Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives...
An audio version of this article, complete with sound from the actual visit, can be found here: KHAYAL DIARIES | Adam’s Peak: In Search of a Prophet The Toyota Hiace...
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
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...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably come across many graves and mausoleums. For the keen-eyed, it will be a journey through Islamic history, a...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh...
Sidi Bou Said: Tunisia’s Trendy Coffee Town & its Hidden Sufi Connection...
Listen on iTunes | Listen on Spotify The Moroccan city Fes, like the other early cities of the Maghreb, was founded as a place of refuge for the Ahl al-Bayt, the Family...
It was a blistering hot day right in the middle of the...
For our first ever crossover episode, Zara speaks to Imran Ali Malik, host of the American Submitter podcast. They discuss the concept of travel as a 'mutual unveiling' and share 'transformative' travel experiences. Imran talks about his time in Guinea Bissau, where tribes were converting to Islam after an elder dreamt of the Prophet Muhammad (saw), and tells us about the Wali Songo, the 'Nine Saints' of Indonesia.
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town of Gunjur lies just an hour away from The Gambian capital Banjul. After a few minutes spent driving...
As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I...
Those who have followed Sacred Footsteps for some time will know that...
For centuries, the dargah 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 to...
Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches...
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...
There it stood, where I least expected it. Perhaps not the most...
The humidity of Central Java has a specific, relentless character. It is...
“Look! It’s Dino Merlin,” whispers the man beside me. A well groomed white man in his early 50s wanders into Sarajevo’s Gazi Huzrev Beg Mosque courtyard and half sits, half leans against...
Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a...
Listen to the audio version of this article featuring audio extracts of...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy upon him, says in his Aphorisms (al-Hikam), “Let not an act of worship make you joyous because it...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host...
Our last stop on our trip to Kenya lay just off its coast. The Lamu Archipelago, a group of small islands, are situated 350km from Mombasa and bear the traces of...
Friday prayers were about to begin; our taxi driver sped through the...
One of the peculiar sensations seasoned wayfarers fail to mention, as you...
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...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
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.
