Program Details – Lanturna

A TALE OF TWO CITIES
The Years of the Beloved ﷺ

Online Summer Program – 2021
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COURSE BOOKLET PROPHETIC PRAYERS

PROGRAM RESOURCES

Salām ʿalaykum. We warmly welcome you to our Online Sīrah Program, “A TALE OF TWO CITIES | The Years of the Beloved ﷺ.” 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 the password is summer.
All sessions will be uploaded and accessible for later viewing on Lanturna’s YouTube channel via THIS LINK.
On Aug 16, we will conduct our Vanguard session, which will serve as your opportunity to synthesize and personalize the knowledge you have gained from the course, while developing an original presentation that you may share with your family and community. Instructions will be shared via WhatsApp, so be sure to accept our invitation above at no. 1.
You may download the course booklet via THIS LINK.
You may share your own reflections, insights, and pictures using the hashtag #LanturnaSummer2021 on Facebook and Instagram.
The required text for this course is “Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources” by Martin Lings, which must be read in its entirety by the end of the program. Rest assured, it is a quick and enjoyable read and each chapter is roughly five pages long. Please refer to the charts below for reading goals. You may order the book from one of our partners, MeccaBooks, via THIS LINK; the discount code exclusive to our students is Lanturna, which may be used across the site. Alternatively, you may also order it from Amazon Prime to receive it sooner at THIS LINK. Commence reading the book immediately so as to keep ahead in the reading.

PLEASE READ THROUGH EACH TAB CAREFULLY

ORIENTATION

This program is not merely a series of lectures on the life of the Prophet ﷺ. Most of what is gained will return to what you invest. We recommend the following to glean the greatest benefit from each session:

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 and in the interim week between our sessions, 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. Fast that Monday and Thursday as well. Perform qiyām al-layl (night vigil) at least one of those nights. And read 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 history for its own sake, moreover, we are entering into his story ﷺ to guide our steps through the paths of our own lives.

READING TIMETABLE

We recommend the following reading schedule at a pace of 3 chapters per day, which should average roughly 30 minutes:

DATE	CHAPTERS
Wed 7.7	1 – 3
Thu 7.8	4 – 6
Fri 7.9	7 – 9
Mon 7.12	10 – 12
Tue 7.13	13 – 15
Wed 7.14	16 – 18
Thu 7.15	19 – 21
Fri 7.16	22 – 24
Mon 7.19	25 – 27
Tue 7.20	28 – 30
Wed 7.21	31 – 33
Thu 7.22	34 – 36
Fri 7.23	37 – 39
Mon 7.26	40 – 42
Tue 7.27	43 – 45
Wed 7.28	46 – 48
Thu 7.29	49 – 51
Fri 7.30	52 – 54
Mon 8.2	55 – 57
Tue 8.3	58 – 60
Wed 8.4	61 – 63
Thu 8.5	64 – 66
Fri 8.6	67 – 69
Mon 8.9	70 – 72
Tue 8.10	73 – 75
Wed 8.11	76 – 78
Thu 8.12	79 – 81
Fri 8.13	82 – 85

SCHEDULE (AUG 6 - 8)

All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to a private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing.

FRIDAY, AUG 6
8:15 – 8:45	Oriententions
8:45 – 9:30	Session I
9:30 – 10:00	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:00	Session II
SATURDAY, AUG 7
9:00 – 10:30	Reading Time
10:30 – 10:45	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:45 – 12:00	Session III
12:00 – 2:00	Lunch & Ẓuhr
2:00 – 3:15	Session IV
3:15 – 5:00	Reading Time
5:00 – 5:15	Aṣr
5:15 – 6:45	Session V
6:45 – 8:30	Dinner & Maghrib
8:30 – 9:30	Session VI
9:30 – 9:45	Sūrat al-Mulk
9:45 – 10:00	ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:00	Circle of Light
SUNDAY, AUG 8
9:00 – 10:30	Reading Time
10:30 – 10:45	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:45 – 12:00	Session VII
12:00 – 2:00	Lunch & Ẓuhr
2:00 – 3:15	Session VIII
3:15 – 5:00	Reading Time
5:00 – 5:15	ʿAṣr
5:15 – 6:45	Session IX
6:45 – 8:30	Dinner & Maghrib
8:30 – 9:30	Session X
9:30 – 10:00	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:15	Session XI

SCHEDULE (AUG 13 - 15)

All sessions are according to Eastern Time and will be uploaded to a private YouTube playlist for convenient viewing.

FRIDAY, AUG 13
8:15 – 8:45	Oriententions
8:45 – 9:30	Session XII
9:30 – 10:00	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:00	Session XIII
SATURDAY, AUG 14
9:00 – 10:30	Reading Time
10:30 – 10:45	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:45 – 12:00	Session XIV
12:00 – 2:00	Lunch & Ẓuhr
2:00 – 3:15	Session XV
3:15 – 4:30	Reading Time
4:30 – 6:00	Session XVI
6:00 – 6:45	ʿAṣr & Reading Time
6:45 – 8:30	Dinner & Maghrib
8:30 – 9:30	Session XVII
9:30 – 9:45	Sūrat al-Mulk
9:45 – 10:00	ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:00	Circle of Light
SUNDAY, AUG 15
9:00 – 10:30	Reading Time
10:30 – 10:45	Sūrat Yā Sīn
10:45 – 12:00	Session XVIII
12:00 – 2:00	Lunch & Ẓuhr
2:00 – 3:15	Session XIX
3:15 – 5:00	Reading Time
5:00 – 5:15	ʿAṣr
5:15 – 6:45	Reading Time
6:45 – 8:30	Dinner & Maghrib
8:30 – 9:30	Session XX
9:30 – 10:00	Sūrat al-Mulk & ʿIshāʾ
10:00 – 11:15	Session XXI
MONDAY, AUG 16
7:00 – 9:00	Vanguard Presentations

DESCRIPTION

“Say, ‘If it is that you love Allah, then follow me, that Allah may love you!’” (Āl ʿImrān 3:31). This 6-day program will highlight milestones from the blessed life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to serve as signposts as we tread the paths of our own lives. Lady ʿĀʾishah once observed that she never saw anyone more keen on emulating the Prophet ﷺ than our master ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb, who was known to tread his footsteps even as he accompanied him! But he would not have been drawn to do so were it not for the emotional, heartfelt nexus he had to the Prophet. The faithful would spontaneously confess their love to him as they sought to emulate every aspect of his supernal character, and countless would volunteer sacrificing their most precious attachments before they would posit random questions unocassioned by any need to do so. Our yearning to love the Prophet deeper is not a leap of faith when we know him more intimately. Lanturna’s Summer Program purposes to impart such intimate knowledge as would enliven our hearts to experience love in its greatest potentiality. Come let us tread our own paths together, by sinking our feet into the blessed traces of his, to drink from his gentle hand as we cross into our final destination.

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