Madina al-Munawarra, the Radiant City of the Prophet
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The Prophet ﷺ once sent forth a man to meet with an Arab tribe. When the man eventually returned to...
Omar Rais and Muazzam Mir speak to Sana Saeed, Sanna Wani and Hassan Yassin about their experiences as part of the Kashmiri diaspora. They consider what being 'Kashmiri' means, and the multiple cultures and identities that it entails. At the time of recording, Kashmir had been under a media and communications blackout, imposed by India, for several weeks, following the revocation of Article 370.
We are so pleased to announce our very first Sacred Footsteps' print publication! Written by Sacred Footsteps writer Zirrar, Enwrap is a collection of poetry and prose, written by the author during a visit to the two Holy Cities.
Historian Hassam Munir tells Zara about the cultural exchange between the Muslim and Chinese worlds. He talks about the history of Islam in China, explaining how and when it first reached the region and whether or not a Companion of the Prophet (pbuh) ever visited China. He also tells us about the Uyghur people and their history, as well as the influence of prominent Chinese Muslim scholars and the scholarship they produced.
Here is a small selection of books read and recommended by members of the Sacred Footsteps team about Palestine. The...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things useful for women to pack, based on my...
Shiraz, the sweetest of songs, it is the start, centre and end of every poetic pronunciation to come out of...
Registration now closed. We are pleased to announce that registration for the Sacred Footsteps Iran Tour 2023 is now open!...
For centuries, the dargah (zawiya/tomb) of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, has attracted rulers and lay-men alike....
60,000+ dead over 7 decades, 3 wars between 2 nuclear armed states, and countless human rights violations - Kashmir continues to be the heavily occupied and militarised region with the recent spikes between India and Pakistan.
Zara Choudhary on the history of Islam and Muslims in Vietnam and visiting as a Muslim traveller There it stood,...
