Al-Andalus Tribune – Page 21 – Islamic Inspiration from The Ornament of the World

October 30, 2026 Editor 0

Young Syrian artists revive Andalusian heritage through poetry and music

By N.J/ R.K | sana.sy Damascus, Oct. 26 (SANA) Young poets and performers gathered at the Arab Cultural Center in Mazzeh on Sunday for “Guests from Córdoba,” event, a cultural evening featuring poetry, recitation, singing and music inspired by Andalusian heritage. The program included literary and musical performances celebrating Córdoba...

Art Music

October 30, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

Simurgh: The most mystical mythical bird species on Earth

As the Amazon book description has it: My “ornithological treatise” Bad Birder’s Birding Report is actually illustrated nonsense verse in the tradition of Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Gillette Burgess, and Dr. Seuss. Featuring 125 poems and 130 illustrations, it mentions more than 150 species of birds, including virtually all of...

AAT Authors Featured Humor

October 29, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

The Ontology of Imagination: Chittick on Ibn al-‘Arabi

Academia.edu Excerpt: The Ontology of Imagination Henry Corbin and others have demonstrated the importance of imagination for Sufism and Islamic philosophy.6 Ibn al-‘Arabi insists that it is impossible to gain a true understanding of the Islamic revelation without perceiving the role of imagination within the cosmos. “He who does not...

Featured Mysticism

October 23, 2026 Associate Editor 0

A Cup of Tea with Muslims in Switzerland: When Minarets Became a National Issue

By: Abna24 | Date: October 19, 2026 | En.abna24.com AhlulBayt News Agency: According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, approximately 6% of the population covered by its religious statistics belonged to Muslim communities in 2024. Switzerland presents a distinctive case in the relationship between Islam and the state. While the country’s...

Thought & Belief

June 22, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

Seyyed Hossein Nasr: an organic radical inspiration

Anarchist thinker Paul Cudenec just posted this appreciation of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a leading contemporary perennialist, whose The Study Qur’an is an invaluable resource for English speakers. -Ed. By Paul Cudenec The latest in our series of profiles from the organic radicals website. “There is today no philosophy of nature”...

Ecology Featured Health and NAture

May 31, 2025 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

Why is There So Much Beauty in the World?

Rupert Sheldrake We are impressed by the beauty of flowers, the wings of butterflies, the iridescence of beetles and the plumage of birds, like peacocks’ tails. There is also a huge amount of beauty in the world that was discovered only in recent centuries through the invention of the microscope....

Ecology Featured

October 16, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

Saidia as Sophronia: The Government is Gone, but the Roller Coaster Remains

The beach town of Saidia, Morocco, is made up of two half-cities. In one there is the great roller coaster with its steep humps, the carousel with its chain spokes, the Ferris wheel of spinning cages, the ATV-riders and motorcyclists emitting ear-splitting auditory mayhem, the summer exhibits and fairs and...

Featured News from Greater Andalus (Iberia & Maghreb) Travel

September 8, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi 0

Malikism, or How a Legal Rite Became a Matter of State in Morocco

THE MAGHREB THROUGH LANGUAGE (French original) Ahmed Soussi SEPT. 4 There is something strange, at first glance, about the status of Malikism in Morocco. A school of jurisprudence—that is, a set of methods for deriving legal rules from the Quran and the prophetic tradition—occupies a place there that is reserved...

Featured News from Greater Andalus (Iberia & Maghreb)

The Early History of Islam: A Beginner’s Guide

May 5, 2025May 6, 2025 Johnny Punish

Islam is one of the world’s major religions, followed by over a billion people around the globe. Its beginnings can be traced back to the 7th century in a region of the world known today as the Middle East. If you’re unfamiliar with Islam, this article offers a clear and simple overview of how it all started. Where Did Islam…