Lexicon of the Sufis w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan
First Mondays—October 6th, November 3rd & December 1st, 2025
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET / 6:00 – 7:00 pm CET
All friends, new and returning, are invited to join us as we explore the terminology of the Sufis as set out in A Glossary of Sufi Technical Terms by ‘Abd al-Razzaq Qashani, a key textbook in Sufi circles for the last six and a half centuries.
During each class, Pir Zia reviews the terms in alphabetical order, according to the original Arabic. Then he may also add terms unique to the lexicon of the Inayatiyya.
Lexicon of the Sufis classes meet monthly, and we will keep classes to one hour so that they may easily fit into your busy life. Please join us!
Lexicon dates for Fall 2025 are:
- Monday, October 6
- Monday, November 3
- Monday, December 1
Global class times are 9 am San Francisco, 12 Noon New York, 5 pm London, 6 pm Paris, 7 pm Istanbul, 9 pm Lahore, 9:30 pm New Delhi, 12 midnight (next day) Perth, 1 am (next day) Tokyo, 2 am (next day) Sydney, and 4 am (next day) Auckland. If you live in another part of the world, please check timeanddate.com for the class time in your region.
Please note that our Lexicon fall course will continue the series begun in spring 2023 with the intention of bringing us to the mid-point of the alphabet. We will then take a pause returning to the series at a date yet to be known.
If you would like to participate in other courses from this series, all semesters are available on our website, under Multimedia Courses.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
General tuition is $48 ($16/class). There is also a limited income/student tuition rate of $36 ($12/class). We ask that participants sign up for the entire series. If you join us once the class has already begun, you can catch up by watching the video. Video is included for all who register for the program—watch in real time or any time.
Discounts are available for those from particular nations due to currency valuation. These nations include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. If your nation is listed, or if you feel your nation should be listed, please contact us for details.
If you have any questions or needs related to the Lexicon of the Sufis series, please email us at astana@inayatiyya.org.
BIOGRAPHY
Pir 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 the forthcoming Tears from the Mother of the Sun with the visual artist Amruta Patel (Inner Traditions, Feb 2026); 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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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
