Welcome to The Hikmah Project, a unique platform dedicated to the exploration of the world's spiritual wisdom traditions, with a special emphasis on Islamic metaphysics and mysticism. Our mission is to offer seekers of sacred knowledge an avenue to delve into mystical texts, guided by renowned experts from across the globe. Through podcasts, online courses, and events, we aim to foster a community of learning and spiritual growth. Drawing inspiration from the Qur’anic verse: أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُ ...
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Witnessing the Divine Face in the East and West with Dr Fawzia Al-Rawi
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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 University of Jerusalem, while deepening both he…
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Purification of the Gnostics - A Poem by Ibn Arabi
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Dr Sh Usama Hasan reads Purification of the Gnostics by Ibn ArabiBy Saqib Safdar
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Signs on the Horizons with Michael Sugich
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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. His book is a unique eye-witness narrative of a mystical tradition that today hi…
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Writing from the Heart - An Online Course with Jamila Davies
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Summary notes are due to follow. Further details of the course can be found on thehikmahproject.comBy Saqib Safdar
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The Metaphysics of Arabic Grammar and the Fusus al Hikam of Ibn Arabi with Dr Hany Ibrahim
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Two new courses are due to start soon: 1. Qu'ranic Arabic for Beginners with application to Wazifah Ibn Mashish, Ibn Arabi's Prayers of the Week (Wird) and his Salat al-Faydiyyah 2. Fusus al Hikam & Classical Commentaries - line-by-line reading with Dr Hany Ibrahim Session notes to follow shortly for members...…
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The Path to Unity with Ibrahim Jaffe MD and Samah Ross - Part 2
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Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found hereBy Saqib Safdar
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The Path to Unity with Ibrahim Jaffe MD and Samah Ross - Part 1
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Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found hereBy Saqib Safdar
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Stories from the Fountain of Life with Aisha Gray Henry
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Summary and notes to followBy Saqib Safdar
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Serving the Deep Love of God - with Dr. John Wadude Laird
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Secrets of the Heart Retreat Details: Markfield Conference Centre Ratby Lane Markfield LE67 9SY Fri, 5 May 2023 18:00 - Mon, 8 May 2023 Further details can be found here About Guest: Dr. Laird has practiced integrative patient care in a variety of outpatient settings for forty years. As an early member of the holistic medicine movement, Dr. Laird n…
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Reading: Sufi Tafsir by Kashani on Surah Qadr - Night of Power
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Abd Al-Razzar Kashani was a student of Mu'ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who was a student of Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn 'ArabiBy Saqib Safdar
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Reading - The Reality of Fasting by Ibn Arabi
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Passage from the Futuhat al MakiyyaBy Saqib Safdar
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A poem by Sheikh Muhammed al Jamal ShadhiliBy Saqib Safdar
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Imam Abdul Karim reads from The Secret of the Love of GodBy Saqib Safdar
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Reading: The Hidden Saints from Fihi ma Fihi
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Reading from Rumi, Fihi ma Fihi, Thackston, Boston Shambala, 1994, p42-43By Saqib Safdar
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Reading: True Invocation without background music
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Reading from Letters of a Sufi Master - Shaykh as-DarqawiBy Saqib Safdar
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My Journey to God with Imam Abdul Karim Pinckney
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Imam Abdul Karim describes his experience of knowing the Prophetic character pbuhBy Saqib Safdar
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Reading: True Invocation with background music
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Reading from Letters of a Sufi Master - Shaykh as-DarqawiBy Saqib Safdar
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Reading from The Meadow of Poetic Truths by Sidi Muhammed al-Jemal
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Imam Abdul Karim reads a poem called I witnessBy Saqib Safdar
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Reading from Music of the Soul by Sidi Muhammed Jemal
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Imam Abdul Karim reads passages from Music of the Soul by Sidi Muhammed JemalBy Saqib Safdar
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From the Bronx to the Sahara - My Journey to God with Imam Abdul Karim Pinckney
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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 Shaykh Muhammad Said al-Jamal ar-Rifa'i in 2009. He was also an assistant to Imam Musa Abdul Ali in Mt. Vernon, NY, at Masjid Yusuf Sha…
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Ibn Arabi and the Metaphysics of Love with Dr Hany Ibrahim
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Podcast Summary 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 in face of some Islamic scholars’ criticism of the great saint. Acknowledging that such criticism might scare off see…
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From Physics to Ibn Arabi's Metaphysics - In Conversation with Jane Clark
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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, an independent non-profit organization that …
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The Special Place of the Qur'an in Ibn Arabi
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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 from imagery for the 28 or so concepts nee…
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Secrets of Divine Love with A Helwa
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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 Creator and with creation, His creation. We are invited to explo…
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Spiritual Healing and Transformation in the Islamic Tradition with Dr Abdallah Rothman
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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 and influential Sufi figures in the Shādhulli ṭarīqa, and experientially …
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The School of Ibn al-ʿArabī and Online Courses with Dr Mukhtar Ali
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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 introduces us to Ibn al-ʿArabī, the…
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The Spiritual Significance of Ertugrul & Ibn Arabi with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi
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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 fasting and its positing as a great ritual of dependency and a g…
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The Spiritual Significance of Ertugrul & Ibn Arabi with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi - Snippet
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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 is built upon, or rather, woven around …
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The Mysteries of Fasting in the Futuhat Al-Makkiyya of Ibn Arabi With Dr Eric Winkel
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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 fasting and its positing as a great ritual of dependency and a g…
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The Speaking Qur'an - Read by Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Reading of the chapter The Speaking Qu'ran by Reza Shah Kazemi from his book Imam Ali Concise History to Timeless Mystery. For a free download of the complete book, please visit www.thehikmahproject.com/members/ The life of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth caliph of early Islam and fountainhead of Shi‘ite and Sufi lineages, ‘is both inspirational and con…
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The Inner Work with Shaykh Ebrahim Schuitema
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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 of Schuitema Associates, a busin…
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The Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya of Ibn Arabi with Dr Eric Winkel
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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 Ibn al-ʿArabī: The Futūḥāt, which he says, is written from the Source. Its unfolding i…
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The Pedagogy of Rumi with Shaikh Kabir Helminski
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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 template and means of transmission through non-dual…
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