Talk
Omid Safi talk at Ebenezer Baptist Church, on annual MLK national holiday
A Martin Luther King Day talk connecting Sufi and interfaith perspectives on justice.
About the teacher
Omid Safi
Omid Safi holds a professorship in Islamic studies at Duke University and combines that academic grounding with teaching Sufi poetry and practice, most visibly through Illuminated Courses & Tours, which leads pilgrimage-style journeys to sites significant in Sufi and Islamic history. His Sufi Heart podcast extends this teaching to a wider audience.
He leads tours to Morocco in April 2026 and Turkey in June 2026, a Rumi Retreat in Marrakech in November, an Umrah pilgrimage programme in December, and an Omega Institute retreat with Pir Zia Inayat Khan in June 2026.
“Love is the very unleashing of God on this realm.”Omid Safi
Upcoming events
Meet Omid Safi in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
Talk
Introduction to Islamic Meditation Practices: Dhikr and Breathwork
An introduction to dhikr and breath-based practice within the Islamic and Sufi contemplative tradition.
Path
The wider context.
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Love & remembrance
Sufism
A mystical path of love, remembrance, poetry and inner refinement.
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