The Biography of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
A Six-Part Course w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan via Zoom
Sundays, April 16 to May 21, 2-3:30 pm EDT/8-9:30 pm CET
Please note that Pir Zia’s Sunday class series will begin at 2 pm EDT/8 pm CET, an hour earlier than in previous years.
The highly anticipated reissue of the 1979 edition of the biography of Hazrat Inayat Khan is now back in print, ready for our collective study with Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Hazrat’s central lineage carrier (sajjada nishin).
Throughout this six-part course, all are invited to learn about Hazrat Inayat Khan’s life story, from his origins as an aristocratic young music professor in western India through to becoming the iconic sage Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, whose spiritual teachings, a century later, continue to inspire countless people throughout the world.
While Hazrat Inayat Khan’s life was not long, its depth and breadth were remarkable. The study of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s life shines a clarifying light on his teachings, and his teachings in turn light up the lives of all who study them.
In this spring series, we will delve into Hazrat Inayat Khan’s life and teachings in order to deepen our understanding of the legacy he has bequeathed to those who travel in his caravan and to the world at large. Guest speakers include Shaikh al-Mashaikh Mahmood Khan, Allyn Miner, Jelaluddin Moskalev, Sharif Graham and Qahira Wirgman.
The suggested tuition for this six-part series is $48 ($8 per class). A reduced tuition price is also offered of $36 ($6 per class). Donations of any amount are also welcome, in lieu of tuition.
The course is designed to be attended in its entirety. If you begin with us after the course starts, video from past classes will be made available to you.
Advanced registration is required to attend in person and/or to receive the video which will be posted within 24 hours of each class via Dropbox.
If you have questions about Pir Zia’s new spring series, please email us at astana@inayatiyya.org. We greatly anticipate being together with you for this special series!
BIOGRAPHY
Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Ph.D., is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is author of Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan with a Critical Commentary by Pir Zia Inayat Khan; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; and Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest. He is editor of Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan and A Pearl in Wine: Essays in the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France.
RECOMMENDED READING
Biography of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
The highly anticipated reissue of the 1979 edition of the biography of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Dictated by Inayat Khan himself with archival material and anecdotes.
This biography recounts the life of Hazrat Inayat Khan in his own words, from his early years in India mastering classical Indian music and studying under his Sufi teacher, to his travels to America, England, Russia and France in the 1920s. During his time in the West he created a school of spiritual training based on his vision of the unity of all religions and the awakening of humanity to the divine within. In his unique form of Sufism, there are no barriers of race, creed, or religion. He did not see Sufism as a religion, but rather a way of life that enhances and fulfills every religion. Additional material and anecdotes from the archives of the Nekbakht Foundation. Published by the Nekbakht Foundation.
The North American edition of this book is available from Suluk Press. Please note that we encourage purchasing directly from our small, independent publishing house to maximize income to be invested into future Inayatiyya book projects.
A European edition of this book shipped from Europe may be ordered from the publisher.
Speakers
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Pir Zia Inayat KhanPir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is the author of Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest; and the editor and compiler of Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan, for which he also wrote the critical introduction. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France. inayatiyya.org
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Shaikh-al-Mashaik Mahmood KhanShaikh-al-Mashaik Mahmood Khan, born into a family deeply rooted in Sufi tradition, was raised in a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures. His father, Shaikh ul-Mashaik Maheboob Khan, succeeded Hazrat Inayat Khan as the leader of the Sufi movement between 1927 – 1948. Growing up in this inspiring Sufi tradition, Shaikh al-Mashaik studied musicology and History of Ideas at Leiden University while receiving training in Sufi practices and philosophy from his father and uncle. He has become widely recognized as an expert in the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan and is frequently invited as a speaker and teacher. He currently serves as the main advisor to the Shaikh-ul-Mashaik Maheboob Khan Foundation in The Hague, overseeing public events, private appointments, and communication. He is responsible for preserving his father’s rich legacy, which includes Indian and Sufi songs, an extensive archive of Sufi documentation, and a vast library on Oriental and historical subjects. He also represents the Sufi foundation 1923 of which Pir Zia Inayat Khan Maulabakhsh is the President.
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Srinivas ReddySrinivas Reddy is a scholar, translator and musician. He studied classical South Asian languages and literatures at UC Berkeley and currently teaches at Brown University and IIT Gandhinagar. Srinivas is also a concert sitarist who trained in the traditional guru-shishya parampara in the lineage of late maestro Pandit Nilkhil Banerjee. He spends his time performing, teaching and conducting research around the world. His latest book is Raya: Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara (2020). www.srinivasreddy.org
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Murshid Sharif MunawwirMurshid Sharif Munawwir has been a mureed since 1970. He worked closely with Pir Vilayat on many of his projects, especially The Message in our Time. From 1982 to 2012 he worked on The Complete Works of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, publishing 14 volumes of that series. He was a college professor of literature and religious studies. He lives in retirement in Tucson, Arizona. He did two sessions with Murshida Taj Inayat on the New Rain website (now Hurkalya) called Encountering Murshid.
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Sergey Jelaluddin MoskalevSergey Jelaluddin Moskalev — futurist, orientalist, software developer, and web project creator. He serves as the coordinator for the Futura.ru project and has authored several books, such as “In Search of Clarity” and “A Dictionary of Esoteric Slang”. Additionally, he has provided commentary on the ancient Sufi game “Chess of the Mystics” in 2014 under the Dodo Press. His written work has also been featured in Russian magazines and newspapers such as “Science and Religion”, “Kommersant”, and “Vedomosti”. Sergey has also appeared as an expert and participant in TV programs on “Channel One”, “NTV”, and the Kultura TV channel.
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Qahira WirgmanAnne-Louise (Qahira) Wirgman worked in the UK arts sector for 25 years, in theatre: National Theatre, Joint Stock Theatre Company, Albany Empire, Tamasha Theatre Company, Almeida, Young Vic. This work included collaborating with writers and directors to produce new work (Mass Carib and East is East) and classics. Music: (Executive Director, launching the new venue The Waterfront, Norwich); Film: (Intrinsica Films and DocFest). She started work for the Nekbakht Foundation (www.nekbakhtfoundation.org) in 2012 as Archivist and Editor producing the Complete Works volumes 1925 Volume II, 1926 Volumes III and IV; a combined index of the Complete Works 1922-926; the second edition of the Biography of Pir o Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan; the compilations of the magazines Sufi 1915-1920, Sufism 1921-1924, The Sufi Record 1925-1936. She is currently working on the revised 1922 volume and the lectures of 1921 and 1920. She is a Representative in the Inayatiyya and a graduate of Suluk Academy’s Tasnim Class (the last four year course held at the Abode, USA). She helped form Suluk Academy in Europe and served as the co-administrator for the European classes of Gulab, Parvana and Zindarud.
