Dr. humaira Awais Shahid giving a lecture at Harvard.

"We are creatures of love. We do not become lovers; we are lovers by essence. We were created in love, by love, for love."

"We are creatures of love. We do not become lovers; we are lovers by essence. We were created in love, by love, for love."

DR. HUMAIRA AWAIS SHAHID

DR. HUMAIRA AWAIS SHAHID

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Highlights

A collection of writings, books, courses, and projects exploring the deeper questions shaping the human experience and the world around us.

“Lifeisneverrandom.ItiscustomizedbyAllahforonepurpose:toreturnyoutoyourself.Andinfindingyourself,youencountertheOnewhocreatedyou.ThisistheultimateintimacytoknowyourselfsodeeplythattheonlyonelefttomeetisAllah.”
“Lifeisneverrandom.ItiscustomizedbyAllahforonepurpose:toreturnyoutoyourself.Andinfindingyourself,youencountertheOnewhocreatedyou.ThisistheultimateintimacytoknowyourselfsodeeplythattheonlyonelefttomeetisAllah.”
“Lifeisneverrandom.ItiscustomizedbyAllahforonepurpose:toreturnyoutoyourself.Andinfindingyourself,youencountertheOnewhocreatedyou.ThisistheultimateintimacytoknowyourselfsodeeplythattheonlyonelefttomeetisAllah.”

Spirituality

Spirituality

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Spirituality

Spirituality

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Spirituality

Spirituality

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Decree

Decree

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Decree

Decree

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Decree

Decree

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Shame

Shame

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Shame

Shame

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Shame

Shame

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Light

Light

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Light

Light

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Light

Light

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Masculinity

Masculinity

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Masculinity

Masculinity

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Masculinity

Masculinity

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Sexuality

Sexuality

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Sexuality

Sexuality

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Sexuality

Sexuality

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Natural Woman

Natural Woman

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Natural Woman

Natural Woman

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Natural Woman

Natural Woman

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Heart

Heart

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Heart

Heart

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Heart

Heart

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Femininity

Femininity

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Femininity

Femininity

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Femininity

Femininity

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Self Knowledge

Self Knowledge

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Self Knowledge

Self Knowledge

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Self Knowledge

Self Knowledge

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Guilt

Guilt

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Guilt

Guilt

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Guilt

Guilt

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Certainty

Certainty

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Certainty

Certainty

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Certainty

Certainty

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Feminism

Feminism

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Feminism

Feminism

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Feminism

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Upcoming Book

Reclaiming Spirituality & Sexuality

From the Perspective of Islam and Sufism

Books

Reclaiming Spirituality & Sexuality

From the Perspective of Islam and Sufism

A return to the heart — where spirituality is surrender, sexuality is sacred, and the Ruh remembers Allah ﷻ.
Distorted Red colors, symbolising love, woman femininity and the search of true sexuality.

" This is not a book to be read passively. It demands confrontation with oneself, with modernity, with the false idea of god. It offers, in return, something rarer than answers—recognition. In its pages, one does not merely encounter ideas. One encounters the ancient ache of the human condition and the sacred vocabulary to name it."

A woman standing in the middle of an ethereal green scene, symbolising, peace, freedom and woman empowerment.
Shaykh Umar Vadillo

Shaykh Umar Vadillo

Books

Reclaiming Spirituality & Sexuality

From the Perspective of Islam and Sufism

A return to the heart — where spirituality is surrender, sexuality is sacred, and the Ruh remembers Allah ﷻ.

Upcoming Book

Reclaiming Spirituality & Sexuality

From the Perspective of Islam and Sufism

A return to the heart — where spirituality is surrender, sexuality is sacred, and the Ruh remembers Allah ﷻ.

Distorted Red colors, symbolising love, woman femininity and the search of true sexuality.

" This is not a book to be read passively. It demands confrontation with oneself, with modernity, with the false idea of god. It offers, in return, something rarer than answers—recognition. In its pages, one does not merely encounter ideas. One encounters the ancient ache of the human condition and the sacred vocabulary to name it."

