Models of Liberation in West Africa | Professor Ware and Mustafa Briggs
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
Release Date: 06/26/2020
The Reintroduction of Metaphysics | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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 and Syed Muḥiyuddīn al-Attas.
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Islam in the Malay World | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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-ʿAṭṭās about the major Muslim figures in the Malay world and the development of an indigenous Islamic scholarship which was nevertheless rooted in networks of authenticated scholarly chains across the centuries.
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The Eradication of Islamic Epistemology | Prof Joseph Lumbard
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
The 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 . They discuss: the eradication of the Islamic epistemic framework, the adoption of modern secular-epistemic models, and the complicity of some Muslim academics in this. Professor Lumbard also explains the need to reinstate the position of tasawuf (purification of the soul) in Islamic intellectual discourse.
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Cape Town's Circle of Saints
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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 political prisoners of colonisers. They brought nothing with them, except faith in their hearts and the remembrance of God on their tongues. This is the story of the beautiful melodic tones of Cape Town dhikr and why it has such a unique sound. Spanning centuries and continents, it is a story of imprisonment and enslavement, colonialism and resistance; of sufi tariqahs, scholars and princes. It is a...
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Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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 Afghan Cameleers, who set up the first mosques in the country. They discuss the legacy of the early Muslims in the country, their interaction with Aboriginal tribes, and the discovery of a Sufi Qadiri manuscript in Broken Hill Mosque.
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How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe | Diana Darke
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
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 Europe and Islamic Syria shaped Gothic architecture, and why this has become a point of controversy in Europe today.
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My Ancestral Past: Visiting the Gilanis in Iran
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
Sana Gillani visits the tombs of her ancestors: the parents of the influential scholar and saint, Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, in Iran.
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Divine Love & Sufi Poetry of Punjab
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
Abdullah Sattar explores the roots of Sufism in Punjab, which spread, in large part, through the words of poets that are still recited and resonate today.
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Lessons From Life on the Road
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
Alex Reynolds from lostwithpurpose shares her experiences/conclusions/insights from more than four years of full time travel.
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Adam's Peak: In Search of a Prophet
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
Sacred Footsteps presents, Khayal Diaries, a series of personal accounts, narratives and critical reflections on topics like Islamic history, culture and travel.
info_outlineMustafa Briggs speaks to Professor Rudolph Ware, author of the 'Walking Quran', about models of liberation in West Africa. They talk about the West African approach towards power and religion, and consider the diverse response of the ulama to the challenges presented by the transatlantic slave trade and European colonialism. They also discuss how racist colonial policies had the unintended effect of preserving sufism and traditional Islam in the region.