Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast

Jan 20 2025 26 ep. 45 mins 95
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Sacred Footsteps is dedicated to travel, history and culture from a Muslim perspective. We talk to writers, historians, artists and others, about travel as a spiritual practice, and discuss aspects of Muslim culture and history that are often overlooked.

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The Reintroduction of Metaphysics | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās

Jan 20 2025 56 mins  
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.

Islam in the Malay World | Muḥiyuddīn Al-ʿAṭṭās

Oct 15 2024 66 mins  
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 s

The Eradication of Islamic Epistemology | Prof Joseph Lumbard

Jun 30 2024 46 mins  
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 Islam and the Challenge of Epistemic Sovereignty. They discuss: the eradication of the Islamic epistemic framework, the adoption of modern secular-epistemic models, and the complicity of s

Cape Town's Circle of Saints

Jan 11 2023 38 mins  
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 o

Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection

Nov 29 2021 35 mins  
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

How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe | Diana Darke

Apr 24 2021 47 mins  
Zara talks 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.

My Ancestral Past: Visiting the Gilanis in Iran

Mar 31 2021 17 mins  
Sana Gillani visits the tombs of her ancestors: the parents of the influential scholar and saint, Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, in Iran.

Divine Love & Sufi Poetry of Punjab

Feb 26 2021 16 mins  
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.

Lessons From Life on the Road

Jan 30 2021 15 mins  
Alex Reynolds from lostwithpurpose shares her experiences/conclusions/insights from more than four years of full time travel.

Adam's Peak: In Search of a Prophet

Nov 28 2020 9 mins  
Sacred Footsteps presents, Khayal Diaries, a series of personal accounts, narratives and critical reflections on topics like Islamic history, culture and travel. Zara Choudhary revisits her journey to Adam’s Peak, a mountain in Sri Lanka visited by Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and Christians for its association with several religious figures, including the Prophet Adam.