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Mundane or Mystical: Journeying from an Islamic Perspective

Presented at Sacred Journeys 12th Global Conference, Canberra, Australia. JUNE 3-6, 2025 Within Islam generally, and Sufism in particular, journeying (safar) takes on a great importance. There are many types of journeys, from the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) to the vertical night journey (almiraj), the well-trodden path (shari’ah) to the narrow path (tariqa), all of … Continue reading Mundane or Mystical: Journeying from an Islamic Perspective →

Sufism Amongst the Cameleers

Outback Sufi Conference, May 9 – 11,2025 Introduction This talk aims to introduce the Cameleer manuscripts in Australia and highlight their adherence to Sufism. After an introduction to the importance of the Cameleers in Australia and the difficulties of the existing assertions of Sufism amongst the Cameleers. We will provide an overview of the existent … Continue reading Sufism Amongst the Cameleers →

Qadiriyya in Australia

Basmala Australia –Urs /Hawl Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jailani, November 4, 2023 It is a privilege to be invited to present at this event honouring our spiritual forefather. It ishoped that through this short talk something of the history of the Qadiriyya Sufi Order inAustralia can be conveyed along with the wider importance of Shaykh ‘Abd … Continue reading Qadiriyya in Australia →

Mullah Abdullah, A Mullah? A Reassessment of the Assertions and the Evidence

This article originally appeared in the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, (2023).  Abstract On January 1, 1915, Gool Badsha Muhammad and Mullah Abdullah shot at a picnic train as it left Broken Hill, headed towards Silverton, killing four and wounding seven. Had it not been for this horrific act and tragic loss of life, it is … Continue reading Mullah Abdullah, A Mullah? A Reassessment of the Assertions and the Evidence →