Feb 2026

Stefan Sperl: "Different Aesthetics" – A New Approach to Sufi Texts?

"Different Aesthetics" – A New Approach to Sufi Texts? The topic of the MIAS-Warburg Symposium was inspired by an interdisciplinary research project on Premodern Aesthetics spearheaded by the University of Tuebingen. It approaches aesthetic acts and artifacts not as objects suffi ... Show More

51m 33s

Jan 2026

Gregory Vandamme: The Body of the Caliph

The Body of the Caliph: Corporeal Governance of the Human Kingdom in Ibn 'Arabi's al-Tadbirat al-ilahiyya and its Commentaries In his Book of the Divine Governances for the Restoration of the Human Kingdom (K. al-Tadbirat al-ilahiyya fi islah al-mamlaka al-insaniyya), Ibn 'Arabi ... Show More

56m 42s

Jan 2026

Divine Necessity Of The Comprehensive Being: Unlocking Ibn al-'Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam through the Adamic Fass

This paper explores the pivotal role of the Adamic fass in unlocking the profound metaphysical framework of Ibn al-'Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam. Centering on the concept of the comprehensive Being (al-kawn al-jami'), a term mentioned in the opening paragraph of the Fusus, the Adamic f ... Show More

56m 2s

Apr 2016

#008: Studying The Study Quran w/Dr. Joseph Lumbard

Joseph E. B. Lumbard (General Editor of The Study Quran) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic and Translation Studies at the American University of Sharjah and an Associate Editor for the Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qurʾān (in progress). A specialist in Quranic s ... Show More

1h 10m

Jun 2019

#042: Jesus in Sufism: Ibn 'Arabi, Creativity & the Christic Archetype w/ Ali Hussain

Dr. Ali Hussain obtained his doctoral degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan, Department of Middle Eastern Studies. His research focuses on the image of Jesus Christ in the writings of Sufi mystics, specifically Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-'Arabi (d. 1240). He is also ... Show More

1h 41m

May 2025

Nasir al-din al-Tusi: The Greatest Islamic Astronomer?

Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Sources/Recomended Reading: Badakhchani, S.J. (translated by) (1999). “Conte ... Show More

51m 7s

Oct 2024

21. Qur'anic Expression | by Dr. Fadel Saleh Al-Samerai | Ramadan 2021

Ustadh discusses examples from the book "At-Ta'beer Al-Qur'ani" by Dr. Fadel Saleh As-Samerai with the students. I think that even non-students might find the discussions enjoyable.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For ... Show More

11m 52s

Mar 2021

#055: Wisdom Crystallized: What is Sufi Metaphysics? w/ Mohammed Rustom

We speak about the course Wisdom Crystallized: Sufi Metaphysics in 21 Verses. https://www.rumicenter.love/wisdom https://www.mohammedrustom.com Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Islamic Studies in the College of the Humanities at Carleton University ... Show More

1h 8m

Jan 2018

History of Islamic Theology

This episode we trace the emergence of orthodoxy in Islamic thought. Starting with the debates about predestination and the nature of the Qu’ran we mark the development of Islamic theology from the writings of Hasan i Basri and the Qadarites or Qadiriyyah to the formation of the ... Show More

43m 35s

Jul 2024

Resurrecting the Caliphate: The Future of Islamic Movements with Dr Jaan Islam

For latest research and papers, including Jaan's forthcoming paper on Islamic movements:https://oxford.academia.edu/JaanIslamFollow on X: X.com/Jaanislam Ummatics link: https://ummatics.org/ < ... Show More

46m 19s

Mar 2021

EP 225: Wednesday Night Roundtable feat Shaykh Abdullah Bin Hamid Ali

Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is a faculty member at Zaytuna College who teaches courses in Islamic law and prophetic tradition. He also specializes in Islamic law with a particular emphasis on commercial law, family law, and inheritance law. He has translated written works of Ibn Rajab ... Show More

1h 37m

Dec 2022

Mulla Sadra & Islamic Existentialism

This has been one of the most requested subjects, it is finally time to talk about Mulla Sadra. Sources/Recommended Reading:<ul><li>Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). “The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy”. Cambridge University Press.</li><li>Chi ... Show More

37m 26s

Nov 2015

#003: ISIS, Muslims in the West, Race, & Racism w/ Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali

Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is a senior faculty member of Zaytuna College (America's first Muslim Liberal Arts College), and founder of Lamppost Education Initiative. He studied the traditional Islamic sciences at the prestigious Al-Qarawiyin University of Fes, Morocco and is c ... Show More

1h 17m

Ibn 'Arabi's Joseph: Imagination as Holy...