Seminars with a Spiritual Master
By Babikir Babikir
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Podcast Description
Every week hundreds of seekers come and sit in the presence of Shaykh Babikir, one of the world's last living spiritual masters. Trained by the highest-ranking grandsages of Africa, join us as he imparts his inspirational teachings with humility and love.
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Saturday Circle: 12/05/2012 | A person of faith will never declare 'I have done this myself'. Rather, he will see divinity in everything around him, and will even attribute his faith as a portion of divine favour. | 12 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 05/05/2012 | The human family was created from but a single spirit, and each soul was created with its mate. It is only through reuniting with our soul mate in marriage that we can become complete. | 5 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Event: Azan Competition | Take a walk through the streets and alleys of any Muslim land, and you will be sure to hear the 'azan', or call to prayer, echoing from her ensemble of minarets into the horizon. A history of this ancient tradition, and its spiritual meanings. | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 21/04/2012 | Anyone walking the path of Truth must declare his happiness with God as his Lord, morning and eve. Yet this must be accompanied by this spiritual realisation: God is Lord of all, and has created all humanity as equal. These heavy words must efface discrimination from our hearts. | 21 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 07/04/2012 | Every Friday is Good Friday: though Christianity and Islam differ on a few points, the core spiritual teachings remain in harmony. Concludes with a discussion on Channel 4's "Make Bradford British". | 7 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 31/03/2012 (2nd Talk) | An important warning for all Muslims living in the West: unless Muslims are able to preserve the love, trust and responsibility of the family unit, all the positive social and community work they have strived for will be obliterated. | 31 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 31/03/2012 | Secrets of dhikr are invested into every letter of its composition; locked within the very word itself are names through which hearts are raised, and sacred litanies with which God blesses his own essence. | 31 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 03/03/2012 | The Heart Explained: When we feel pain, we say our heart hurts, and when we feel happy, we say our hearts find joy. Yet the seat of emotion and spirituality is not the physical lump in our bodies, but rather it is something unseen. What is the heart? | 3 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rumi's Cave: 26/02/2012 | The mysteries of peace and the secrets of numbers: The first of the Salaam Sunday talks given at Rumi's cave. | 26 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rumi's Cave: 25/02/2012 | This talk was given to volunteers of Rumi's kitchen, a project to feed and help the homeless - teaching us to have a heart of mercy and generosity towards the poorest and neediest in the community. | 25 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 11/02/2012 | What are the prophet's rights upon us and how can we fulfil them, peace be upon him? This important topic is covered with examples. | 11 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mawlid an-Nabi 1433 (Audio) | Spirituality was taught first as something strange, and shall return again as something strange - so good tidings to the strangers! In celebration of the birth date of the greatest spiritual teacher of all time - the Prophet Muhammad. | 5 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoMawlid an-Nabi 1433 (Video) | Spirituality was taught first as something strange, and shall return again as something strange - so good tidings to the strangers! In celebration of the birth date of the greatest spiritual teacher of all time - the Prophet Muhammad. | 5 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mawlid: 23/01/2012 | God wanted the Prophet Abraham for himself. When Abraham was tested with a difficult test; a command to abandon his family in a barren valley, Abraham proved his faith and found his wife had placed her trust in God also. | 23 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 21/01/2012 | "O Gabriel, how old are you?" asked the Prophet to the Holy Spirit. The Archangel's astonishing reply is accompanied by an explanation of the hidden realities of the Prophet and of his profound humanity: a sea of compassion to every kind of creation. | 21 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 14/01/2012 | The worst condition that any heart can suffer is depression. Millions are spent every year in search for chemical cures, though it continues to spread, engulfing the hearts of many. What are its deeper causes, and how is it to be treated? | 14 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 07/01/2012 | Never let the glitter of the world dazzle you, nor lofty celebrity titles deceive you, for in this world of images, appearances can be deceptive. Seminar includes audience questions on advice for pregnancy, and how to awaken the spiritual consciousness. | 7 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Foundations of Healing: 10/12/2011 | Foundations of Healing: In a world obsessed with pumping pills and printing prescriptions, the rich traditions of sacred healing have fallen to the wayside though they are needed now more than ever. This fascinating seminar provides a timely antidote. | 27 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 24/12/2011 | On the eve of Christmas festive cheer fills the streets to honour the birth of Jesus; yet those whom Christ himself honoured, the poor and the oppressed, are forgotten in the decoration and merriment. Music and mulled wine - what is a Muslim to do? | 24 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 17/12/2011 | Man is forever in a state of anxiety. Whenever troubles afflict him, he is distressed; yet upon being blessed with fortune, he is obsessed with jealously guarding it. Followed by a response to a question regarding Muslim attitudes to Christmas. | 17 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 19/11/2011 | Timely council for all parents or aspiring