Guest: Humaira Masihuddin Humaira Masihuddin is a lawyer based in Islamabad and holds an LLM in Public International Law from the University of London, an LLB (Shariah and Law) from the International Islamic University, an MA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and an MSc in Criminal
September 27, 2024
Podcast Summary: Heart of Business - Episode with Mark Silver Introduction: * Host Saqib welcomes listeners and introduces Mark Silver, a heart-centered business coach and spiritual healer. * Mark’s book, Heart-Centered Business, is dedicated to Al Amin, highlighting the deep trust and love Mark strives to embody in commerce and life.
July 16, 2024
We are pleased to announce a Ramadan circle on The Mystical Qur'an. We will meet weekly for a Shadhili dhikr and Qur'anic mystical reflections from the great Shadhili sage Ibn Ajiba. Ibn Ajiba's commentary of the Qur'an, Al-Bahr al-Madid (The Vast Ocean)
March 09, 2024
Fawzia Al-Rawi holds a PhD in Islamic studies. She completed her Arabic, Islamic and ethnological studies at the Universities of Vienna and Cairo. She then spent 12 years in Jerusalem where she brought up her children and worked at the Institute for the Promotion of Palestinian Agriculture and at the
March 08, 2024
Dr Sheikh Usama Hasan reads purification of the gnostics by Ibn Arabi. Sh Usama is a trained physicist and astronomer. He holds an MA in Physics and Theoretical Physics from the University of Cambridge, where his teachers included the late Professor Stephen Hawking. Usama was Planetarium Lecturer at the Royal
March 03, 2024
We are pleased to announce a Ramadan circle with Dr. Sh Usama Hasan on "The Mysteries of Fasting from Al-Futuhat Al-Makkiyya" of Ibn Arabi. We will read from the Arabic text with a parallel English translation and select a theme for each session. Our exploration will delve into
March 01, 2024
Michael Sugich, an American writer who was initiated into a traditional Sufi order over forty years ago and who lived for 23 years in the sacred city of Makkah Al Mukaramah, has kept company with some of the greatest Sufi saints of the age from many parts of the world.
February 13, 2024
We are delighted to announce another six week writing course with Jamila Davies due to start in Feb 24. Writing for me is a process of opening to what T.S. Eliot calls “the still point of the turning world,” opening to the world of imagination where words appear on
December 21, 2023
Writing for me is a process of opening to what T.S. Eliot calls “the still point of the turning world,” opening to the world of imagination where words appear on the screen of my mind like bubbles rising from a pond… These words connect me with my own center
October 24, 2023
An introductory course in Qur’anic Arabic with application to mystical texts إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'
October 22, 2023
Fusus al Hikam
October 22, 2023
Host: Saqib Safdar Speaker: Dr Hany Ibrahim Liberation rests in clarity and clarity springs from a knowledge of the message that’s been handed over to humanity as a trust. In the holy Qurʿān, Allāh (الله) reveals to us that Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qurʿān
October 09, 2023
Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found here Links: University of Sufism - Home - University of Sufism (sufiuniversity.org) Institute of Spiritual Healing | Bringing Spiritual Healing to people worldwide marifafoundation.org/wp-content/
October 01, 2023
Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found here Links: University of Sufism - Home - University of Sufism https://sufiuniversity.org/ Institute of Spiritual Healing | Bringing Spiritual Healing to people worldwide Home -
September 29, 2023
The Hikmah Project is pleased to announce an Ibn Arabi reading circle in which we will explore the works of the Shiekh al-Akbar, the greatest spiritual master. Beginning with the writings of Michel Chodkiewicz, regarded as many as the scholar par excellence of Akbarian metaphysics in the English language, we
May 19, 2023
Summary: Stories from the Fountain of Life with Aisha Gray Henry We tap into stories from The Fountain of Life in this timeless conversation with ʿĀʾisha Gray Henry, bridging luminaries of our time into present time. Layered with an undertone of radiating brilliance, a merciful, enduring, undercurrent invites us to
May 14, 2023
Secrets of the Heart Retreat Details: Markfield Conference Centre Ratby Lane Markfield LE67 9SY Fri, 5 May 2023 18:00 - Mon, 8 May 2023
April 23, 2023
Abdul Karim Pinckney was born and raised in The Bronx, NY, and converted to Islam in 1999. He was a student at Zaytuna Institute in Hayward, CA, for five years where he studied Maliki fiqh. He took bayyah with Sidi Muhammad Sa'id al-Jamal ar-Rifa'i as-Shadhili in
March 10, 2023
Dr Hany Talaat Ibrahim, author of Love in the Teachings of Ibn ʿArabī and professor at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University Canada, walks us into the world of Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Metaphysics of Love ...
