Omid Safi – Sufi Heart Podcast
The Sufi Heart podcast with Omid Safi features teachings and stories about a sacred tradition of love, one that manifests outwardly as justice and inwardly as tenderness. Drawing primarily on the wisdom of the Islamic tradition as well as the legacies of the Civil Rights movements and other wisdom teachings, Omid invites you to a meditation on the transformative power of love and recalling the necessity of linking healing our own hearts with healing the world.
Omid Safi is a teacher in the Islamic mystical tradition of Radical Love, and serves as a professor of Islamic studies at Duke University. Omid’s passion for teaching has been recognized by his ten nominations for Professor of the Year awards.
Omid has published extensively on the foundational sources of Islam and Sufism. His Memories of Muhammad is an award-winning biography of the Prophet Muhammad. His most recent book is Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition.
He teaches online courses through Illuminated Courses on topics ranging from Rumi to the mystical dimension of the Qur’an. Lastly, he offers for the general public Illuminated Tours , spiritually oriented contemplative journeys and retreats which have brought more than 2,500 friends from over twenty countries to Turkey, Morocco, Andalusia, and now Umrah since 2002.
Most Recent Omid Safi Sufi Hour Podcasts
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 39 – The Womb of Love: Feminine Wisdom & Embodied Islam with Willow Brook
Focusing on the feminine side of religion, Omid Safi and Willow Brook express how divine love and connection transcend all binaries. This episode was…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 38 -The Mystical Teachings of Ibn ‘Arabi
Omid Safi discusses Sufi teachings from one of the greatest muslim mystics, an Andalusian sage named Ibn ‘Arabi. “When Ibn ‘Arabi comes, he sits…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 37 – The Path of Love, Harmony & Beauty
Illuminating Hazrat Inayat Khan’s teachings on radical love, Omid Safi leads listeners down the Sufi path of love, harmony, and beauty. Today’s podcast is…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 36 – Re-Enchanting the World with Josh Michael Shrei
Re-enchanting the world with God, the beloved, Omid Safi and teacher Josh Michael Shrei explore the push-and-pull relationship we have with the divine. Today’s…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 35 – Deepening Faith Through Inter-Spirituality with Mike Petrow and Drew Jackson
Omid Safi sits down with Mike Petrow and Drew Jackson from The Center for Action and Contemplation, founded by Franciscan friar Richard Rohr, to…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 34 – The Mystery of Love with James Cooke PhD
Getting down to the basics of Sufism, James Cooke and Omid Safi discuss the mystery of love and our enmeshment with God. This time…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 33 – When Religion Is A Stranger
Exploring what it means to practice Islam in a world filled with evil, Omid Safi explains how strangeness can bring us back home to…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 32 – Star Wars, Yoda & Sufism
Omid Safi discusses how modern myths like Star Wars can connect us to Sufism and the mystery of the universe. This episode is brought…
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi – Ep. 31 – Hazrat Inayat Khan and the Sufi Path of Love
Sharing insights from the path of love, Omid Safi discusses the teachings of Sufi philosopher, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Today’s episode is brought to you…