Best Ibn Arabi Society Podcasts (2024)

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The Sufi Path of Extraordinary Ordinariness in the Ottoman Novel "The Depths of Imagination" 17:47

20d ago17:47

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Dr. Amer Latif is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in comparative religion and Islamic studies. Broadly speaking, his research revolves around issues involved in the translation of cultures. Having grown up in Pakistan and with an undergraduate degree in Physics, Dr. Latif thrives on studying and creating containers that are capacious enou…

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Ibn al-ʿArabī in Peripatetic guise? From ʿiyān to burhān and the epistemological problematic 16:34

1M ago16:34

16:34

Rosabel Ansari's areas of Specialization include Classical and post-classical Islamic philosophy; Graeco-Arabic Studies.Her research involves the transmission of Ancient Greek philosophy into Arabic, Arabic and Islamic metaphysics in both the classical and post-classical periods, the philosophy of language, and the relationship between rational and…

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Witnessing the Divine Face in the East and West with Dr Fawzia Al-Rawi 1:42:49

2M ago1:42:49

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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 48:16

2M ago48:16

48:16

Dr Sh Usama Hasan reads Purification of the Gnostics by Ibn ArabiBy Saqib Safdar

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Keys to Decipher Ibn ʻArabī’s Manzil al-manāzil. Ibn ʻArabī's unique Quranic journey in Kitāb Manzil: A mystical correlation of 114 suras with the science of numbers and symbolic ascent 54:45

3M ago54:45

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Pablo writes: This presentation analyses the content of Ibn ʻArabī’s lesser-known work, Kitāb Manzil al-manāzil al-fahwāniyya (“The Mansion that Gathers [the Keys to All] the Mansions in Which Direct Speech Descends”), which is devoted to Quranic hermeneutics and structured on symbolic principles derived from the science of numbers and the abjad al…

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Signs on the Horizons with Michael Sugich 1:44:56

3M ago1:44:56

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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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Ibn al-ʿArabī on Translation 15:18

3M ago15:18

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Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Carleton University. He is the author of the award-winning book The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra and Assistant Editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary (Editor-in-Chief, Seyyed Hossein Nasr)…

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The Covenant of Alast: When Love Shared its Promise 21:50

4M ago21:50

21:50

Marlene DuBois is Professor of English at the State University of New York at Suffolk County Community College. Her research interests are in comparative religion, Sufism,and mythic narratives.By Marlene Dubois

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Ta’wīl and Ishāra: The Meaning of these Terms in Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Approach to the Qur’an 21:50

5M ago21:50

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Dr. Dakake researches and publishes on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She is one of the general editors and contributing authors of the The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015), which comprises a translation and verse-by-verse commentary on the Qur'anic text th…

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Ibn Arabi's Pluralistic Vision in a World of Exclusivism 27:30

7M ago27:30

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The philosophical concepts at the heart of this presentation include Wujud, the Plural, and Ambiguity. I begin by examining Ibn Arabi's notion of belief as 'tying knots in the heart,' parallel to his understanding of the nature of Wujud and Barzakh. The aim is a fresh thinking about pluralism, grounded in Sufi metaphysics — a metaphysics focused on…

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Writing from the Heart - An Online Course with Jamila Davies 41:26

6M ago41:26

41:26

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 49:44

7M ago49:44

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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 1:16:56

7M ago1:16:56

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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 1:47:53

8M ago1:47:53

1:47:53

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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Spiritual Education and the "Imaginary Master" in Ibn ʿArabī's Kitāb al-Ajwiba al-ʿarabiyya 56:31

9M ago56:31

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Although Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638/1240) is known as “the greatest master” (al-shaykh al-akbar), little is known about his practical teachings and his approach to the master-disciple relationship. Apart from scattered accounts of his own companionship with various masters, Ibn ʿArabī dedicates very few books or chapters to the rules of spiritual education…

