Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: how do I visit the Blessed Tree? For more information about the historical significance of the Tree, read...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably...
Zara Choudhary on 7 places to visit in Fes, especially as a Muslim traveller. At more than a thousand years old, Fes is often considered the spiritual heartland of Morocco. The...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one...
Listen to the audio version of this article featuring audio extracts of the poems mentioned in the text: Podcast Ep 33 KHAYAL DIARIES | My Ancestral Past: Visiting the Gilanis in...
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives into a sensory deluge. Shrine keepers wave you over, clasping your hand and your back with a hearty...
For centuries, the dargah (zawiya/tomb) of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja...
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Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The name Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi may not be familiar to those outside of Turkey, yet he is one of...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town...
Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host...
Friday prayers were about to begin; our taxi driver sped through the ancient streets of Jerusalem, towards the Sacred Sanctuary of al-Aqsa. The road ahead was closed. He turned right into...
Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh...
One of the peculiar sensations seasoned wayfarers fail to mention, as you pack your bags in preparation for your journey to heaven-scented-sacred-lands, is what happens to you when you return...
This is going to be the sort of messy opinion piece that...
Walking through the heart of the old city, one may find its cobblestoned streets lead them to a compound accentuated by a gleaming white wall and a tall graceful tree...
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Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a...
Zara Choudhary on the history of Islam and Muslims in Vietnam and visiting as a Muslim traveller There it stood, where I least expected it. Perhaps not the most aesthetically...
“Look! It’s Dino Merlin,” whispers the man beside me. A well groomed white...
It was a blistering hot day right in the middle of the Mauritanian Sahara desert, and my friends and I were heading towards a small village, embarking on what felt...
As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I...
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.
Sidi Bou Said: Tunisia’s Trendy Coffee Town & its Hidden Sufi Connection Droves of men, in traditional Tunisian garb, flooded the entrances of a café from every direction, beads in...
