Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
1) The Reintroduction of Metaphysics | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās
A 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 ...Show More
2) Islam in the Malay World
Islam 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-ʿAṭ...Show More
3) The Eradication of Islamic Epistemology | Prof Joseph Lumbard
he 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...Show More
4) 039 The Sacred Sites of Jordan
Zirrar talks to British-Jordanian photographer Bashar Tabbah, about the sacred sites of Jordan, including those associated with various Prophets and Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. They also ta...Show More
5) KHAYAL DIARIES: Cape Town's Circle of Saints
On 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 politic...Show More
6) 037 Islam in Western Academia | John Esposito
Zirrar talks to Professor of Islamic Studies at Georgetown, John Esposito. They talk about the study of Islam in Western academia and the identity crisis faced by some Muslims in the West post 9/11. T...Show More
7) 036 Translating Rumi: A Conversation with Haleh Liza Gafori
Zirrar talks to translator, vocalist, poet, and educator Haleh Liza Gafori about her book GOLD, a new translation of Jalal al-Din Rumi's poetry. They discuss the Persian ghazal, a poetic form consisti...Show More
8) 035 Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection
Zara 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 Afg...Show More
9) 034 How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
Zara and Zirrar talk 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 Euro...Show More
10) KHAYAL DIARIES | My Ancestral Past: Visiting the Gilanis in Iran
Sana Gillani visits the tombs of her ancestors: the parents of the influential scholar and saint, Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, in Iran.