The Hikmah Project
The Hikmah Project is a platform dedicated to exploring spiritual wisdom traditions, with a focus on Islamic metaphysics and mysticism. It offers podcasts, online courses, and events guided by renowned experts, aiming to foster a community of learning and spiritual growth. The project draws inspiration from the Qur'anic concept of the Heart (Qalb) as a supra-rational faculty of intelligence.
Episodes
The Summit of the Soul — Climbing Everest as a Journey to the Real
1. The Mountain and the Mirror2. Climbing into Emptiness3. The Ascent Within4. Where Heaven Meets Earth5. Not to Conquer, but to Surrender6. The Call of the Mountain7. Footsteps on the Path8. Between Ice and Light9. The Sacred Climb10. Higher Than Everest
The Radiant Shock of Divine Generosity
From the reading:Daily Practice: The Art of Stumbling GracefullyToday, when you inevitably fall short of your own expectations, whether you lose your temper, waste time, or struggle with your fast, do not turn away from God in shame. Instead, practice Immediate Return. Catch the moment of failure, pause, and present your weakness to God without excuses. Say, internally or aloud: "O Sustainer, this
The Spring of Reflection: The Living One Who Sees - Sarajevo International Sufi Conference
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Ramadan: Journey of Consciousness with Dr Fawzia al-Rifai
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#26 The Last of the Muslims: Amīr ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jazāʾirī with Dr Lahouari Ramzi Taleb
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The Journey of Divine Love with Murshida Salima Adelstein
Salima Adelstein is Co-President of UoS and Academic Dean for the Spiritual Ministry degree programs. She is Founder and Spiritual Director of the Farm of Peace, a Sufi healing retreat center and community. As a Sufi Mystic, Master Healer and Teacher, she has guided students to the Truth for over 25 years. Salima is co-author of A Drop in the Ocean of Love and teaches seminars nationally and
Journeying Beyond the Horizons with Allama Iqbal - In Conversation with Humaira Masihuddin
GuestHumaira Masihuddin is a lawyer based in Islamabad and holds LLM in Public International Law from the University of London, LLB (shariah and law) from the International Islamic University, MA in Cultural Anthropology from University of Pittsburgh USA and an MSC in Criminal Justice Studies from University of Leicester in UK. She is a criminologist cum victimologist and and has been visiting fac
The Heart of Business with Mark Silver
Podcast Summary: Heart of Business - Episode with Mark SilverIntroduction:Mark’s book, Heart-Centered Business, is dedicated to Al Amin, highlighting the deep trust and love Mark strives to embody in commerce and life.Mark Silver's Journey:Raised in a Jewish family, Mark dreamed of becoming a rabbi but felt something was missing.While exploring deeper spirituality and starting his journey with bus
Witnessing the Divine Face in the East and West with Dr Fawzia Al-Rawi
Fawzia Al-Rawi holds a PhD in Islamic studies. She completed her Arabic, Islamic and ethnological studies at the Universities of Vienna and Cairo. She then spent 12 years in Jerusalem where she brought up her children and worked at the Institute for the Promotion of Palestinian Agriculture and at the University of Jerusalem, while deepening both her theoretical and practical knowledge of Sufi
Purification of the Gnostics - A Poem by Ibn Arabi
Dr Sh Usama Hasan reads Purification of the Gnostics by Ibn Arabi
Signs on the Horizons with Michael Sugich
Michael Sugich, an American writer who was initiated into a traditional Sufi order over forty years ago and who lived for 23 years in the sacred city of Makkah Al Mukaramah, has kept company with some of the greatest Sufi saints of the age from many parts of the world. His book is a unique eye-witness narrative of a mystical tradition that today hides in plain sight, veiled by the turbulence
Writing from the Heart - An Online Course with Jamila Davies
Summary notes are due to follow. Further details of the course can be found on thehikmahproject.com
The Metaphysics of Arabic Grammar and the Fusus al Hikam of Ibn Arabi with Dr Hany Ibrahim
Two new courses are due to start soon:1. Qu'ranic Arabic for Beginners with application to Wazifah Ibn Mashish, Ibn Arabi's Prayers of the Week (Wird) and his Salat al-Faydiyyah2. Fusus al Hikam & Classical Commentaries - line-by-line reading with Dr Hany IbrahimSession notes to follow shortly for members...
