Zia Inayat-Khan (born 1971) is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather,

Inayat Khan Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan ( ur, ) (5 July 1882 – 5 February 1927) was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the saraswati vina, poet, philosopher, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the West. At the urging of his ...

. He is president of the

Inayati Order The Inayati Order (Inayatiyya), is an international organization dedicated to spreading the Sufi teachings of Inayat Khan, a musician and mystic who first introduced Sufism to the modern Western world in 1910. The Inayati Order operates internat ...

and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States and Europe.

Biography

Zia Inayat-Khan was born in Novato, California, in 1971, and is the first son of Sufi teachers

Vilayat Inayat Khan Vilayat Inayat Khan (19 June 1916 17 June 2004) was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat Khan, founder of The Sufi Order ...

and Murshida Taj Inayat. Vilayat made it clear to Zia at an early age that he wished him to take the mantle of his Sufi lineage as passed down from Inayat Khan, and instructed him in meditation and spiritual retreat. Zia was confirmed as spiritual successor to Vilayat in 2000, and has served as head of the Inayati Order, guiding Inayati communities in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the South Pacific.

Works

Zia has lectured and taught extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and India on Sufism and its relevance to personal and collective transformation. Zia has specialized in carrying forward and teaching the spiritual legacy of his grandfather, Inayat Khan.http://www.pirzia.org/about/ Pir Zia's website Zia's writings and talks also focus on connecting the heritage of contemplative wisdom traditions with contemporary society, with an emphasis on responding to crucial ecological and social challenges.

Publications

''Pearl in Wine: Essays on the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan'', ed. Zia Inayat Khan
(2001)
''Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest''
(2012)
''Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan''
(2013)
“Persian and Indian Visions of the Living Earth," in ''Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth'', ed. Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
(2013)

(2014). * ttps://www.verlag-heilbronn.de/ritterliche-tugenden-im-alten-orient/ ''Ritterliche Tugenden im Alten Orient - Edelmut, Tapferkeit und mystische Suche''Verlag Heilbronn 2016)
''Bird Language - Aphorisms in 7 Languages''
(Verlag Heilbronn 2017)
''Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions'' (2017)''Ritterschaft des Herzens – 40 Regeln für ein aufrechtes Leben''
(Verlag Heilbronn 2021, gebunden, ISBN 978-3-936246-46-9)

Audio

The Inayati Order Digital Media by Pir Zia Inayat KhanThe Inayati Order Soundcloud

Video

Pir Zia Inayat Khan on YoutubePir Zia Inayat Khan webcasts on Vimeo

References

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