EPISODE · Dec 6, 2025 · 1H 20M
Radical Love | Interview with Prof. Omid Safi on Rumi & Essence of Divine Love in Sufism
from Immortal Echoes, Mortal Words · host Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani
In this inspiring conversation, Professor Omid Safi (Duke University) joins me, Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani, to discuss his groundbreaking book Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition. We explore the Mazhab-i 'ishq (religion of love), path of radical love, the whitewashing of Rumi in the West, and the unique mystical vision that refuses to separate Divine and human love. Professor Safi also reflects on Rumi’s farewell poem, the harmony of form and formlessness in Sufism, and the eternal nature of love that transcends death. Professor Safi hosts "Sufi Heart with Omid Safi" Podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-sufi-heart-with-omid-safi-31075277/ Book: Radical Love (Safi 2019): https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300248616/radical-love/ Book: Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters (Safi 2010): https://www.amazon.com/Memories-Muhammad-Why-Prophet-Matters/dp/0061231355 Watch our Persian mystical poetry Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqkz7b_183HHJERERmZ7fn8cYrLJOzvqy Visit our Academy of Mystic Poetics and Philosophy, and check out our courses: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/courses If you enjoy the content and wish to support our work, your generosity helps us continue creating: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/donations My recent publications: https://istanbul.academia.edu/RasoulRahbariGhazani #Love #Sufism #Rumi #OmidSafi #IslamicMysticism #PersianPoetry #Spirituality #SufiLove #PersianSufiam
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In this inspiring conversation, Professor Omid Safi (Duke University) joins me, Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani, to discuss his groundbreaking book Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition. We explore the Mazhab-i 'ishq (religion of love), path of radical love, the whitewashing of Rumi in the West, and the unique mystical vision that refuses to separate Divine and human love. Professor Safi also reflects on Rumi’s farewell poem, the harmony of form and formlessness in Sufism, and the eternal nature of love that transcends death. Professor Safi hosts "Sufi Heart with Omid Safi" Podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-sufi-heart-with-omid-safi-31075277/ Book: Radical Love (Safi 2019): https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300248616/radical-love/ Book: Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters (Safi 2010): https://www.amazon.com/Memories-Muhammad-Why-Prophet-Matters/dp/0061231355 Watch our Persian mystical poetry Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqkz7b_183HHJERERmZ7fn8cYrLJOzvqy Visit our Academy of Mystic Poetics and Philosophy, and check out our courses: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/courses If you enjoy the content and wish to support our work, your generosity helps us continue creating: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/donations My recent publications: https://istanbul.academia.edu/RasoulRahbariGhazani #Love #Sufism #Rumi #OmidSafi #IslamicMysticism #PersianPoetry #Spirituality #SufiLove #PersianSufiam
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