Sidi Bou Said: Tunisia’s Trendy Coffee Town & its Hidden Sufi Connection...
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.
Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host to a three day Maulid festival. Participants arrive from all over East Africa to take part in the...
“Look! It’s Dino Merlin,” whispers the man beside me. A well groomed white...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy...
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...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The...
Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk through its outer doors and you find yourself in an outdoor enclosure, with plain white limestone walls and...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was...
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...
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.
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...
As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I...
Those who have followed Sacred Footsteps for some time will know that...
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...
An audio version of this article, complete with sound from the actual...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives...
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...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably...
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...
Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches...
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
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...
Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a...
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...
There it stood, where I least expected it. Perhaps not the most...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
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...
Walking through the heart of the old city, one may find its...
