As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I...
This is going to be the sort of messy opinion piece that...
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...
Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk...
It was a blistering hot day right in the middle of the...
Listen to the audio version of this article featuring audio extracts of the poems mentioned in the text: Podcast Ep 32 KHAYAL DIARIES | Divine Love & Sufi Poetry of Punjab...
Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one...
Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches and clear-blue sea; underwater waterfall illusions, tropical weather; these are the things that Mauritius is best known for....
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
An audio version of this article, complete with sound from the actual...
For centuries, the dargah (zawiya/tomb) of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, has attracted rulers and lay-men alike. Both Muslims and non-Muslims, of all classes, have been known...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
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...
Friday prayers were about to begin; our taxi driver sped through the...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives...
A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed and whose top is in the sky. Qur’an 14:24 We arrived at midday; it was windy and...
“Look! It’s Dino Merlin,” whispers the man beside me. A well groomed white...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town...
In the days leading up to my departure from my hometown in England I was nervous, especially when everyone I said farewell to kept reminding me of this ‘opportunity of a lifetime’....
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy...
Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a fickle thing; clear one minute, hazy or gone the next- but I remember the perfume clearly; a beautiful,...
Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
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...
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...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh For many European Muslims, particularly from the UK, Marrakesh has become the destination of choice when looking to...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably...
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...