A woman standing in the middle of an ethereal green scene, symbolising, peace, freedom and woman empowerment.
Shaykh Umar Vadillo

Shaykh Umar Vadillo

Books

Reclaiming Spirituality & Sexuality

From the Perspective of Islam and Sufism

A return to the heart — where spirituality is surrender, sexuality is sacred, and the Ruh remembers Allah ﷻ.

Courses

Thought-provoking courses designed to deepen understanding, expand perspective, and reconnect us to a more meaningful way of being.

Course 1

The Praxis of Prosperity

Solutions for the Coming Economic Depression

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Overview

The course would focus how crucial and revolutionary the commons are to our economy.  The usual approach is based primarily on diagnosing the afflictions but is clueless where solutions are concerned.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The current state of the economy

  2. The model of Trade & Commerce: Public Markets

  3. The model of Production: Guilds and Cluster development

  1. The model of Finance: Public Banks and Gold Currency

  2. Silk Road, Trade and Implementation

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 1

The Praxis of Prosperity

Solutions for the Coming Economic Depression

Explore More

Overview

The course would focus how crucial and revolutionary the commons are to our economy.  The usual approach is based primarily on diagnosing the afflictions but is clueless where solutions are concerned.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The current state of the economy

  2. The model of Trade & Commerce: Public Markets

  3. The model of Production: Guilds and Cluster development

  1. The model of Finance: Public Banks and Gold Currency

  2. Silk Road, Trade and Implementation

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 1

The Praxis of Prosperity

Solutions for the Coming Economic Depression

Explore More

Overview

The course would focus how crucial and revolutionary the commons are to our economy.  The usual approach is based primarily on diagnosing the afflictions but is clueless where solutions are concerned.

Format

Online | In person

Syllabus
  1. The current state of the economy

  2. The model of Trade & Commerce: Public Markets

  3. The model of Production: Guilds and Cluster development

  1. The model of Finance: Public Banks and Gold Currency

  2. Silk Road, Trade and Implementation

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 2

Sexuality & Spirituality

A return to the sacred balance of the masculine, the feminine, and the self.

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Overview

This course is a journey within, of understanding fears, self-obstructionism, forces that oppress us and recognising the limitations of perception. We will examine the layers of fear, shame, vulnerabilities, rage that throw us into a dark hole of pain, disenchantment and self-destruction. It will help us recognising the Nafs and fears, and overcoming barriers through the doors of love, bewilderment and self-knowledge.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The Narrative of Sexuality

  2. Witches, Priests and Puritanism

  3. Sexual Commodification

  4. Resurrection of the Natural Woman

  5. Intuition & Heart

  6. Shame & Guilt

  1. Vulnerability & Pain

  2. Rage & Forgivness

  3. Wildness & Wilderness

  4. Masculinity & Femininity

  5. Joyous Body & Autonomy

  6. Spirituality & Sexuality

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 2

Sexuality & Spirituality

A return to the sacred balance of the masculine, the feminine, and the self.

Explore More

Overview

This course is a journey within, of understanding fears, self-obstructionism, forces that oppress us and recognising the limitations of perception. We will examine the layers of fear, shame, vulnerabilities, rage that throw us into a dark hole of pain, disenchantment and self-destruction. It will help us recognising the Nafs and fears, and overcoming barriers through the doors of love, bewilderment and self-knowledge.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The Narrative of Sexuality

  2. Witches, Priests and Puritanism

  3. Sexual Commodification

  4. Resurrection of the Natural Woman

  5. Intuition & Heart

  6. Shame & Guilt

  1. Vulnerability & Pain

  2. Rage & Forgivness

  3. Wildness & Wilderness

  4. Masculinity & Femininity

  5. Joyous Body & Autonomy

  6. Spirituality & Sexuality

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 2

Spirituality & Sexuality

A return to the sacred balance of the masculine, the feminine, and the self.

