Vilayat Inayat Khan
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Multiple issues Template:Infobox religious biography/Wikidata Vilayat Inayat Khan (19 June 1916 Template:Spaced ndash 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 in the West (now named the Ināyati Order), in a form tailored to the needs of Western seekers. One of his sisters was Noor Inayat Khan GC MBE. He taught in the tradition of Universal Sufism. His parents met at the New York City ashram of American yogi, Pierre Bernard, half-brother of his mother Pirani Ameena Begum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Prior to his teaching career he worked in London as an assistant to Ghulam Mohammed, the Finance Minister of Pakistan in 1949, and served as a personal assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan during his visit to England.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1975 he founded the Abode of the Message, which serves as the central residential community of the Sufi Order International, a conference and retreat center, and a center of esoteric study.<ref name="Sutton2005">Sutton, Robert P. (2005). Modern American Communes: A Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 3-4; Template:ISBN.</ref>
Legacy
[edit]During his lifetime Vilayat Inayat Khan was instrumental in the founding of several organizations that continue to operate today.
The Abode of the Message<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hope Project<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Omega Institute<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Institute for Applied Meditation <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Death
[edit]Vilayat Inayat Khan died on 17 June 2004, two days before his 88th birthday.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His son is Zia Inayat Khan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His Dargah is located in Delhi, India.
Bibliography
[edit]- Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat (2014) The Ecstasy Beyond Knowing: A Manual of Meditation. NY. Omega Publications ISBN 1941810012
- Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat (2011) Life is a Pilgrimage. NY. Omega Publications ISBN 0930872819
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