parents on raising children. While Shaykh Babikir lists what every child must be taught, one cannot help but feel that we adults are in need of the selfsame instruction that we should be giving to our children. | 19 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 12/11/2011 | Though the Prophet was the most majestic of men, he remained the most humble; and though he was the most aware, he would never judge others. Arrogance is a barrier preventing our hearts from shining, and accessing provisions that lie locked in the heavens | 12 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eid Address - Eid al-Adha 1432 (Audio) | Eid is a day on which the perfection of humanity is celebrated, and the unity of man is displayed. It is a day we stand together, greet one another and share from the same plate, whether we are black or white, rich or poor. Available as audio or video. | 6 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoEid Address - Eid al-Adha 1432 (Video) | Eid is a day on which the perfection of humanity is celebrated, and the unity of man is displayed. It is a day we stand together, greet one another and share from the same plate, whether we are black or white, rich or poor. Available as audio or video. | 6 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 05/11/2011 | Remember remember the fifth of November, that fell on the eve of Eid; As fireworks alight into the night sky, may He fulfil your wishes and dreams! The inner dimensions of Hajj, and sparkling advice for Eid day. | 5 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Event: The Adorned Mantle | A heart that loves is a heart that is alive, and the eye of the lover never looks away from its beloved. Commenting upon one of the most famous love poems of all time, this is a map for all those who wish to walk in the land of love. | 29 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 22/10/2011 | A detailed account of the soul’s journey and the divine attributes linked to it at every stage of ascent, from novice to master. Miracles, spiritual states and the mystic dance (hadrah) – a sophisticated exposition on all aspects of the path. | 22 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 01/10/2011 | It seems nowadays that the poorest Muslim communities can build the most successful establishments, whilst the affluent struggle to develop a single project between them. Success depends not upon material means, but springs forth from sincere hearts. | 1 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 24/09/2011 | It is said that had Jonah not been a man of prayer and meditation then he would have remained in the belly of the whale until Resurrection. Like Jonah, thousands today are swallowed in darkness, imprisoned by the world and the malevolent forces within it. | 24 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 17/09/2011 | To attend a burial and drop a handful of earth upon the body of the deceased is a privilege; yet to throw mud on a living person's face is a grave insult. This is a curiosity explained by the very nature of the human spirit, whose potential is sky-high. | 17 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Event Eid Address: 30/08/2011 | Thousands of worshippers flooded London Central Mosque, packing the prayer hall and spilling onto the pavement, as Shaykh Babikir climbed the stairs of the pulpit. A powerful Eid address in which nothing short of the highest conduct was demanded. | 30 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 09/04/2011 | One day, the Prophet announced: "Three qualities will always certainly be found in my community: superstition, jealousy and suspicion". Astonished, his companions asked him how these ills should be treated. A complex Prophetic wisdom, delicately unpacked. | 9 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 02/04/2011 | Mother’s day is here! Practical advice for the day whilst drawing from the mother of believers, Aisha. Asked to describe the Prophet, she fell silent, then slowly replied, “He always forgave”. A moving account of the Prophet, told with a master’s touch. | 2 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 26/03/2011 | British Summertime’s first talk – brief but beautifully crafted. Overcoming materialism and melancholy via motherhood and mercy are all themes that stem from this divine promise: Those who hold faith in their heart will be taken from darkness into light. | 26 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 19/03/2011 | Shaykh Babikir discusses our duty in these unprecedented times of global political upheaval and natural disasters. With poignant closing remarks on our shared humanity, and the true spiritual experience of divine invocation. | 19 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Circle: 15/01/2011 | United in the camp of faith: when the Christians of Yemen visited the Prophet, he allowed them to pray in his mosque. When Umar went to Jerusalem, he chose to pray first in the house of God: a church. Given the day after the Tunisian ‘Jasmine Revolution’. | 15 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Absolutely stunned...wonderful...a must listen
I was strolling through the spirituality section of itunes, and I spotted this as the no.1 podcast. the title intrigued me - spirituality with a spiritual master? the title claimed that this man was a master, taught by the highest grandsages of Africa - the grandiose language certainly left me feeling somewhat dubious but at the same time curious
So i gave it a listen...and i was completely stunned and felt happy. So humble kind, gentle and human - here I didn't find spiritual mumbo-jumbo (and believe me, I have seen a lot, and wasted a lot of money and time in my life on such things) - I just found myself mesmerised by a man who seemingly talks in a very simple way, but is actually deeply deeply profound. I have been thinking about his words all day.
a lot of what he says is related to islam and i suppose it has helped me see this religion in a different way as well. i believe in spirituality, in truth, and in goodness, and i believe that these seminars have brought me somewhat closer to that.
a must for everyone "searching"...keep listening, i know i will!
Awesooome!!!
Love this! Hope you upload more lectures soon inshaaAllah!
Terry
Wow. Where fo these lectures take place. Can i come
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