Ihr Lieben in Nah und Fern, an diesem denkwürdigen Tag
Zwischen der Urs und dem Geburtstag von Pir Vilayat
Erreicht Euch die Übersetzung des Zephyrs.
Diesmal von Gulrukh.
Dank an die ÜAG, v.a. Halima!
mit herzlichen Grüßen
Latifa
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Der Zephyr-Newsletter
17. Juni 2026
Als ich über den „Zephyr“ für diesen Monat nachdachte, waren meine Gedanken und mein Herz
ganz auf Pir Vilayat gerichtet, und so kam mir der Gedanke, euch zu schreiben und euch
mitzuteilen, was ich ihm gerne mitteilen würde.
Lieber Pir Vilayat,
Zu diesem feierlichen Anlass, deines 22. Urs, erscheint es mir angebracht, mir die Zeit zu
nehmen, dir zu berichten, was sich in der Gemeinschaft der Botschaft der Liebe, Harmonie
und Schönheit tut.
Vor mir steht ein majestätisches Bild von dir und einem deiner Adler. Neben diesem Bild
steht mein Computer, und so führt mich deine Liebe zur Zukunft zu einer Suchmaschine, die
Bäume pflanzt, wo ich ein Interview mit dir über Angst, Mut und Erwachen finde.
All das hilft mir, mich auf dein Wesen einzustimmen, und ich erinnere mich an deine Worte
in dem alchemistischen Weisheitskartendeck, das zu deiner Zeit entstanden ist. Die ersten
Worte, die ich sehe, lauten: „Schätze andere, stehe ihnen bei …“
Das erinnert mich an einen wunderbaren Keim, der derzeit in Großbritannien gedeiht. Dank
der Kreativität der Kuratoriumsmitglieder von Inayatiyya UK gibt es mehrere Gruppen, die
sich mit den Lehren unserer Tradition beschäftigen. Ich bin Teil einer Gruppe, die sich
mit dem Thema Tod und Sterben beschäftigt und von drei ehrenamtlichen Helfern mit
Offenheit und Mitgefühl geleitet wird. Dank ihrer Unterstützung und der Bereitschaft der
übrigen Mitglieder, unsere Erfahrungen mit den Lehren sowie unsere Fähigkeiten und unser
Fachwissen in die Welt hinauszutragen, sind wir zu einer engen Gemeinschaft spiritueller
Wegbegleiter auf dieser Reise unserer Seelen geworden. Dabei decken wir alles ab – von
unserer eigenen Sterblichkeit über Beerdigungen bis hin dazu, wie Gefangene in Schottland
in die Trauerbewältigung einbezogen werden.
Die Inspiration dieser Gruppe ist ein Gegenmittel. Deine Worte „Was wäre, wenn?“ – die du
oft mit diesem Funken Freude und Humor wiederholt hast – sind ein weiteres Gegenmittel.
Für mich spiegelt sich dein Engagement für bewusste Gerechtigkeit, das ein Eckpfeiler
deines Lebenswerks war, in diesen Worten wider: „Lass deinen Frieden in deinen Taten
Gestalt annehmen.“ Dieses Engagement spiegelt sich auch in der Arbeit des Hope-Projekts in
Delhi wider, das weiterhin floriert und deinen Urs in deiner Dargah feiert.
Du bist dabei, wenn wir herausfinden, worin die Aufgabe unserer Zeit besteht. Wir stehen
wie immer an einem Scheideweg, an dem es darum geht, unsere innere Transformation in
unsere äußere Welt zu tragen – aufgrund dessen, was du benannt hast: der Wunsch des
Bewusstseins, sich kontinuierlich weiterzuentwickeln und dabei im Ewigen Jetzt auf unserer
Reise „hin zum Einen“ zu verweilen.
Es wäre nachlässig von mir, nicht zu erwähnen, wie Musik als Heiler der Seele wirkt. In
diesem Monat erschien eine neue CD von Shaikh-ul-Mashaik Maheboob Khan, auch bekannt als
der Komponist Archshaik Maheboob Khan, der der jüngere Bruder von Hazrat Inayat Khan war.
Es ist wunderbar, seine Kompositionen zu den Texten von Hazrat Inayat Khan zu hören.
In diesen Kompositionen spüren wir das Licht der erleuchteten Seelen. Wie du uns immer
wieder in Erinnerung gerufen hast, ist der Weg des Lichts unser Weg.
Du hast ja gesagt: „Wie würde die Welt anders aussehen, wenn zum Beispiel wir alle unser
Erbe als Mitglieder eines ‚Stammes des Lichts‘ zurückerobern würden, der sich geschworen
hat, der gesamten Schöpfung Erleuchtung zu bringen?“
An dieser Stelle betreten wir die Welt der Imagination und „Den Strom der Zukunft“,
weshalb ich euch um eure Gebete bitte, während wir diesen „Stamm des Lichts“ um Hilfe
bitten, die Zukunft mitzugestalten.
Im Folgenden habe ich die Einladung beigefügt und bitte dich, unsere Arbeit mit deinem
Licht zu segnen.
Nun, da ich zum Ende dieses Zephyr komme, bleibt mir nur noch, lieber Pir Vilayat, zu
sagen: Ich bin von deiner Gegenwart erfüllt, durch deine Worte beflügelt und unendlich
dankbar für die Flamme, die du in unseren Herzen entzündet hast.
