As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I...
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...
Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The...
It was the hottest summer of my life. I arrived in Fes...
The humidity of Central Java has a specific, relentless character. It is thick, fragrant with decay and rebirth. On the afternoon I arrived at Bumi Langit Farm, it gave me...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy...
For centuries, the dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja Gharib...
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.
There it stood, where I least expected it. Perhaps not the most...
Those who have followed Sacred Footsteps for some time will know that...
“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...
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
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.
It was a blistering hot day right in the middle of the...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably...
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....
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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 to a three day Maulid festival. Participants arrive from all over East Africa to take part in the...
One of the peculiar sensations seasoned wayfarers fail to mention, as you...
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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...
Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a...
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...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one comes across a peculiar sight. Not very far from the largest national park in the country, the ominously...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was...
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...
Our last stop on our trip to Kenya lay just off its...
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 into a sensory deluge. Shrine keepers wave you over, clasping your hand and your back with a hearty...
