A Message from Pir Zia
8 October 2024 Dear Companions on the Path, A year ago we commenced, as an order-wide daily practice, the recitation of Amaan101x times a day, or more, as an act of focused empathy toward those suffering in Palestine/Israel, Ukraine/Russia, Sudan, Congo, and other zones of devastation in the world. A year on, prayers—together with outer-world […]
The Zephyr, September 2024
18 September 2024 Dear Companions on the Path, Greetings! I hope this finds you very well. Here in the northern hemisphere, summer is now reaching its end. The last year has been, in many ways, the best of times and the worst of times. The immense loss of life, displacement of people, and widespread suffering in […]
Inayatiyya International Board Newsletter, September 2024
As the Inayatiyya International Board, we have some news to share with you about organizational leadership changes. We are grateful to the following outgoing UK trustees, Nigel Hamilton (Chair), Aziz Dikeulias, Noor-un-Nisa Paula Jacobs, Sarida Brown, and Vakil Michael Kenton, for their generous service and care in tending to the flourishing of the Message in […]
The Zephyr, August 2024
21 August 2024 Greetings from the South coast of England, It is lovely to be able to start this Zephyr with the winds of hope after a few weeks of tumult brought on by race riots in the UK. Last night at dinner in a wonderful Afghan restaurant in London, with friends from around the world, […]
The Zephyr, July 2024
17 July 2024 Dear Inayatiyya friends— While Pir Zia is guiding programs in France, Türkiye, and Germany this month, there is much to report. Our caravan continues to evolve and as Pir Zia expressed at our Omega Institute program at the end of June, it is time for us to surrender to emergence. Surrendering to […]
Hope Project Needs Help After Flooding
From Samiur Rahman, executive director, Hope Project Nizamuddin Dear all, Due to heavy rain and waterlogging very early Friday, the 27th June 2024, overflowing drains with heavy speed broke windows, exhaust fans etc., allowing sewage water to pour into the basement, which contains the library, computer lab, vocational skills centre, and finance department. Besides losing […]
The Zephyr, June 2024
19 June 2024 Dear Companions on the Path, Greetings! I hope these lines find you in good spirits. On this bright morning our world answers the description of a palace in ruin. There is so much sublimity, elegance, and tenderness; and equally, so much horror, loss, and despair. In the mystery at the center of the contradiction, […]
Inayatiyya International Board Newsletter, June 2024
As the Inayatiyya International Board, we have some news to share with you about organizational leadership changes. World Wide Message Council Transition Our dear friend, Zumurrud Butta, is stepping down from her role as the European Madar al-Maham (Vice President of the Inner School). Her departure leaves a void, and her creative and sparkling mind, […]
The Zephyr, May 2024
15 May 2024 Dear Inayatiyya friends— It is a blessing to be together, in this digital space and in various classes and retreats online and around the world. I am always amazed by and grateful for our friendship. Thank you for being part of our Caravan of Companions on “the Endless Path,” as we say […]
The Zephyr, April 2024
17 April 2024 Dear Companions on the Path, Spring greetings to those in the North, and a happy Autumn to those in the South! I am now back in Richmond following several weeks at Fazal Manzil and journeys to India and Germany. In India I was invited by the revered Daaji, the leader of Heartfulness, […]