Category: Glimpses

Hazrat Inayat Khan told the following story, from his youth in India. Love can take many forms, even that of indifference. I remember I went once, for a relative, to Continue Reading →

One day [said Hazrat Inayat Khan] a person put some colours on a paper and showed it to me, saying, “People cannot understand this deep idea, but you will understand Continue Reading →

When the young but already highly celebrated musician Inayat Khan came to Hyderabad in the early 1900’s, he met there Sayyed Mohammed Abu Hashim Madani, the murshid who was destined Continue Reading →

Once, [said Hazrat Inayat Khan] I was with a man who was in the habit of meditating. While we were sitting near the fire and talking about things, he went Continue Reading →

Once [writes Hazrat Inayat Khan] I was introduced in New York to a scientist who was also a philosopher. The first thing he said about his accomplishment was, “I have Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan tells this story of his life as a musician in India, but it could have occurred in any country. In my early days of work I once Continue Reading →

During the last Serai, in which the birthday of Hazrat Inayat Khan was celebrated, reference was made to the song or Invocation, called Subuhan Azil, with which Pir-o-Murshid at times Continue Reading →

Once, when Inayat was still very young, it happened that his father brought him home some sweets, but finding the child asleep, put them aside till morning. During the night Continue Reading →