Series 5 with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Released
27/11/11 14:06
Series V of the Travelling Light DVD series in aid of the Cambridge New Mosque Project is now available.
The fifth installment of covers Books 1 & 21 of Imam al-Ghazali's masterwork The Revivial of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din) which are: On Knowledge; and Wonder of the Heart.
The lessons were given by renowned American scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and filmed at the historic Tekke of Karabas-i Veli in Bursa. The films also include traditional praise songs, or ilahis, performed by Bursa’s most popular group of religious singers, the Bursa Türk Musigi Toplulugu.
As always, all profits from the sale of the Travelling Light series go to the Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Please visit mishkatmedia.com/travellinglight for more information and to buy the DVD.
The fifth installment of covers Books 1 & 21 of Imam al-Ghazali's masterwork The Revivial of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din) which are: On Knowledge; and Wonder of the Heart.
The lessons were given by renowned American scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and filmed at the historic Tekke of Karabas-i Veli in Bursa. The films also include traditional praise songs, or ilahis, performed by Bursa’s most popular group of religious singers, the Bursa Türk Musigi Toplulugu.
As always, all profits from the sale of the Travelling Light series go to the Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Please visit mishkatmedia.com/travellinglight for more information and to buy the DVD.
Series 4 Trailer Released
22/05/11 18:18
Series Four of Travelling Light will be released next month inshaAllah and the trailer is now available to view!
The fourth installment of covers Books 23-26 of Imam al-Ghazali's masterwork The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din) which are: The Breaking of the Two Desires; The Vices of the Tongue; Anger, Hatred & Envy; and On Worldliness. The lessons were given by renowned Nigerian-American scholar Sidi Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes and filmed at the Grand Mosque in Dakar.
This series also features an interview with Serigne Cheikhouna Lo N'Gabou, a direct descendent of Shaykh Amdou Bamba and author of the major Wolof translation of the Qur'an, and nasheeds performed by Sope Dabakh, a group dedicated to the traditional Senegalese style of Islamic praise singing.
As always, all profits from the sale of the Travelling Light series go to the Cambridge New Mosque Project. Find out more about the latest installment and watch the trailer here.
The fourth installment of covers Books 23-26 of Imam al-Ghazali's masterwork The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din) which are: The Breaking of the Two Desires; The Vices of the Tongue; Anger, Hatred & Envy; and On Worldliness. The lessons were given by renowned Nigerian-American scholar Sidi Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes and filmed at the Grand Mosque in Dakar.
This series also features an interview with Serigne Cheikhouna Lo N'Gabou, a direct descendent of Shaykh Amdou Bamba and author of the major Wolof translation of the Qur'an, and nasheeds performed by Sope Dabakh, a group dedicated to the traditional Senegalese style of Islamic praise singing.
As always, all profits from the sale of the Travelling Light series go to the Cambridge New Mosque Project. Find out more about the latest installment and watch the trailer here.
Winter Listening - Series 3 MP3s
12/12/10 17:26
All the lectures from Travelling Light Series 3 with Shaykh Seraj Hendricks are now available as MP3s - perfect listening for the long winter evenings.
Click here to purchase the MP3s - you can download and listen within minutes of buying. As always, every single penny of the profit goes to the Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Click here to purchase the MP3s - you can download and listen within minutes of buying. As always, every single penny of the profit goes to the Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Complete Series 2 MP3s Available
29/06/10 14:36
The final two lectures from Series 2 of Travelling Light with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus are now available for download. These talks cover Books 37 & 38 of Imam al-Ghazali’s Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din, namely ‘Intention, Truthfulness & Sincerity’ (Al-Niyya wa’l-Sidq wa’l-Ikhlas) and ‘Vigil & Self Examination’ (Al-Muraqaba wa’l-Muhasaba).
Click here to purchase.
Click here to purchase.
World Cup Fever: an Antidote
10/06/10 13:35
If you’re a huge football fan and can’t enough of all things South African, or if you’re already sick of World Cup fever before a ball has been kicked in anger, you’ll enjoy the nasheeds from Travelling Light Series 3, now available to stream or download.
South African Islam’s unique cultural heritage is showcased by the uplifting music of Zain Bhikha and Yusuf Ganief, accompanied by the Desert Rose Dhikr Choir. Lyrics mixing Arabic, English and Ndebele (a Zulu language spoken in South Africa and Zimbabwe) are accompanied by the strong percussion rhythmns of the djembe drum and the mbira.
The nasheeds can be streamed or downloaded from here. Forget football, and let the real spirit of South Africa embrace you!
South African Islam’s unique cultural heritage is showcased by the uplifting music of Zain Bhikha and Yusuf Ganief, accompanied by the Desert Rose Dhikr Choir. Lyrics mixing Arabic, English and Ndebele (a Zulu language spoken in South Africa and Zimbabwe) are accompanied by the strong percussion rhythmns of the djembe drum and the mbira.
The nasheeds can be streamed or downloaded from here. Forget football, and let the real spirit of South Africa embrace you!
'The Science of Wayfaring'
04/06/10 11:41
In the second of the Heart Surgeon series on Islamic spirituality - entitled ‘The Science of Wayfaring’ - Shaykh Abdal Hakim reminds us that Islam is not just a fixed state of being, but a process of becoming. We are all returning to Allah - our aim must be that this is not just by the inevitable process of time, but that it becomes also a spiritual progress, by which Allah brings us ‘out of the shadows and into the light’.
You can download this talk here - all profits to the mosque as always.
You can download this talk here - all profits to the mosque as always.
More MP3s Released
28/05/10 15:30
The complete Series 1 of Travelling Light with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad is now available to download in MP3 format.
Also available is the first of the exclusive new Heart Surgeon series on Islamic spirituality. In ‘Reconnecting The Heart’, Shaykh Abdal Hakim discusses some of the fundamental ayat (signs) of Allah’s creation that He in His Mercy has laid out as a means to revive the heart and purify ourselves from distraction.
As always, all profits from these Mishkat Media productions got to help with Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Also available is the first of the exclusive new Heart Surgeon series on Islamic spirituality. In ‘Reconnecting The Heart’, Shaykh Abdal Hakim discusses some of the fundamental ayat (signs) of Allah’s creation that He in His Mercy has laid out as a means to revive the heart and purify ourselves from distraction.
As always, all profits from these Mishkat Media productions got to help with Cambridge New Mosque Project.
Travelling Light Now As MP3s
28/04/10 23:21
The inspiring lessons of the Travelling Light project are now available in MP3 format. The first two lectures from Series 1, filmed in Sarajevo and featuring Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, can now be downloaded.
This is an experiment for us, so if you like being able to get Travelling Light lectures in MP3 format, please let us know and we will make more available inshaAllah!
Click here to find out more and download the tracks.
This is an experiment for us, so if you like being able to get Travelling Light lectures in MP3 format, please let us know and we will make more available inshaAllah!
Click here to find out more and download the tracks.
Series 3 Released
14/02/10 23:17
Travelling Light Series 3 is now available, with more inspiring spiritual guidance and uplifting sights and sounds. Filmed at the historic Al-Zawiya mosque in Cape Town, the latest lessons are delivered by renowned South African scholar Shaykh Seraj Hendricks. The series also features music from Zain Bikha, Yusuf Ganief and the Cape Town Singers.
Click here to find out more about Series 3.
Click here to find out more about Series 3.
