15 July 2026 Dear Companions on the Path, I am writing to you from Fazal Manzil, where the Summer School is in full swing. Last night, the Urs of Shaikh-ul-Mashaik Maheboob Khan, Murshid’s first younger brother, was celebrated with a vibrant concert featuring his entrancing compositions sung in various Indian languages as well as English. […]
Tears from the Mother of the Sun Book Tour Over the past several weeks, our community had the joy of gathering with Pir Zia Inayat Khan in person for the âAligning with the Illuminated Book + Teaching Tourâ to celebrating his new work, Tears from the Mother of the Sun, beautifully illustrated by Amruta Patil. […]
17 June 2026 As I thought about the Zephyr for this month, my heart and mind were focused on Pir Vilayat, and so I thought I would write to you by sharing what I would like to share with him. Dear Pir Vilayat, On this auspicious occasion of your 22nd Urs, it feels appropriate to […]
22 May 2026 Dear Ones, What comes to mind when you think of elephants and tigers? That one doesnât forget, and the other is ferocious, maybe? Did you see the viral video on Instagram of the elephant helping the tiger cross a river from last year? The most amazing gesture, right? Well, supposedly, the viral […]
9 April 2026 Dear Companions on the Path, âWar is hellâ is a familiar saying. The truth, however, is that war is something far worse. âThe burning fire of hell does not consume the sinner; it only consumes his sins,â Murshid tells us. War, by contrast, burns the bodies of saints and sinners alike. Neither […]
26 March 2026 Dear Companions on the path of Spiritual Liberty, Greetings of Peace. I imagine many of us have been turning to the presence and guidance of our dear Hazrat Inayat Khan as we try to discern what to do in these conflict-ridden, polarising times. For me, the guidance has come in many ways […]
18 February 2026 Dear Ones, January came and wentââWhoosh! Now, we are fully in February. While community members in the southern hemisphere are enjoying holiday travel and the height of summer activities, these 28 days are most associated with winter, Mardi Gras, Black History Month, Super Bowl, and primroses that are early signs of spring […]
21 January 2026 Dear Companions on the Path, I hope this finds you well. Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyi ad-Din Ibn al-âArabi said in a couplet: âPeople are only storiesâall of them / So be the best story that they hear.â We are stories. From the day we were born till the day we die, a tale […]
19 December 2025 Dear friends on the path of Spiritual Liberty, It has been a while since I wrote, and as I listened to the symphony of my heart, these were the notes that wanted to be shared. I am very excited about the Dawn of Friendhood! This new dawn was wonderfully shared in a […]
19 November 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, I hope these lines find you well. It was a pleasure being with some of you at the recent concluding session of Inner History. Since not everyone was able to attend (albeit the recordings are available here), I thought I would use the opportunity of this letter […]