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'Those who believe are more intense in love': Ibn al-'Arabi and the Paradoxes of Love - Part 2 46:00

9M ago46:00

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Love is mysterious and many splendored—the source of our greatest joys and deepest sorrows; easy to talk and sing about, but impossible to define. "One who defines love has not known it, and one who has not tasted it by drinking it down, has not known it," writes Ibn al-'Arabi.While Rumi is more associated with love in the contemporary imagination,…

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'Those who believe are more intense in love': Ibn al-'Arabi and the Paradoxes of Love 1:03:53

10M ago1:03:53

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Love is mysterious and many splendored—the source of our greatest joys and deepest sorrows; easy to talk and sing about, but impossible to define. "One who defines love has not known it, and one who has not tasted it by drinking it down, has not known it," writes Ibn al-'Arabi.While Rumi is more associated with love in the contemporary imagination,…

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Jinn Doppelgangers in Islam and Akbarian Sufism 32:41

11M ago32:41

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"Ghouls, ifrits and a panoply of other jinn have long haunted Muslim cultures and societies. These also include demonic doubles (qarīn, pl. quranā'): the little-studied and much-feared denizens of the hearts and blood of humans. Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn 'Arabī (d. 1240) wrote on jinn in substantial detail, uncovering the physiognomy, culture and behaviour …

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Stories from the Fountain of Life with Aisha Gray Henry 1:55:22

1y ago1:55:22

1:55:22

Summary and notes to followBy Saqib Safdar

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Ahmad Avni Bey's Understanding of Ibn 'Arabi 1:02:09

12M ago1:02:09

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Mahmud Erol Kılıç is a Professor of Sufi Studies. His numerous books, articles and translations have focused on Ibn 'Arabi and the Ibn 'Arabi school of thought as well as Sufism in Anatolia. He has been the ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Indonesia, and was the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member S…

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'Ibn 'Arabi in Spiritual Fiqh and Gnostic Knowledge 41:00

1y ago41:00

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Laila Khalifa (Ph.D) began her studies in social sciences and history at the University of Jordan in Amman. Later she pursued postgraduate research in Social Psychology at the University of Nottingham, UK in 1985. She was awarded her MA in Classical and Modern Islamic Thought at the Sorbonne in 1988. She has subsequently dedicated her research to t…

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Serving the Deep Love of God - with Dr. John Wadude Laird 1:20:08

1y ago1:20:08

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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 3:04

1y ago3:04

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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 2:19

1y ago2:19

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Passage from the Futuhat al MakiyyaBy Saqib Safdar

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Reading: The Night of Power - A Poem 2:33

1y ago2:33

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A poem by Sheikh Muhammed al Jamal ShadhiliBy Saqib Safdar

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Reading: The Signs of the Love for Allah 7:58

1y ago7:58

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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 2:04

1y ago2:04

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Reading from Rumi, Fihi ma Fihi, Thackston, Boston Shambala, 1994, p42-43By Saqib Safdar

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Dawud al-Qaysari's Muqaddima: The Essential Introduction to Ibn 'Arabi 45:40

1y ago45:40

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Mukhtar Ali (Ph.D) (2007) University of California, Berkeley, is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He specializes in Sufism, Islamic philosophy and ethics, but his areas of interest also include Arabic and Persian literature, Qur'anic studies and comparative religion. He is the author of Philosophical Su…

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Reading: True Invocation without background music 2:13

1y ago2:13

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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 1:01

1y ago1:01

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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 2:12

1y ago2:12

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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 2:07

1y ago2:07

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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 6:42

1y ago6:42

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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 59:55

1y ago59:55

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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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Receptivity, activity and gender in Ibn Arabi's work 46:47

1y ago46:47

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Jane Clark is a Senior Research Fellow of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society and has worked particularly on the Society's Archiving Project as well as looking after the library.She has been studying Ibn Arabi for more than forty years, and is engaged in teaching courses and lecturing on his thought both in the UK (including Oxford University and Temen…

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