30 episodes
Chronicles of the Crescent Abdul Rahman Latif
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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This sorta-weekly podcast focuses on stories drawn from across Islamic civilization.
The language of the birds series tells (often mystical) tales of avians in islamic lit. The Ramadan blitz was a podcast-a-day series in Ramadan 1440/2019.
Blog: https://samosazen.wordpress.com/
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Language of the Birds: The Challenge of the Phoenix
A tale from al-Tha'labi's collection of stories of the Prophets.
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Language of the Birds: To the Last Peak
A story about a bird and the soul on a journey for true freedom by Ibn Sina/ Avicenna. Translation by Willard Trask and Henry Corbin.
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Language of the Birds: The Merchant's gift from India
New mini-series on bird stories in the Islamic tradition! This episode is on a tale about a caged Parrot from the Masnavi of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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Prophetic Patience
A story of patience and loss from the seerah of the Prophet SAW with details from al-Tabarī's telling.
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The Discourse of Oman
A story about getting lost at sea from al-Harirī's maqamāt! with thanks to Steinglass's masterful translations.
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Human Nonsense
Tales from Ibn Khallikan and Al-Safadī's works showcasing the humanness of notables and the allure of comedy and curiosity.
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