In today’s show we are joined by Dr. Abdallah Rothman to discuss Wayfaring. In the podcast we examine the spiritual traditions that have informed Dr Abdullah throughout his life. We look at his attempt to bridge fields of knowledge, and the necessity of a master-apprentice relationship in the path of spiritual ascension.
Dr. Abdallah Rothman is the founder of Dar al-Shifaa , co-founder and President of the International Association of Islamic Psychology (IAIP), and Head of Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College (CMC).
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC), and holds an M.A. and PhD in Psychology. He is a student of the late Professor Malik Badri in Islamic psychology and his clinical practice as well as his academic research focus is on approaching counseling from within an Islamic paradigm and establishing an indigenous theoretical orientation to human psychology that is grounded in the knowledge of the soul from the Islamic tradition.
Book recommendations:
Alghunya (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth) by Abdul Qader Jillani
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
About the hosts:
Walead Mosaad is an internationally recognized scholar in Islamic studies and human development. His academic and traditional training has accorded him the opportunity to work with communities worldwide as a teacher and project driver. He has completed degrees from Rutgers University and Fath Islamic Seminary in Damascus. He received his PhD from the University of Exeter in Arab and Islamic Studies, and was also classically trained at the Al-Azhar University.
He is currently the Chair and Scholar-in-Residence of Sabeel Community. He has traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world, as well as Europe and the Far East, delivering lectures on various topics, including spirituality, ethics and intercultural peace building.
https://www.sabeelcommunity.org/walead-mohammed-mosaad
Rehan Khan is a thought-leader, professor, and novelist. He is an advocate for virtue-based storytelling as well as leading with a moral lens. Over 30 years Rehan has advised several global and regional brands. As an adjunct professor he teaches post-graduate courses in AI and the Future of Work, as well as Leadership: A Moral Perspective, and Personal Influence at one of the world’s leading international business schools.
He is a keen observer of history and techno-science. Rehan is the author of a Tomb of Empires (2024) a historical fiction set in 90BC in the Middle East, the Carnegie nominated A Tudor Turk trilogy (2019-2022) set in the Ottoman Empire and Tudor England, and the fantasy sci-fi series, Tales of Khayaal (2025) set on the Earth like planet of Ikleel. These gripping stories also ask readers to consider the role of virtue within the human story.
www.rehankhan.com and www.khayaal.com
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