February 28, 2023
Thank you for joining the Hikmah Project Reading Circle - Secrets of Divine Love
January 07, 2023
Summary In conversation with Jane Clark, we are reminded about the mysterious nature of الله سبحانه و تعالى (Allāh) as the source of Guiding Light. Jane, a Senior Research Fellow of the Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʿArabī Society, co-founder of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and currently editor of the Beshara Magazine,
September 11, 2022
It is as if the Imam is saying: enlighten yourself by means of the twofold light God has already given you: the light revealed through scripture, and the light breathed by God into your own intellect, resulting in ‘treasures’ which are, for the majority, buried under the rubble of forgetfulness.
June 28, 2022
In this podcast, Shaykh Kabir Helminski explores a number of topics and concepts relevant to every spiritual seeker, commenting on what it means to ascend in consciousness and how the Sufi tradition, particularly the heart of the Mevlevi order, serves to do that. Tradition, as he says, serves as a
June 23, 2022
Shaykh Ebrahim Schuitema is a Sufi Teacher from the Darqawi-Shadhiliya Tariqa and currently lives in Gauteng, South Africa. Shaykh Ebrahim received his chain of transmission in the Tariqa from the late Shaykh Mustafa Bassir of Morrocco, may Allah bless his soul. Shaykh Ebrahim is also the founder and Leading Partner
June 23, 2022
The life of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth caliph of early Islam and fountainhead of Shi‘ite and Sufi lineages, ‘is both inspirational and controversial: intrinsically inspirational and extrinsically controversial.’ These words set the tone for what is a detailed and penetrating view of the figure of Imam ‘Ali on
June 23, 2022
Summary One of the five pillars of Islām, fasting, is explored in its relation to the nature of man, its role as expiation, and as a means for spiritual elevation and growth. Dr. Winkel discusses Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Mysteries of Fasting in the Futūḥāt al-Makkiya, explaining the non-dual nature of
June 23, 2022
Summary Author, research fellow and lecturer of Islamic studies and metaphysics, Dr Mukhtar Ali shares with us how to go about studying the great thinker and gnostic Ibn al-ʿArabī, ash-Shaykh al-Akbar, in post-modern times. Specializing in Sufism, Dr Ali paves the way of understanding the spiritual dimension of Islam. He
June 23, 2022
Summary In this episode, Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi explores the symbolic imagery and spiritual significance of Ertuġrul and Ibn Arabi in the Turkish television series Resurrection: Ertuġrul, feeling into why it has touched the hearts of so many young Muslims all over the world. A commentary that considers how the mythology
June 23, 2022
Podcast Summary Leader in the field of Islamic psychology, Dr Abdallah Rothman shares his journey into Islam and what it means to heal the heart and psyche from an Islamic perspective; the way to relieve the suffering that is a part of the human condition, as taught by two prominent
June 23, 2022
In this podcast we explore the sacred worldview of walking into life as a prayer with author and amazon best seller of The Secrets of Divine Love, A. Helwa. A. Helwa reminisces about details shaping her own journey interwoven with a common thread: the heart of engagement both with the
June 23, 2022
Summary In this podcast, we continue alongside Dr Eric Winkel (Shuʿayb) to unpack the multifaceted voluminous work of Ibn al-ʿArabī—the translation of the Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah, a project that spans over 10 years in the works and counting! He provides an update about the complimentary visual works that draws meaning
June 23, 2022
Summary We are taken by Dr. Eric Winkel behind the scenes of the Futūḥāt al-Makkiya project to catch a glimpse of grace in action like the imagery of the sun, the moon, and Nur Muḥammad (the Light of Muḥammad). Dr. Winkel shares his own personal journey into the works of
June 23, 2022