Intro to the Wayfarer’s Compass + Review of Ibn Battuta’s Rihla

By Sana Gillani on Mar 28, 2015 in Blog, Review |

Salam Alaykum and Welcome to the Wayfarer’s Compass. My intention is for this blog is to become a hub of all things Islamic travel. I want you to be inspired by other people’s journeys and to be assisted in planning your own. Whether it be Hajj, studying Islam abroad, or going on a family holiday, there needs to be more spaces for us Muslims to explore the Islamic...

Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) 2014, with Sara

By Sana Gillani on Mar 24, 2015 in Blog |

I was very lucky to have attended North America’s largest Islamic Convention, Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS), in 2012. I was accompanied by two good friends from Sydney, and we coupled the trip with visiting friends and touristic pursuits in New York. The experience was eye opening on many accounts. The trip had touched each of us on a very personal level,...