Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Entering Ramadan – 1446

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Imam Salim Chishti

Dear brothers and sisters, this coming Friday night Allah will allow us to enter once again into the sacredness and blessedness of Ramadan Kareem insha’allah. This is one of the times of the year when all Muslims are united in … Continue reading →

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15th-17th Rabi ath Thani Urs Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani, Baghdad, Iraq 1166CE/561AH

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Imam Salim Chishti

Al-Syed Muhiyudin Abu Muhammad Abdal Qadir al-Gilani al-Hasani wal-Hussaini (there are many variant spellings of his name) 0r simply known as Ghaus-e-Azam (470–561 AH) (1077–1166 AD) was a Persian Hanbali preacher, Sufi sheikh and the figurehead of the Qadiri Sufi … Continue reading →

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13th September Hejirat Day – 1910CE

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Imam Salim Chishti

When Inayat Khan came to the West — 120 years ago – from his perspective we might call it “the mysterious West” — in 1910, he brought with him the traditions of the Sufi schools of India and Central Asia. … Continue reading →

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13th September Urs of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, d. Dachau, Germany, 1944

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Imam Salim Chishti

This information is taken from the Inayati Order Website (www.inayatiorder.org) Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan was the first child of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan and his American wife, Amina Begum (nee Ora Ray Baker). With the genetic heritage of Eastern and Western Mystics, … Continue reading →

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July 5 Birthday Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan (ra)

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Imam Salim Chishti

From the Inayati Order website (https://inayatiyya.org/hazrat-inayat-khan/) Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, a brilliant Indian musician, came to the West in 1910 at the behest of his Sufi teacher, Sayyed Muhammad Abu Hashim Madani, who charged him with a mission: to harmonize … Continue reading →

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