Category Archives: Sufi Urs and Event Dates

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, was his father’s (Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan) successor and during his fifty years as head of the Sufi Order International (now succeeded by the Inayatiyya) became an internationally-recognized spiritual teacher and master of meditation. He was … Continue reading →

Salat al-‘Ashiqin This practice was recommended to me by Pir Zia during the month of Ramadhan. It is done silently after ‘Isha. Make your intention to do 4 rakat. 2 sets of 2. 1st rakat recite sura al Fatiha 1 … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →