Dhawq: Recent Episodes
Dhawq Podcast
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 Studies. The purpose behind the podcast is to be able to understand the discourse surrounding Islamic Metaphysics, Philosophy and Mysticism.
Dr. 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.
Dr. Khalil Andani, an expert in Islamic Philosophy, walks us through one of most famous arguments for the existence of God.
Dr. Dunya Rasic, an expert on Ibn Arabi and his work on the cosmic script, walks us through the connection between words, sounds and God.
Dr. Syed, a sociologist by trade, walks us through the metaphysical dimensions of love in the Qur’ān, the Hadīth corpus and Islamic thought.
Dr. 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
Can 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.
In this episode, Dr. Rustom sheds light on the concept of the Muhammadan Reality and its central position within the Islamic cosmological structure.
In 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.
In this episode, Dr. Mukhtar Ali walks us through the metaphysical foundations of Philosophical Sufism.
In this episode, Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar walks us through the framework of Islamic Moral Philosophy and Virtue Ethics in Islamic Philosophy, as well as Sufism. We tackle the age old question of what makes something ‘good’ and how to live the good life, from an Islamic philosophical perspective.
What is Metaphysics? Why are metaphysical truths important? In a postmodern world - is there any room for truth? Welcome to the first episode of the Dhawq podcast.