Ramadan – Lanturna

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LANTURNA’S SPRING RETREAT
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INTIMATE REVELATIONS
…when Allah addresses the Heart of the Prophet ﷺ

MARCH 25 – 27

وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا

“Be patient with the decree of your Lord,
for indeed, you are under Our eyes!”
(al-Ṭūr 52:48)

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WEEKLY RAMADAN PROGRAM

APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23

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 those before you—that you may fear Allah.”
(al-Baqarah 2:183)

DESCRIPTION

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.

SCHEDULE

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

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

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SHAYKH HASSAN LACHHEB – HONORED GUEST

Dr. Hassan Lachheb is the founder and president of Tayseer Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, with a focus on Theory of Religion and Islamic Studies, his research is interested in the intellectual history and religiosity of the Muslims in the Maghrib and Andalus. Dr. Lachheb graduated with honors from the prestigious seminary, Dar al-Hadith al-Hassaniyyah for Higher Islamic Studies in Rabat, Morocco. He also studied in the madrasah of Shaykh ʿAbd Allah al-Talīdī in Tangier, Morocco, where he extensively studied several disciplines, including juridical theory (uṣūl al-fiqh), Arabic grammar, philology, and literature. He has also received many ijāzāt (licenses to teach) from prominent scholars in hadith, comparative jurisprudence, and the sciences of the Qur’an. He has studied under several of the foremost Muslim scholars in Morocco.

IMAM HAMZAH ABDUL-MALIK – HONORED GUEST

He was born and raised in a Muslim household in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in the Masjid al-Islam community. Imam Hamzah Abdul-Malik studied Islam for 15 years abroad. As a young man, he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco, where he completed his memorization of Qur’ān. After Morocco, Imam Hamzah moved to Damascus, Syria, and attended the Abū Nūr Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies for five years, focusing on classical Arabic, Islamic law, and theology, and honing his Qur’anic phonetics. Later, he undertook private studies in jurisprudence and spirituality at Dār al-Muṣṭafā Institute in Tarīm, Yemen, and then spent four years at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he completed a Bachelor’s degree in Sharīʿah. Currently, he serves as Imam of the Midtown Mosque in Memphis, Tennessee and President of the Miraaj Academy for Qur’an and Leadership Studies. Imam Hamzah famously recited Qur’an at the funeral ceremony of Muhammad Ali.

EL-HAJJ HISHAM MAHMOUD – LEAD INSTRUCTOR

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, Hajj Hisham resides in Pennsylvania with his wife and four children.

USTĀDHAH DALIA MOGAHED – HONORED GUEST

Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she leads the organization’s pioneering research and thought leadership programs on American Muslims. Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, where she led the analysis of surveys of Muslim communities worldwide. With John L. Esposito, she co-authored the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think. President Barack Obama appointed Mogahed to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2009. She was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about U.S. engagement with Muslim communities. Her 2016 TED talk was named one of the top TED talks that year. She is a frequent expert commentator in global media outlets and international forums. She is also the CEO of Mogahed Consulting.

SHAYKH RAMI NSOUR – HONORED GUEST

Sh. Rami Nsour is the co-Founder of the Tayba Foundation, the first organization in the United States to offer a distance-learning program in Islamic Education to incarcerated men and women. After studying Islam for seven years in Mauritania, he received licensure (ijāzah) to read with students. Sh. Rami has extensive experience in curriculum development and holds a B.A. in Human Development with a focus on Early Childhood. He also obtained an M.A. in Educational Psychology. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, he lives with his wife and three children.

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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.

وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا

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