Category: Glimpses

Murshid Hayat Inayat-Khan concludes his memories of what he called a ‘fairy-tale’ childhood with three very meaningful sentences from his Father. The previous post n the series is here. Three Continue Reading →

Murshid in India During his trip to India, Murshid sent several cards and letters to his family and to the mureeds, many of which have been preserved, whereas many have Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan recalls a moment of great meaning in the last months of his Father’s life. Four Candidate Murshids During the last weeks of Summer School in 1926, Murshid Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat remembers a moving moment from his childhood. The previous post is here. The Initiation of Pirani Ameena Begum One day our Father called our Mother, asking her to Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat now remembers an important figure in the life of the family of Hazrat Inayat Khan and the Begum, and in the growth of the Sufi work, Murshida Fazal Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan recalls the dedication to the Universal Worship service every Sunday during the Summer Schools in Suresnes. The Sundays during Summer School months During the Summer School months, Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan now offers his recollection of the Singing Zikar as taught by his Father. The previous post in the series is here. The Zikar Meditation in the early Continue Reading →

Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan now recalls some details of the daily routine of his Father in the moments when he was with the family in Suresnes. The previous post in the Continue Reading →

Hidayat Inayat-Khan now offers another insightful anecdote from his childhood, which was confirmed years later.. The previous post in the series is here. A workman digging in the street One Continue Reading →

Hidayat Inayat-Khan, ‘Murshid-zade’ as his Father called him, shares another childhood memory. The previous post in the series is here. Murshid’s car Later, in 1925, Murshid went to Paris alone Continue Reading →