Category: Glimpses

A bigoted Christian asked Murshid, “How could you ever connect the name of Mohammed with our Lord Jesus Christ?” “I beg your pardon,” said Murshid. “I did not mean Mohammed Continue Reading →

Someone said to Murshid, “I heard them talk against you.” “Did they?” said he. “Have you also heard anyone speak kindly of me?” “Yes,” the person exclaimed. “Then,” said Murshid, Continue Reading →

In these two short anecdotes, it is likely that the ladies who spoke to Hazrat Inayat Khan were theosophists, or at least acquainted with theosophy, which incorporates reincarnation, the existence Continue Reading →

This post comes a few days before Hejirat Day the 13th of September, the anniversary of the symbolic beginning of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan’s work to deliver the Message through Continue Reading →

One day a visitor came to have an interview with Pir-o-Murshid. He was a lawyer, materialist and atheist, besides was greatly opposed to all who did not belong to his Continue Reading →

As can be seen from this anecdote and from this earlier post, Hazrat Inayat Khan frequently had to deal with strong opinions about religion. A lady came to see Murshid, Continue Reading →

Someone said to Murshid, seeing him to be a religious man from the East, that it is Christianity which is the cause of all the progress in the Western world, Continue Reading →

Pir-o-Murshid was one day travelling in the train and there came some gay young people, boys and girls, who were making all sorts of jokes among themselves. Looking at the Continue Reading →

The following anecdote from the life of Hazrat Inayat Khan, when he was traveling somewhere in England during the First World War, gives an interesting illustration of the theme of Continue Reading →

Once [said Hazrat Inayat Khan] I put to music a verse of an inspired poet of Persia, and I sang it with great joy, for the words had a beautiful Continue Reading →