The Path to Unity with Ibrahim Jaffe MD and Samah Ross - Part 2
Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found here
The Path to Unity with Ibrahim Jaffe MD and Samah Ross - Part 1
Details of the workshop in Oxford, UK Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00 - Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00 GMT can be found here
Stories from the Fountain of Life with Aisha Gray Henry
Summary and notes to follow
Serving the Deep Love of God - with Dr. John Wadude Laird
Secrets of the Heart Retreat Details:Markfield Conference Centre Ratby Lane Markfield LE67 9SY Fri, 5 May 2023 18:00 - Mon, 8 May 2023Further details can be found hereAbout Guest:Dr. Laird has practiced integrative patient care in a variety of outpatient settings for forty years. As an early member of the holistic medicine movement, Dr. Laird noted with concern that "body-mind-spirit" medicine gen
Reading: Sufi Tafsir by Kashani on Surah Qadr - Night of Power
Abd Al-Razzar Kashani was a student of Mu'ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who was a student of Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn 'Arabi
Reading - The Reality of Fasting by Ibn Arabi
Passage from the Futuhat al Makiyya
Reading: The Night of Power - A Poem
A poem by Sheikh Muhammed al Jamal Shadhili
Reading: The Signs of the Love for Allah
Imam Abdul Karim reads from The Secret of the Love of God
Reading: The Hidden Saints from Fihi ma Fihi
Reading from Rumi, Fihi ma Fihi, Thackston, Boston Shambala, 1994, p42-43
Reading: True Invocation without background music
Reading from Letters of a Sufi Master - Shaykh as-Darqawi
My Journey to God with Imam Abdul Karim Pinckney
Imam Abdul Karim describes his experience of knowing the Prophetic character pbuh
Reading: True Invocation with background music
Reading from Letters of a Sufi Master - Shaykh as-Darqawi
Reading from The Meadow of Poetic Truths by Sidi Muhammed al-Jemal
Imam Abdul Karim reads a poem called I witness
Reading from Music of the Soul by Sidi Muhammed Jemal
Imam Abdul Karim reads passages from Music of the Soul by Sidi Muhammed Jemal
From the Bronx to the Sahara - My Journey to God with Imam Abdul Karim Pinckney
Abdul Karim Pinckney was born and raised in The Bronx, NY, and converted to Islam in 1999. He was a student at Zaytuna Institute in Hayward, CA, for five years where he studied Maliki fiqh. He took bayyah with Sidi Shaykh Muhammad Said al-Jamal ar-Rifa'i in 2009. He was also an assistant to Imam Musa Abdul Ali in Mt. Vernon, NY, at Masjid Yusuf Shah from 2012-2015. Currently, he is the I
Ibn Arabi and the Metaphysics of Love with Dr Hany Ibrahim
Podcast Summary Dr Hany Talaat Ibrahim, author of Love in the Teachings of Ibn ʿArabī and professor at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University Canada, walks us into the world of Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Metaphysics of Love in face of some Islamic scholars’ criticism of the great saint. Acknowledging that such criticism might scare off seekers, like it initially did for Dr Hany, this &nbs
From Physics to Ibn Arabi's Metaphysics - In Conversation with Jane Clark
In conversation with Jane Clark, we are reminded about the mysterious nature of الله سبحانه و تعالى (Allāh) as the source of Guiding Light. Jane, a Senior Research Fellow of the Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʿArabī Society, co-founder of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and currently editor of the Beshara Magazine, an independent non-profit organization that serves as a platform for intelligent and thought-p
The Special Place of the Qur'an in Ibn Arabi
In this podcast, we continue alongside Dr Eric Winkel (Shuʿayb) to unpack the multifaceted voluminous work of Ibn al-ʿArabī—the translation of the Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah, a project that spans over 10 years in the works and counting! He provides an update about the complimentary visual works that draws meaning from imagery for the 28 or so concepts needed to understand Ibn al-ʿArabī (An Illu
Secrets of Divine Love with A Helwa
In this podcast we explore the sacred worldview of walking into life as a prayer with author and amazon best seller of The Secrets of Divine Love, A. Helwa. A. Helwa reminisces about details shaping her own journey interwoven with a common thread: the heart of engagement both with the Creator and with creation, His creation. We are invited to explore: revelation as a revealed truth, a li
