIMONIALS

Have you ever seen 50 people attend a Zoom program for 6 hours straight and nobody leaves early! Well, I know of a program where I witnessed that firsthand, and I was not the least bit surprised. The interesting thing is that it wasn’t even a main session. It was a voluntary session after the program had ended!

If anyone is interested in attending a literally life-changing sīrah retreat organized by Lanturna, hit me up. That is where I had the experience I mentioned above. My family attended the last one and my wife said, “I felt like I was actually there,” in reference to the session where El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud was teaching about the Cave Ḥirāʾ moment. They also have an amazing thing they do at the end called “Vanguard,” but I don’t know if I’m allowed to disclose the details of that publicly. What I can say is that it is deeply emotional and may cause tears to flow. I even got choked up a few times. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that you may have never attended a sīrah program like it.

At the dawn of revelation, the Prophet 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 , and with the intention of proclaiming His bounty, feel free to share it with others.