Explore More

Overview

This course is a journey within, of understanding fears, self-obstructionism, forces that oppress us and recognising the limitations of perception. We will examine the layers of fear, shame, vulnerabilities, rage that throw us into a dark hole of pain, disenchantment and self-destruction. It will help us recognising the Nafs and fears, and overcoming barriers through the doors of love, bewilderment and self-knowledge.

Format

Online | In person

Syllabus
  1. The Narrative of Sexuality

  2. Witches, Priests and Puritanism

  3. Sexual Commodification

  4. Resurrection of the Natural Woman

  5. Intuition & Heart

  6. Shame & Guilt

  1. Vulnerability & Pain

  2. Rage & Forgivness

  3. Wildness & Wilderness

  4. Masculinity & Femininity

  5. Joyous Body & Autonomy

  6. Spirituality & Sexuality

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 3

Self Knowledge

“Tending the Garden of the Heart”: The Path of Self-Knowledge

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Overview

This is a transformative course that uses the spiritual paradigm of Sufism to help students awaken the heart as the primary source of wisdom. This journey guides participants beyond limited rational perspectives, focusing on the purification of the Nafs and the cultivation of Baseerah to foster a more meaningful, self-aware existence.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The Heart (Qalb, Baseerah)

  2. Love & Fear (Hubb & Taqwa)

  3. Decorum & Sincerity (Adab & Ikhlas)

  4. Fear and Forgiveness (Taqwa & Taubah)

  1. Trust and Certainty (Tawakal & Yaqeen)

  2.  Gratitude  (Shukkur)

  3. Majesty and Beauty (Jalal & Jamal)

  4. Time and Decree (Waqt & Qadr)

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 3

Self Knowledge

“Tending the Garden of the Heart”: The Path of Self-Knowledge

Explore More

Overview

This is a transformative course that uses the spiritual paradigm of Sufism to help students awaken the heart as the primary source of wisdom. This journey guides participants beyond limited rational perspectives, focusing on the purification of the Nafs and the cultivation of Baseerah to foster a more meaningful, self-aware existence.

Format

Online

In person

Syllabus
  1. The Heart (Qalb, Baseerah)

  2. Love & Fear (Hubb & Taqwa)

  3. Decorum & Sincerity (Adab & Ikhlas)

  4. Fear and Forgiveness (Taqwa & Taubah)

  1. Trust and Certainty (Tawakal & Yaqeen)

  2.  Gratitude  (Shukkur)

  3. Majesty and Beauty (Jalal & Jamal)

  4. Time and Decree (Waqt & Qadr)

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

Course 3

Self Knowledge

“Tending the Garden of the Heart”: The Path of Self-Knowledge

Explore More

Overview

This is a transformative course that uses the spiritual paradigm of Sufism to help students awaken the heart as the primary source of wisdom. This journey guides participants beyond limited rational perspectives, focusing on the purification of the Nafs and the cultivation of Baseerah to foster a more meaningful, self-aware existence.

Format

Online | In person

Syllabus
  1. The Heart (Qalb, Baseerah)

  2. Love & Fear (Hubb & Taqwa)

  3. Decorum & Sincerity (Adab & Ikhlas)

  4. Fear and Forgiveness (Taqwa & Taubah)

  1. Trust and Certainty (Tawakal & Yaqeen)

  2.  Gratitude  (Shukkur)

  3. Majesty and Beauty (Jalal & Jamal)

  4. Time and Decree (Waqt & Qadr)

Gold dinar as the Islamic currency and an invitation to the Praxis of Prosperity course

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Let's work
together

Reach out for one-to-one consultations, collaborations, speaking engagements, or personal inquiries.
If you feel aligned with this work, I welcome you to connect.

Let's work
together

Reach out for one-to-one consultations, collaborations, speaking engagements, or personal inquiries.
If you feel aligned with this work, I welcome you to connect.