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Sacred Footsteps

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Podcast Ep 001 Spiritual Travel: The Story Behind SF, Meeting Vietnamese Muslims & Visiting Murabit al-Hajj

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In episode one, host Yasmine Ahmed-Lea speaks to co-host & founder of Sacred Footsteps, Zara Choudhary, about the concept of ‘spiritual travel’ & the story behind the website. They also discuss the recent passing of the esteemed Mauritanian scholar Murabit al-Hajj.

What we talk about in this episode:

How and why Sacred Footsteps started
Muslim community in Vietnam
Concept of ‘spiritual travel’
Mauritanian scholar Murabit al-Hajj
Instagram
Our Ertugrul Insta Story

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Muslim community in Vietnam
A Mauritanian Retreat: In Search of Murabit al-Hajj
The Seven Saints of Marrakesh by Mohammed Khan
The Alternative Guide to Japan by Yasmine Ahmed-Lea

See also

Sacred Footsteps

Podcast Ep 016 DIASPORA VOICES | Kashmir

Other things mentioned in this episode:

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Starting THIS SATURDAY, in this nine week online workshop taught by renowned artist @luluateliers, students will:

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A Moorish Zikr on a Turkmen Rug in Fes ✨

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Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar ✨

A blessed Eid Mubarak to all of you. Alhumdulillah

A blessed Eid Mubarak to all of you. Alhumdulillah that we witnessed all of Ramadan while many did not enter the month or could complete it. We pray that all our supplications are answered inshAllah , we pray that all those who perished in this blessed month are with their Creator. #eidmubarak

A ‘Dhikr’ and ‘Sama’ evening with the Alaw

A ‘Dhikr’ and ‘Sama’ evening with the Alawaiyya Sufis in Tlemcen, Algeria during Ramadan. @zirrar

Dua on the 27th night of Ramadan at Bayt al-Maqdis

Dua on the 27th night of Ramadan at Bayt al-Maqdis, the Sacred Sanctuary in Jerusalem.

May Allah grant the people of Palestine, Sudan and the entire Ummah of the Prophet ‎ﷺ relief and a lasting victory.

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In Guinea Bissau, West Africa, entire villages are

In Guinea Bissau, West Africa, entire villages are embracing Islam.

Though surrounded by populations that have been Muslim for centuries, the Balanta people of Guinea Bissau had not embraced Islam, retaining their own beliefs and customs.

But not long ago, that started to change, when the call to faith came from amongst their own - a Balanta elder known simply as “Mawlana”.

Entire villages have become Muslim following the example of their village elders- much like in the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, when tribes would declare the shahada after the tribal leader / elder embraced the faith.

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