Tarjuman

matthewabdulhaqq

Tarjuman is the project of translating tools and insights from Islam and other wisdom traditions into terms modern people can understand and implement to fight the modern meaning crisis.

Episodes

  1. 30/10/2025

    Tarjuman EP04 - Divine Whitehead

    A long overdue release from April of 2023.   For more on Godel's Incompleteness Theorem (why Whitehead and Russell couldn't ground mathematics in logic), see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQX2HjkcNo For the podcast "Fight Like An Animal", see https://www.againsttheinternet.com/   This episode is also available as as a YouTube video   Opening music: "La ilaha illa Allah" by Habib Belk Closing Music: "Tarjuman" by Rymdreglage   For complaints, comments, concerns, email me at matthew [dot/period/full-stop] abdulhaqq [at/"a" in a circle] gmail [obligatory commercial internet suffix]

    1hr 7min
  2. Tarjuman EP03 - Translating Tawhid

    26/03/2024

    Tarjuman EP03 - Translating Tawhid

    Why is Divine Unity something that mystical and philosophical traditions converge on all over the world? Why is Divine Unity (tawhid) so central to Islamic Theology? Can Divine Unity be a coherent concept to the modern scientific mind? Opening music: "La ilaha illa Allah" by Habib Belk Closing Music: "Sea of Reeds" by Matthew Abdul-Haqq   This program is also available in video podcast format on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tarjuman73   For complaints, comments, concerns, email me at matthew [dot/period/full-stop] abdulhaqq [at/"a" in a circle] gmail [obligatory commercial internet suffix]

    1hr 19min

  3. 16/01/2023

    Tarjuman EP02 - Discussion on Mysticism with Zevi Slavin

    Matthew and Zevi Slavin of Seekers of Unity (https://www.youtube.com/@SeekersofUnity) discuss the nature of mysticism and our respective experiences with it, and how we hope to continue to practice it. Opening music: "La ilaha illa Allah" by Habib Belk Closing Music: "Tarjuman" by Rymdreglage   This program is also available in video podcast format on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tarjuman73   For complaints, comments, concerns, email me at matthew [dot/period/full-stop] abdulhaqq [at/"a" in a circle] gmail [obligatory commercial internet suffix]

    1hr 11min

  4. 08/01/2023

    Tarjuman EP01 - Translating Taqwa

    A dive into the Islamic term "taqwa" -- depending on context can be understood as Awareness Mindfulness Wariness Respect Fear Seriousness (taking something seriously) Integrity (like a fortress) Opening music: "La ilaha illa Allah" by Habib Belk Closing Music: "Tarjuman" by Rymdreglage   This program is also available in audio podcast form on the major podcast directories (Google Podcast, Apple Podcasts, etc). For complaints, comments, concerns, email me at matthew [dot/period/full-stop] abdulhaqq [at/"a" in a circle] gmail [obligatory commercial internet suffix]

    45 min

  5. 07/01/2023

    Tarjuman EP00 - Intro to Meaning Crisis & the show

    Monologue introductory episode to the channel: What is the modern meaning crisis, what is the current state of religion and science, and how do we get them to work together to combat the meaning crisis? Opening Music: "La ilaha illa Allah" by Habib Belk Closing Music: "Tarjuman" by Rygdreglage This program is also available in video form on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE6tu4wDADI Email me at matthew [dot/period/full-stop] abdulhaqq [at/"a" in a circle] gmail [obligatory commercial internet suffix] For more in-depth discussion of the Meaning Crisis, see the work of John Vervaeke, who has had a huge influence on me: A Synopsis of the Meaning Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qccd1ndk1W0 If you really want to dive in deep, see John Vervaeke's 50-part lecture series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qccd1ndk1W0

    44 min
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Tarjuman is the project of translating tools and insights from Islam and other wisdom traditions into terms modern people can understand and implement to fight the modern meaning crisis.

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  • Creator
    matthewabdulhaqq
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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