Yesterday

Slavery and Islam: The Whole Story

In this Conflicted Conversation, Justin Marozzi discusses his new book Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World. Justin traces the long, varied history of slavery in the Islamic world, arguing that slavery could sometimes offer remark ... Show More

1h 6m

Aug 4

Will America Cut and Run?

Donald Trump has once again stepped back from a threatened major attack on Iran. So has America lost the Iran War? Or is Trump’s apparent hesitation part of a longer strategy to exhaust the Iranian regime? Aimen and Thomas discuss: Whether Iran has outmanoeuvred Trump despite Ame ... Show More

49m 51s

Jul 30

U Thant: The Diplomat Who Defined the 1960s

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thant Myint-U talks about his new book Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s. It tells the story of his grandfather U Thant, the Burmese schoolteacher turned UN Secretary-General who guided the United Nations th ... Show More

1h 23m

Aug 2020

Khabbab Ibn Al Aratt (ra) - Under Burning Hot Coals

The first to be tortured for the sake of Allah, and the first to make his Islam public according to some accounts. An inspiring story often lost in the midst of his peers. Sign up <a href='http://bit.ly/the-firsts'>here</a> to get notes sent straight to your inbox.</ ... Show More

43m 40s

Feb 2017

3-1: Muawiyyah and The Khawarij

Welcome back to another season of the Islamic History Podcast! In this season, we're going to mostly cover the Umayyad Dynasty. The first several episodes will be focused on the founder of this dynasty, Muawiyyah ibn Abi Sufyan. Today's episode is an introduction to Syria and Kuf ... Show More

49m 51s

Nov 2022

What is Salafism?

In this episode, we explore the history and key features of the movement known as Salafism, which has become a significant force in modern Islam. Sources/Suggested Reading:<ul><li>Crawford, Michael (2014). "Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab". Oneworld Academic.</li>< ... Show More

30m 20s

Jul 2020

The Firsts: The Forerunners of Islam

Full episodes can be found <a href='https://thefirsts.buzzsprout.com'>here</a>: https://thefirsts.buzzsprout.com The Firsts: The Forerunners of Islam is the series that visits trailblazers of the ummah. Those that rise to the occasion, and inspire a generation. Host ... Show More

44s

Jan 2018

Al Ghazali and Ibn Taymiyyah

In our last episode of the season we wrap up the intellectual history of Islam by examining how the orthodoxies that we discussed in the previous episode were popularized. We talk about the emerging class of legal scholars called the ulema, the madhabs of Hanafi, Maliki, Shaif, a ... Show More

51m 27s

Jan 2020

The Firsts - Episode 02

Zaid Ibn Amr (ra)_ A One Man Ummah Zaid Ibn Amr Ibn Nufaid (ra) is an absolutely remarkable figure in the history of Islam and has a story unlike any other from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Aside from being a monotheist before the coming of Islam, he would guide people to wha ... Show More

41m 58s

Feb 2025

Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi (ra) : The Legend Who Liberated Jerusalem | Episode 8 | Al-Aqsa Series

Salahuddin al-Ayyubi (rh) is one of the greatest heroes in Islamic history. How did he liberate Masjid al-Aqsa after nearly 90 years of the Crusaders’ occupation? Take a deeper dive into his story, including the early centuries of the Muslim rule in Palestine, the motivations ... Show More

1h 23m

Sep 2023

Dr Uthman Lateef | Islamic History: Romanticism, Reality & Revival | BB #104

In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Islamic historian and author, Dr Uthman Lateef, of Sapience Institute. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/islam'>#BloodBrotherspodcast</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/isla ... Show More

1h 13m

The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 1)