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The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics

Amine Tais

Historical surveys and current discussions about culture, religion, and politics in Muslim settings

  • 7 minutes 16 seconds
    EP.56--History: From the Umayyads to the Abbasids

    This episode discusses some elements related to the transition from the first dynasty of the world of Islam, the Banu Umayya, to the highly influential ruling dynasty of the Banu al-Abbas, bringing Muhammad's clan of Banu Hashim back to a leadership role. 

    15 June 2020, 7:46 pm
  • 8 minutes 12 seconds
    EP.55-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part II)

    This episode continues discussing the non-Muslim communities of the early Islamic period. The focus shifts to Christian communities after the Arab conquests. 

    6 February 2017, 6:02 pm
  • 9 minutes 6 seconds
    EP.54-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part I)
    This episode of the World of Islam briefly discusses the non-Muslim communities of the early Islamic period, particularly after the Arab conquests of the Near East and the establishment of an Islamic empire. The focus of this first part is on Judaism and the Jewish communities.  
    21 April 2016, 5:59 pm
  • 10 minutes 1 second
    Ep.53-Religion: Popular Islam
    This episode seeks to correct a major misconception concerning Islam and Muslim life. The Islam of the masses is not simply a reflection of the intellectual discourses that we have covered so far in the podcast. 
    31 December 2015, 6:21 pm
  • 9 minutes 51 seconds
    Ep.52-The Brethren of Purity
    This episode of the World of Islam introduces the so-called Ikhwan al-Safa (The Brethren of Purity), a group of mysterious thinkers that produced a major encyclopedic philosophical work. We touch on Ismailism and the attempt to unify various forms of knowledge in classical Islam.  
    A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor
    14 December 2015, 9:10 pm
  • 10 minutes 12 seconds
    Ep.51-Al-Farabi and his Philosophy

    Al-Farabi (d.950) was one of the most important philosophers of the world of early Islam. This episode briefly introduces part of his contribution to metaphysics and political philosophy. 


    Sources and further readings:
    A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor
    28 July 2015, 9:05 pm
  • 8 minutes 52 seconds
    EP.50-Philosophy and Religion between al-Kindi and al-Razi
    This episode highlights two perspectives in early philosophy within Muslim contexts. Al-Kindi (d. 860s) viewed philosophy and religion as compatible and important whereas al-Razi (d.925) was skeptical of revelation and prophets. 
    Sources and further readings:
    A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. GroffIslamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver LeamanThe Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor
    10 July 2015, 5:29 am
  • 7 minutes 56 seconds
    EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts

    This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the important Christian translators of Greek knowledge to Arabic which opened the door to the rise of major Muslim philosophers in later times.  


    Sources and further readings:
    A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. Groff

    Islamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver Leaman

    The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor  

    12 June 2015, 3:58 pm
  • 12 minutes 37 seconds
    EP.48--Religion: The Sufi Worldview
    Today's episode seeks to present a general picture of the Sufi worldview. Some of the questions we briefly deal with include: How do Sufis interpret revelation? And what is the Sufi "Way" or "Path" (tariqa)? We also encounter the terms kashf, haqiqa, maqamat, and ahwal.  
    3 February 2015, 6:53 pm
  • 9 minutes 4 seconds
    EP.47--Religion: From Asceticism to Mysticism
    This episode discusses a further step in the later rise of full-fledged Sufi orientations within the world of Islam. We encounter the concepts of ma`rifa (intuitive knowledge), fana' (annihilation in God), and baqa' (subsistence), as well as the important figures of Bistami (d.875), al-Junayd (d.910), and al-Hallaj (d.922). 
    19 December 2014, 10:13 pm
  • 8 minutes 25 seconds
    EP.46--Religion: Early Sufism and Asceticism
    This episode introduces the tradition of Sufism that some also call Islamic mysticism. We are concerned today with the early period and the practice of zuhd (asceticism). 
    15 November 2014, 5:40 pm
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