Jul 29
"From Remembrance to Insight: Hudur al-Qalb and Basirah in Salat and Dhikr" by Mishaal Javed and Miguel Farias
In this presentation, Mishaal Javed and Miguel Farias present original qualitative research into how practitioners of salat and dhikr experience heart-centred insight and clarity. Comparing Islamic devotional practice with mindfulness meditation, and situating their findings alon ... Show More
26m 28s
Jul 29
"Fiṭra and Presential Consciousness: Qur'anic Ways of Knowing Beyond Physicalism" by Syed AmirHossein Asghari
In this presentation, Syed AmirHossein Asghari develops a Sufi account of fiṭra — humanity's innate God-orientation — as a genuine mode of non-conceptual, presential knowledge. Drawing on Qur'anic verses and later thinkers like Mullā Ṣadrā and ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī, he connects thi ... Show More
26m 46s
Jul 29
"Sufism as 'Mysticism': A Global Religious History Approach" by Liana Saif
In this presentation, Liana Saif interrogates the now-automatic pairing of Sufism with the word "mysticism." Tracing this label back through Orientalist, Traditionalist, and Perennialist thinkers, she argues that "mysticism" obscures more historically grounded frameworks like al- ... Show More
25m 5s
Jul 2024
Philosophical Sufism in the Sokoto Caliphate: Two Poems of Shaykh Dan Tafa
Oludamini Ogunnaike is an assistant professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses on African and African Diasporic Religions as well as Islam, Islamic Philosophy, Spirituality, and Art. He holds a PhD in African Studies and the Study of Religion ... Show More
23m 20s
Apr 2023
EP150: Bridging the Gap: Science, Media, and Unity in the Muslim World with Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan
In this enlightening episode of The Muslim Vibe Podcast, we talk with the renowned Dr. Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan, a prolific Islamic author, speaker, and businessman. Together, they delve into the harmony between science and Islam, discussing how the two can complement and enric ... Show More
1h 36m
May 2024
The Truth behind Hawza, Maraje' & Scholars (Ft. Hajj Mustafa Masood)
<p>Join us for an insightful discussion with Sh Mustafa Masood of Najaf, as we delve into the role of scholars in Islamic society, the institution of Marja'iyya, and whether it's obligatory, relevant and globally applicable. We explore the intersection of AI and scholarsh ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 2024
Ibn al-ʿArabī in Japan: The Life and Legacy of Toshihiko Izutsu (1914-1993)
Atif Khalil is on the faculty of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Khalil's primary area of research lies in Sufism, with secondary interests in Islamic philosophy and theology, comparative mysticism, interfaith relations, Jewish-Muslim relations, medieval philos ... Show More
20m 56s
Aug 2020
#054: Awakening in the Dream: Ibn Arabi, Virtual Reality & Ultimate Reality w/ Oludamini Ogunnaike
Oludamini Ogunnaike holds a PhD in African Studies and the Study of Religion from Harvard University, and is Assistant Professor of African Religious Thought at the University of Virginia.
Oludamini Ogunnaike is a scholar of African, Islamic, and Religious Studies, with a focus o ... Show More
1h 36m
<p>In this insightful book talk, Dr Hossam Ouf, a Research Fellow at the University of Tübingen, presents his book, "Hadith Transmission and Confessionality: Al-Bukhārī’s al-Jāmiʿ aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ and al-Kulaynī’s al-Kāfī in Sunni and Twelver Shi'i Hadith Scholarship."
Dr Ouf delves into the pivotal role of Hadith transmission in shaping the theological and identi ... Show More
