Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

As the world faces the crisis of contagion, one friend reminded The Inner Call of the following passage in which Hazrat Inayat Khan points out that ‘infection’ is not always Continue Reading →

Here is a further instalment in the important series of teachings from Hazrat Inayat Khan about initiation. The previous posting may be found here. In the second paragraph, Hazrat Inayat Continue Reading →

The Tanas chapter of the Gayan is described as the soul speaking with nature, and it includes brief exchanges with thing like the waves of the sea, the storm, the Continue Reading →

We present a further instalment of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s detailed explanation of the meaning and purpose of initiation. In this portion, he mentions the word salik, meaning the path of Continue Reading →

The following poem is taken from The Diwan of Inayat Khan, (Diwan or Divan = a collection of poems), some of Hazrat Inayat’s compositions rendered into English verse by the Continue Reading →

Here, in the continuing series of teachings about initiation, Hazrat Inayat Khan points out that it is breaking away from the flock, and taking a step that others do not Continue Reading →

Here is a further instalment of the series by Hazrat Inayat Khan on initiation, a subject which deserves study by every mureed in the Sufi path. The previous post may Continue Reading →

We continue with the important series of teachings on the subject of initiation. In this and in subsequent instalments, Hazrat Inayat Khan considers what characteristics are needed for the journey. Continue Reading →

In this continuation of the series of instructions on initiation, Hazrat Inayat Khan tells us two things are necessary on the path: contemplation, and living the life that a Sufi Continue Reading →

This post continues the exploration by Hazrat Inayat Khan of the essential theme of initiation. The previous article in the sequence may be found here.  It may be asked whether Continue Reading →