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Religion in Ancient Greece
Episode 163
Explore the fascinating world of religion in Ancient Greece, from the powerful Olympian gods like Zeus, Athena, and Apollo to sacred rituals, temples…
11 hours ago
The Lost Suras of the Quran?
Episode 162
Did the Quran once contain additional suras that are no longer part of the standard text? In this video, we explore reports about the codex of Ubayy …
1 week, 6 days ago
Mazdak & Mazdakism - Ancient Persian Communism?
Episode 161
Who was Mazdak, and did he really preach a form of “ancient communism”? In this video, we explore Mazdakism—a radical movement in Sasanian Persia tha…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Atlantis of the Sands - The Legend of the Lost City of Arabia
Episode 160
Was the legendary “Atlantis of the Sands” real? In this video, we explore the mystery of Iram of the Pillars, the lost city often linked to the ancie…
1 month ago
Abd al-Malik - The Caliph Who Shaped Islam?
Episode 159
How did Abd al-Malik shape the development of Islam? This video explores the reign of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik, including his reforms, the con…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Islamic Idealism of Ibn 'Arabi
Episode 158
Was the great Sufi thinker Ibn 'Arabi actually a kind of idealist philosopher? In this video we explore the metaphysics of the Akbari tradition and t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
al-Ghazali, Ibn 'Arabi & The Sufi School of Love | w. Omid Safi
Episode 157
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Sufi School of Love
Episode 156
What is the “School of Love” in Sufism? In this video, we explore Madhhab-e Ishq — the Sufi path centered on divine love (ishq) as the highest way to…
2 months ago
Zurvanism - The Zoroastrian Heresy?
Episode 155
Zurvanism is a lesser-known feature of ancient Zoroastrianism that centers on Zurvan, the god of infinite time, and the cosmic struggle between Ahura…
3 months ago
Abu Zayd al-Balkhi - The Man Who Discovered Mental Health 1,000 Years Too Early
Episode 154
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often seen as a modern invention—but its core ideas were explored over 1,100 years ago by the 9th-century schol…
4 months, 1 week ago