Spiritual Healing and Transformation in the Islamic Tradition with Dr Abdallah Rothman
Summary:Leader in the field of Islamic psychology, Dr Abdallah Rothman shares his journey into Islam and what it means to heal the heart and psyche from an Islamic perspective; the way to relieve the suffering that is a part of the human condition, as taught by two prominent and influential Sufi figures in the Shādhulli ṭarīqa, and experientially understood.Despite world travel to explore spiritua
The School of Ibn al-ʿArabī and Online Courses with Dr Mukhtar Ali
Author, research fellow and lecturer of Islamic studies and metaphysics, Dr Mukhtar Ali shares with us how to go about studying the great thinker and gnostic Ibn al-ʿArabī, ash-Shaykh al-Akbar, in post-modern times.Specializing in Sufism, Dr Ali paves the way of understanding the spiritual dimension of Islam. He introduces us to Ibn al-ʿArabī, the great mystic of the Sufi tradition, and clarifies
The Spiritual Significance of Ertugrul & Ibn Arabi with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi - Snippet
In this episode, Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi explores the symbolic imagery and spiritual significance of Ertuġrul and Ibn Arabi in the Turkish television series Resurrection: Ertuġrul, feeling into why it has touched the hearts of so many young Muslims all over the world. A commentary that considers how the mythology is built upon, or rather, woven around three poles: the mythos, Islam, and the Ottom
The Spiritual Significance of Ertugrul & Ibn Arabi with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi
One of the five pillars of Islām, fasting, is explored in its relation to the nature of man, its role as expiation, and as a means for spiritual elevation and growth. Dr. Winkel discusses Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Mysteries of Fasting in the Futūḥāt al-Makkiya, explaining the non-dual nature of fasting and its positing as a great ritual of dependency and a gateway to the Divine; the beauty of fasting as mir
The Mysteries of Fasting in the Futuhat Al-Makkiyya of Ibn Arabi With Dr Eric Winkel
One of the five pillars of Islām, fasting, is explored in its relation to the nature of man, its role as expiation, and as a means for spiritual elevation and growth. Dr. Winkel discusses Ibn al-ʿArabī's Mysteries of Fasting in the Futūḥāt al-Makkiya, explaining the non-dual nature of fasting and its positing as a great ritual of dependency and a gateway to the Divine; the beauty of fasting as mir
The Speaking Qur'an - Read by Reza Shah-Kazemi
Reading of the chapter The Speaking Qu'ran by Reza Shah Kazemi from his book Imam Ali Concise History to Timeless Mystery. For a free download of the complete book, please visit www.thehikmahproject.com/members/ The life of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth caliph of early Islam and fountainhead of Shi‘ite and Sufi lineages, ‘is both inspirational and controversial: intrinsically inspirational and
The Inner Work with Shaykh Ebrahim Schuitema
Shaykh Ebrahim Schuitema is a Sufi Teacher from the Darqawi-Shadhiliya Tariqa and currently lives in Gauteng, South Africa. Shaykh Ebrahim received his chain of transmission in the Tariqa from the late Shaykh Mustafa Bassir of Morrocco, may Allah bless his soul.Shaykh Ebrahim is also the founder and Leading Partner of Schuitema Associates, a business transformation consultancy that is based in Sou
The Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya of Ibn Arabi with Dr Eric Winkel
We are taken by Dr. Eric Winkel behind the scenes of the Futūḥāt al-Makkiya project to catch a glimpse of grace in action like the imagery of the sun, the moon, and Nur Muḥammad (the Light of Muḥammad). Dr. Winkel shares his own personal journey into the works of Ibn al-ʿArabī: The Futūḥāt, which he says, is written from the Source. Its unfolding into this material plane is described as an intrica
The Pedagogy of Rumi with Shaikh Kabir Helminski
In this podcast, Shaykh Kabir Helminski explores a number of topics and concepts relevant to every spiritual seeker, commenting on what it means to ascend in consciousness and how the Sufi tradition, particularly the heart of the Mevlevi order, serves to do that. Tradition, as he says, serves as a template and means of transmission through non-dual gestures of the sacred: ceremony, manners, servic
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