Amina Begum : The Children of Today
During the first week of May, we may remember Amina Begum, the wife of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat and the mother of their four children, for she was born in Albuquerque on Continue Reading →
Category: English
Glimpses : Musharaff at the tomb of his Brother
In 1969, Musharaff Moulamia Khan, the youngest brother of Hazrat Inayat Khan and then Pir-o-Murshid of the Sufi Movement, made a pilgrimage to India. At the conclusion of his stay Continue Reading →
Tales : Narada Muni, the Brahman and the Cobbler
In Hindu mythology, Narada Muni was a divine sage, famous as a travelling musician and a story teller, who carried news and wisdom wherever he went. Once, so the story Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Brahman symbolic form of worship
After his explanation of the importance of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now unfolds the significance of the Brahmanic form of worship. Puja is the name of the Brahman form of Continue Reading →
Junaid : The heart does not know me
For background on the 9th c. CE Persian mystic Junaid Baghdadi, see this post. For ten years I had to protect my heart from straying away and kept watch on Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Symbol of the Sun
After introducing the theme of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins to examine different sacred symbols. Light has the greatest attraction for the human soul. Man loves it in fire Continue Reading →
Tales : Indra destroys the dragon
In Hindu mythology, Indra was the king of heaven. There were, of course, many gods and goddesses with their special divine attributes such as love and music and crops and Continue Reading →
Abul Hassan : Heaven or hell
For some background on the 10th c. CE Persian mystic Abul Hassan Kharqani, see this post. I do not say there’s no hell or heaven,but know that they are phenomena,and Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Symbology of Religious Ideals
Hazrat Inayat Khan gave an extensive series of teachings about the symbols by which religious ideals are conveyed. This text is an introduction to the study, and in subsequent posts Continue Reading →
Tales: The Mullah and the pot that gave birth
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin borrowed a very large pot from his neighbour. A few days later, he returned the pot, and the neighbour was surprised Continue Reading →