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Dhawq - in Sufi terminology, Dhawq refers to direct, unmediated knowledge of the Divine.Our host Abdullah, a student of Religious Studies, will be interviewing academics within the field of Islamic ... more
April 26, 2024S2, E3 - Beauty, Aesthetics and Truth with Dr. Samir MahmoudDr. Samir Mahmoud walks us through the dire implications of postmodern thought on the notions of truth, meaning and aesthetics. And how Islamic Metaphysics provides an intellectual antidote to it....more48minPlay
March 20, 2024S2, E2 - God, Logic and Proof with Dr. Khalil AndaniDr. Khalil Andani, an expert in Islamic Philosophy, walks us through one of most famous arguments for the existence of God....more1h 23minPlay
December 28, 2023S2, E1 - The Cosmic Symphony and Ibn Arabi with Dr. Dunya RasicDr. Dunya Rasic, an expert on Ibn Arabi and his work on the cosmic script, walks us through the connection between words, sounds and God....more32minPlay
March 16, 2023Episode 8 - The Philosophy of Love in Islam with Dr. Syed Hammad AliDr. Syed, a sociologist by trade, walks us through the metaphysical dimensions of love in the Qur’ān, the Hadīth corpus and Islamic thought....more59minPlay
February 10, 2023Episode 7 - Sufism, History and Orientalism with Dr. Alexander KnyshDr. Alexander Knysh, professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Michigan walks us through the historical development of Islamic mysticism and the impact of Orientalism on the study of Islam. The Handbook of Sufi Studies: https://brill.com/display/serial/HO1-HSUF...more53minPlay
December 06, 2022Episode 4 - Islamic Cosmology with Dr. Muhammad RustomIn this episode, Dr. Rustom sheds light on the concept of the Muhammadan Reality and its central position within the Islamic cosmological structure....more37minPlay
December 06, 2022Episode 6 - Sculpting the Self with Dr. Muhammad U FaruqueWhat is the ‘Self’? How did the giants of the Islamic Metaphysical tradition conceive of the ‘Self’? We discuss this and much more on this episode of the Dhawq podcast. Our guest Dr. Muhammad U Faruque walks us through his book, ‘Sculpting the Self’. He also answers many others questions on the nature of ‘Selfhood’....more47minPlay
September 21, 2022Episode 5 - God and the Brain with Dr. Kelly James ClarkCan belief in God be rationally justified? What does cognitive psychology teach us about belief? In this episode, Dr. Kelly James Clark (author of the book, God and the Brain) walks us through the psychology of belief....more55minPlay
June 13, 2022Episode 3 - Prophetic Archetypes with Dr. Zachary MarkwithIn this episode, Dr. Markwith walks us through the idea of the Prophetic Archetypes in Sufism. We also discuss non-duality and it’s links with Sufi ontology....more40minPlay
May 02, 2022Episode 2 - Philosophical Sufism with Dr. Mukhtar AliIn this episode, Dr. Mukhtar Ali walks us through the metaphysical foundations of Philosophical Sufism....more53minPlay