The Girl Who Sat Among the Men

Umm al-Darda as-Sughra
About this Episode
A 7th-century orphan becomes a Damascus scholar whose most devoted student was the caliph who ruled from Spain to India.
circa
690

Hasan al-Basri

Hasan al-Basri
About this Episode
An exploration of Hasan al-Basri, a voice of conscience who challenged the misuse of religious language in the pursuit of power.
circa
700

The Hunger That Power Cannot Feed

Ibrahim ibn Adham
About this Episode
The story of Ibrahim ibn Adham, the 8th-century king of Balkh who abandoned his throne to become a wandering Sufi mystic.
circa
750

The Fire of Love

Rabi'a al-Adawiyya
About this Episode
we journey to 8th-century Basra to meet Rbia al-Adawiyya, the mystic who carried a torch and a bucket through the night, vowing to set fire to heaven and extinguish hell.
circa
752

Fatima al-Fihri: The Builder of Possibility

Fatima al-Fihri
About this Episode
Harmonia guides you to medieval Fez, where Fatima al-Fihri-legendary founder of the Qarawiyyin Mosque and University-transformed her inheritance into a living gift for generations.
circa
859

The House of Wisdom

Hunayn ibn Ishaq
About this Episode
The story of how Islam, translation, and durable materials preserved ancient knowledge and carried it across centuries of collapse.
circa
860

The Physician Who Wrote for the Poor

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī
About this Episode
Harmonia visits ninth-century Baghdad and the physician who believed that knowledge was a form of care --- and that care was owed to everyone.
circa
900
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