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Podcast Ep 31 KHAYAL DIARIES | Lessons From Life on the Road

Sacred Footsteps · KHAYAL DIARIES | Lessons From Life on the Road

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Alex Reynolds from Lost With Purpose shares her experiences/conclusions/insights from more than four years of full time travel.

A written version of this episode can be found here.

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‘Al-Burtal’ البرطال Portico- built by t

‘Al-Burtal’ البرطال Portico- built by the Nasrid ruler Muhammad III in the 14th century, inside the Alhambra fortress. Buried inside the gardens overlooking the valleys of Granada, its coupled with a small mosque to its left. You will visit this and much more on our tour of Andalusia this spring.

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Join us in March 2023 for our first tour of Andalu

Join us in March 2023 for our first tour of Andalusia! ✨

7 days, 5 cities. We will be touring historic Islamic Spain. In a period that lasted 800 years (starting in 711), Andalusia was home to Umayyad, Nasrid, Almohad as well as countless other dynasties. A centre of learning, art and science - Andalusia illuminated the European continent, producing the likes of Ibn Arabi, Ibn Rushd and many more.

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On the hills in and around Cape Town, you will fin

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 story of hardship, courage and perseverance, but above all, of faith in God.

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Do you know about the University of al-Qarawiyyin

Do you know about the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fes, Morocco? Founded by Fatima al-Fihri (857), the university was one of the leading spiritual and educational centres of the Islamic world. It is also famous for being the oldest university in all the world. Alongside Al-Azhar in Cairo, it was once the centre of the Sunni scholarly world. However, like Al-Azhar, the university (or madrassa) underwent several radical curriculum changes under European occupation. The goal? to dismember the traditional method of teaching and replace it with a European model.
Despite the changes, some elements of old teaching method remain. For example, students sit in a semi-circle around their teacher, who prompts the students to read sections from a book, and then tests their knowledge with questions on the text, and then explains any difficult sections. al-Qarawiyyin remains the first point of call for converts from Spain (many of the Muslims and Jews expulsed from Andalusia also ended up in Morocco in the 15th century). 📷 @zirrar

Jummah Mubarak from Damascus!

Jummah Mubarak from Damascus!

Ziyara (pious visitation) to the graves of the pio

Ziyara (pious visitation) to the graves of the pious remains a crucial part of Islamic piety in Pakistan, as it is throughout the Muslim world.

Here, women and men can be seen visiting the grave of the great Sunni Hanafi Chishti scholar and Sufi wali Shaykh Meher 'Ali Shah Golravi (d. 1356/1937) in Golra, Pakistan.

He once said of his wife: “It is largely due to my wife’s patience, contentment, and Godfearing piety that I have achieved anything of knowledge and asceticism.”

Shaykh Meher ‘Ali Shah’s life was full of miracles and wonders. Due to his great love of the famous Andalusian Sufi Ibn ‘Arabi, the poet Iqbal once contacted him for help regarding understanding some of Ibn ‘Arabi’s thought.

Shaykh Meher 'Ali Shah's spiritual poetry continues to be widely read and appreciated in Pakistan and many of his works have been published.

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