The 8 Best Islamic History Podcasts

A list of the Best Islamic History Podcasts handpicked by our community on Podyssey.

Last Updated: Mar 11th, 2022

  • 1. Islamic History Podcast

    We often overlook Islamic history as a learning tool. The history of Islam is not only important for Muslims, but important for everyone. Islam and the people who call themselves Muslims have made an enormous impact on our world. The Islamic History ...Show More

    Islamic History Podcast

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    The Slander Against Aisha

    48:49 | Oct 27th, 2017

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    Aisha, the Prophet's wife, is the victim of salacious gossip and rumors. With no one else to help her, she realizes she can only rely on Allah. Meanwhile, Prophet Muhammad must work hard to keep his s...Show More

  • 2. Islamic History X

    The great North African polymath Abd ar-Raḥmān Ibn Khaldūn once observed "The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another." That sentiment guides the spirit of this bimonthly podcast on Islamic History for the contempora...Show More

    Mohamud Mohamed

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    005: Early History of Islam in Gaza

    52:03 | Feb 18th, 2025

    In this episode we cover:Hashim and the merchants of Quraysh in GazaGaza in the margins of the Prophet ﷺ’s lifeThe Muslim conquest of Gaza Imam al-Shafiʿi and early Muslim scholarship in Gaza Jews and...Show More

  • 3. Prophet Muhammad Podcast

    From the folks who brought you the Islamic History Podcast, comes a podcast about the Prophet of Islam. In this podcast, we discuss the life of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. We will also cover his family, friends, victories and defeats....Show More

    Islamic History Podcast

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    Zayd and Zaynab

    1:22:56 | Nov 22nd, 2025

    We take a look at Prophet Muhammad's marriage to Zaynab, a supposedly controversial event that really wasn't that controversial at all.

  • 4. Abbasid History Podcast

    An audio platform for the study of the pre-modern Islamic(ate) past and beyond. We interview academics, archivists and artists on their work for peers and junior students in the field. We aim to educate, inspire, perhaps infuriate, and on the way ent...Show More

    AbbasidHistoryPodcast.com

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    🖋️EP065 Ali Hammoud on the life and works of Jami (d. 1492 CE): End of an Era

    24:05 | Dec 20th, 2025

    A prolific poet, Jami, is the embodiment of the photo-Ottoman Bengal-to-Balkans cosmopolitan Sufi intellectual. Jami was born in 1414 near the border of modern day Iran and Afghanistan during the tai...Show More

  • 5. From The Prophet (s) to Yazid: What Went Wrong - Mizan Institute

    History is all about turning points; events changing the course of things and directing them in other directions. These turning points do not take place overnight and usually, if not always, have deep roots that have grown over time and in effect of ...Show More

    Shaykh Amin Rastani

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    11. The Dominoes Quickly Fall; Ashura is in the Horizon

    41:53 | Aug 20th, 2021

    Muawiyah made the most of the martyrdom of Imam Ali (as), and quickly took complete power after the ceasefire with Imam Hasan (as), becoming the undisputed caliph of the Muslims for the next twenty ye...Show More

  • 6. Bottled Petrichor

    Welcome to Bottled Petrichor, a podcast dedicated to discussing key topics in Islamic History and Thought. In addition to a short lecture at the start of most episodes, we ask our guest experts questions submitted by listeners and allow them to share...Show More

    Bottled Petrichor

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    E21 Falsafa and Kalam with Dr. Peter Adamson

    1:05:06 | Jan 12th, 2023

    Pleased to have on Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and host of the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast. What is Falsafa? What types of questions did its prac...Show More

  • 7. Why Islam is True with Shaykh Hamza Karamali

    “Why Islam is True” is a series of 40 short presentations that analyze the claim, “Islam is true,” by dividing it into a series of sub-claims and then evaluating their truth by examining the evidence for them, as well as the evidence against them. As...Show More

    SeekersGuidance.org

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    12: Who Designed the Designer? – Why Islam is True with Shaykh Hamza Karamali

    08:54 | Aug 29th, 2019

    Atheists object to the argument for God’s existence from design by asking the question, “Who designed the designer?” This objection is, in fact, a sound objection because the design argument in its co...Show More

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