Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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Fes: Citadels of Light | Umair Haseeb
September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minThe Moroccan city Fes, like the other early cities of the Maghreb, was founded as a place of refuge for the Ahl al-Bayt, the Family of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Shaykh Umair Haseeb, who spent several years studying in Fes, joins Omar Rais to…
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The Reintroduction of Metaphysics | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās
January 20, 2025 · 57 minA discussion on the need to reintroduce metaphysics based upon the Islamic conception of reality and truth, a prominent theme found in the works of Professor Syed Naquib al-Attas. With Zain al-Haddad and Syed Muḥiyuddīn al-Attas.
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Islam in the Malay World | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās
October 15, 2024 · 1 hr 6 minIslam arrived in the Malay world through "good word" and quickly established itself though various kingdoms that would later become centres of learning. Zain al-Haddad speaks to Syed Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās about the major Muslim figures in…
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The Eradication of Islamic Epistemology | Prof Joseph Lumbard
June 30, 2024 · 47 minThe Islamic sciences were once rooted in an underlying epistemic unity, that existed among all fields of the knowledge in the Islamic world. Zara talks to Professor Joseph Lumbard about his paper Islam and the Challenge of Epistemic…
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Cape Town's Circle of Saints
January 11, 2023 · 38 minOn the hills in and around Cape Town, you will find 300 year old Muslim graves belonging to notable individuals who arrived on the southern tip of the African continent in chains, as slaves or political prisoners of colonisers. They…
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Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection
November 29, 2021 · 35 minZara talks to Dr Abu Bakr Sirajuddin Cook and Dr Rami Dawood about the history of Islam in Australia- beginning with the arrival of the Makassan traders, that pre-dates European settlement, to the Afghan Cameleers, who set up the first…
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How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe | Diana Darke
April 24, 2021 · 47 minZara talks to author and Arabist Diana Darke about her most recent book Stealing From The Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe. Diana explains how cultural exchanges between Europe and Islamic Syria shaped Gothic architecture…
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My Ancestral Past: Visiting the Gilanis in Iran
March 31, 2021 · 17 minSana Gillani visits the tombs of her ancestors: the parents of the influential scholar and saint, Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, in Iran.
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Divine Love & Sufi Poetry of Punjab
February 26, 2021 · 16 minAbdullah Sattar explores the roots of Sufism in Punjab, which spread, in large part, through the words of poets that are still recited and resonate today.
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Lessons From Life on the Road
January 30, 2021 · 15 minAlex Reynolds from lostwithpurpose shares her experiences/conclusions/insights from more than four years of full time travel.
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Adam's Peak: In Search of a Prophet
November 28, 2020 · 9 minSacred Footsteps presents, Khayal Diaries, a series of personal accounts, narratives and critical reflections on topics like Islamic history, culture and travel. Zara Choudhary revisits her journey to Adam's Peak, a mountain in Sri…
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Qawwali
July 3, 2020 · 1 hr 5 minOmar, Yasmine and Shahroze discuss the history, evolution and spiritual significance of qawwali. Qawwali incorporates music, poetry and story-telling in to a celebration of Love. The singing of qawwali in Sufi shrines and mausoleums is a…