Program Resources

LANTURNA’S RAMADAN RETREAT
AND MONTH-LONG EVENING PROGRAM

WELCOME & ORIENTATION

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RESOURCES

Salām ʿalaykum. We warmly welcome you to our Ramadan Retreat and month-long evening 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.
Sunday’s breakout sessions, The Prophet’s Fast ﷺ, will be accessible to Ḥanafī students via THIS LINK and to Shāfiʿī students via THIS LINK. If prompted, the password for both links is ramadan. Mālikī students will meet using the Zoom link for our retreat in no. 2 above.
Please fill out our Google document via THIS LINK to indicate your school of thought.
All sessions will be uploaded and accessible for later viewing on Lanturna’s YouTube channel via THIS LINK.

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ORIENTENTIONS

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 studying the words of the Prophet ﷺ, rather, we seek to enter into the divine presence through those blessed words.

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.

SCHEDULE

All sessions are according to Eastern Time

TUESDAY, APRIL 6
9:00 – 11:00	FASTING \| The Pillar of Abstinence (Open to the Public)
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
8:30 – 9:00	Oriententions
9:00 – 9:30	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
9:30 – 10:30	Session I (Open to the Public)
10:30 – 11:00	Prayers of the Prophet ﷺ
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
10:15 – 10:30	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:30 – 12:00	Session II
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00	Session III
2:00 – 2:30	Ẓuhr & Break
2:30 – 4:00	Session IV
4:00 – 5:00	ʿAṣr & Break
5:00 – 6:30	Session V
6:30 – 7:00	New Retreat Unveiling / Q & A
7:00 – 9:00	Maghrib & Dinner
9:00 – 9:30	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
9:30 – 10:30	Session VI
10:30 – 11:00	Prayers of the Prophet ﷺ
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
10:15 – 10:30	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:30 – 12:00	The Prophet’s Fast ﷺ as Preserved In the Ḥanafī, Mālikī, and Shāfiʿī Schools
12:00 – 12:30	Break
12:30 – 2:00	The Prophet’s Fast ﷺ as Preserved In the Ḥanafī, Mālikī, and Shāfiʿī Schools
2:00 – 3:00	Ẓuhr & Lunch
3:00 – 4:00	Session VII
4:00 – 4:30	Student Reflections
4:30 – 4:45	Closing Remarks & Announcements
RAMADAN 1 – 29/30
9:00 – 9:15	Sūrat al-Mulk
9:15 – 10:00	NIGHT JOURNEYS \| “…for those who reflect!”
10:00 – 10:15	Tea Break
10:15 – 11:30	NIGHT JOURNEYS \| Recite, in the name of your Lord! (Open to the Public via FaceBook and YouTube)

DESCRIPTION

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). Indeed, the fastness of fasting is that fortified fortress for those who hold fast to faith. It is that one sacred sacrament that secures the sincerity of the seeker solely for God. It is one of five pillars upon which our faith is founded. It is the institutionalization of abstinence. It is that vow of Mary who allayed her fears with dates and water. Ramadan shall soon alight with its light, and Lanturna invites you to join El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud and Ustādh Mohammad Elokda this year for a weekend study of Imām al-Ghazzālī’s Book of Fasting coupled with a month-long recitation of and reflection on the Book of Allah, which was revealed, recited, and reviewed in the month of Ramadan.

Last Tuesday, Apr 6, we held a special session in preparation for our retreat with El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud: FASTING | The Pillar of Abstinence. Viewing is required, preferably before Friday, as part of the retreat.

Be sure to download Imam al-Ghazzālī’s Chapter on Fasting for your reference, al-Rātib al-Shahīr, which we shall read throughout the retreat, and the text respective to your school of thought for our special sessions on the Prophet’s Fast ﷺ. Be sure to fill out our Google Document as well.

AL-GHAZZĀLĪ’S CHAPTER ON FASTING PROPHETIC PRAYERS (AL-RĀTIB AL-SHAHĪR) ḤANAFĪ TEXT (ASCENT TO FELICITY) ḤANAFĪ TEXT (INVALIDATION OF FASTING) MĀLIKĪ TEXT SHĀFIʿĪ TEXT

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 will be uploaded after each session to a 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. Request a scholarship below.

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.

WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION FEE?

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

WHERE MAY I DIRECT FURTHER INQUIRIES?

Your inquiries are welcomed at info@lanturna.com.

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 al-Mulk and Qurʾan Circle at 9 pm ET via Lanturna.com/Ramadan.

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