العلماء والأصوات

Specialist in Ibn ʿArabī and the Akbarian tradition. A careful reader and generous teacher who brings the Fuṣūṣ and Futūḥāt to life for contemporary seekers.

Programs hosted by Mashraba: The Bezels of Wisdom reading circle

Historian of Islamic philosophy and founder of Sacred Footsteps. His work bridges academic rigor and accessible teaching, making the tradition available beyond the university.

Programs hosted by Mashraba: Sacred Footsteps collaboration

Director of MIASAP and a practitioner-scholar whose work centers the living spiritual tradition. Brings deep experiential knowledge of the Sufi path.

Writer, translator, and cultural bridge-builder. Her work connects Arabic-language scholarship with English-speaking seekers hungry for authentic transmission.

Poet, musician, and guide. MA in Islamic Studies from GTU Berkeley, with a thesis on al-Ghazālī. Studied with traditional masters in Morocco, Turkey, and Yemen. Founder of the Rumi Center for Spirituality and the Arts and director of WASAT in Seattle. His essay 'Where Is Islam in Rumi?' argues that Rumi has been taken out of Islam worse than Islam has been taken out of Rumi.

Programs hosted by Mashraba: Retreat collaborations via Azahara International

Writer, poet, and musician born in Granada's Albaicín to converts who were part of the first wave of the Islamic revival in al-Andalus. Author of The Invisible Muslim (OUP) and Huma's Travel Guide to Islamic Spain. Writing a forthcoming book on the sacred ecology of Islam in the context of al-Andalus. Multilingual singer-songwriter spanning flamenco, bossa nova, and Andalusi traditions.

Programs hosted by Mashraba: Collaborations with Sacred Footsteps and Shifaa Community

Co-founder of the Bilal Spiritual Center and the African-American Healing, Ancestry, and Development Collective. Senior Scholar at WASAT. His work bridges the African-American Islamic tradition with West African lineages — connecting the tradition of the diaspora with its contemplative roots.

Born and raised in Southern California, converted to Islam at UCSD in 2003. Studied at al-Azhar for seven years. Co-founded The Majlis with Shaykha Muslema Purmul — an initiative rooted in traditional religious learning, contextualized for America, founded on the ethics of love and service.

Born in the Senegambia region, descending from the Jakhanke clerical caste — scholar-wanderers known for peaceful teaching and maintaining Islamic scholarship across the upheavals of West African history. Founder of Zawiyah Foundation. His methodology recognizes embodiment as the highest form of interaction with knowledge.

Translator, editor, and founder of Editora Bismillah in Brazil. Muslim for over 28 years, professional translator for 34. Studied Arabic in Morocco where he lived for three years. Published the first Portuguese translation of Ibn ʿArabī's Risāla al-Anwār. Building in Portuguese what Mashraba Press aims to build in English.