Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches...
Asha Ahmad crouches around a symbolic green tomb of Ali Hamdon, one...
There it stood, where I least expected it. Perhaps not the most aesthetically pleasing building I’d ever seen, but there was something almost charming about the way it had stubbornly...
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Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk...
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...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one...
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...
Those who have followed Sacred Footsteps for some time will know that...
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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...
The cultural fabric of Kochi has been elegantly woven by the beauty...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
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...
Walking through the heart of the old city, one may find its...
Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The...
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...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town...
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.
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...
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.
Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was upon us- that uncompromising, pitch-black type that enshrouds you in the desert. I sat in the back of...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh...
Our last stop on our trip to Kenya lay just off its...
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 walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably...
The erudite spiritual master and saint Ibn Ata’illah, may God have mercy...
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...
“Look! It’s Dino Merlin,” whispers the man beside me. A well groomed white...
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...
Zara Choudhary on visiting the Companions (Sahaba) of Jordan Memory is a...
