In response to many requests, Pir Zia’s Lexicon of the Sufis class is moving to a monthly, online format this fall. If you would like to listen to the first part of the series, live from the Astana Spring 2023, audio recordings will be made available for purchase after the summer. 

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, on the 2nd Mondays September to December and February to May, until we completely go through the glossary! We will keep classes to one hour so that they may easily fit into your busy life. Please join us!

Lexicon dates for Fall 2023 are:

• Monday, September 11th
• Monday, October 9th
• Monday, November 13th
• Monday, December 11th 

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.

Registration Details

Lexicon of the Sufis registration will open on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. General tuition is $48 ($12/class). There is also a limited income/student tuition rate of $32 ($8/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, 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.