Ich schließe mit deinen Worten zum Thema Mut: „Haben Sie den Mut, sich dem Licht Ihres
eigenen Seins zu stellen.“
dir ergebene,
Gulrukh Deepa Patel
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As I thought about the Zephyr for this month, my heart and mind were focused on Pir
Vilayat, and so I thought I would write to you by sharing what I would like to share with
him.
Dear Pir Vilayat,
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it feels appropriate to take the time to tell you what is going on within the community of
the Message of Love, Harmony and Beauty.
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front of me is a majestic image of you and one of your eagles. Beside this image is my
computer, so your love of the future takes me to a search
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that plants trees, where I find an interview with you about fear, courage and
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All of these help me attune to your being, and I remember your sayings in the alchemical
wisdom deck produced in your time. The first words I see are: “Cherish others, uphold
them...”
This brings to mind a beautiful seed that is being cultivated in the UK. Thanks to the
creativity of the Inayatiyya
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trustees, there are several groups studying the teachings of our lineage. I am in a group
that has been studying death and dying, held with openness and compassion by three
volunteers. With their support and the rest of the members' willingness to share our
experiences with the teachings, our skills and expertise in the world, we have become an
intimate group of spiritual companions on this journey of our souls. Covering everything
from our own mortality, to funerals, to how
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in Scotland are involved in the processing of grief.
The inspiration of this group is an antidote. Your words, “what if?”–oft repeated by you
with that sparkle of joy and humour–are another antidote. For me, your dedication to
awakened justice, which was a cornerstone of your life’s work, is emblazoned in these
words: “Let your peace be materialised in your actions.” This dedication is also embodied
in the work of the Hope
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in Delhi, which continues to thrive and is celebrating your Urs at your dargah.
You are present as we discern what the work is for our time. We are, as ever, at the
crossroads of bringing our inner transformation into our outer world, because of what you
named: the desire of consciousness to evolve continuously while resting in the Eternal Now
in our journey “Towards the One.”
I would be remiss if I did not mention how music acts as the healer of the soul. This
month we saw the publication of a new CD by Shaikh-ul-Mashaik Maheboob
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also known as the composer Archshaik Maheboob Khan, who was the younger brother of Hazrat
Inayat Khan. It is wonderful to hear his compositions set to Hazrat Inayat Khan’s words.
In these compositions, we feel the light of the illuminated souls. As you constantly
reminded us, ours is the way of the light.
In fact, you said: “How would the world be different if, for example, all of us were to
reclaim our inheritance as members in a 'tribe of light' who vow to bring
enlightenment to all creation.”
This is where we enter the world of imagination and “The Pull of the Future”, which has me
asking for your prayers, as we call on this “tribe of light” to help us mold and shape the
future.
I have included the invitation below and ask that you bless our work with your light.
As I come to the end of this Zephyr, all that remains dear Pir Vilayat is to say: I am
bathed in your presence, uplifted by your words and grateful beyond words for the flame
you lit in our hearts.
I end with your words on courage: “Have the courage to face the light of your own being.”
Humbly yours,
Gulrukh Deepa Patel
Invitation to join us in exploring the living Message
For those of you reading this, we are exploring how you might be living the Message of
Hazrat Inayat Khan in your working life — how each of us embodies and expresses our
spiritual path and its teachings.
To begin this vast and beautiful undertaking, we needed a point of entry. We have chosen
the three themes that Pir Zia used to describe the era we have entered, in his November
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our relationship with technology, and artificial intelligence in particular; our
relationship with nature, in the face of the sixth mass extinction; and our relationship
with one another, in the unfinished work of human reconciliation.
We are therefore looking for members of our community who are working–professionally or as
volunteers–in one of these three areas:
* AI & new technology
* Nature, regenerative farming, biodiversity, and climate change
* Reconciliation, social justice, and peace-building
We would like to bring people together for two conversations whose broad outlines will
help shape our sacred mission. The first conversation will take place this summer on the
following dates:
* AI & new technology: July 11th - 8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET / 4:00 pm UK / 5:00 pm
CET / 6:00 pm Turkiye / 8:30 pm Delhi
* Reconciliation, social justice, and peace-building: July 12th - 9:00 am PT / 12:00
pm ET / 5:00 pm UK / 6:00 pm CET / 7:00 pm Turkiye / 9:30 pm Delhi
* Nature, regenerative farming, biodiversity, and climate change: July 18th - 8:00 am
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Illumination & Everyday Life
Pir Vilayat’s 22nd Urs
June 17, 2026, 1:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm CET
Please join us for this special event, the 22nd anniversary of Pir Vilayat’s passing from
this world. Our theme is Illumination & Everyday Life. How does the light glimpsed in
meditation find its way into our daily lives? During this gathering, members of the Pir
Vilayat Inayat Khan Archive Team will share newly digitized video recordings and images
from the archive, illustrating Pir Vilayat’s lifelong emphasis on bringing the fruits of
spiritual realization into ordinary, lived experience. Saki Lee and Amida Cary will offer
personal reflections and memories. Pir Zia will then guide us in a teaching and meditation
on this theme. As a global community, we will gather in the luminous presence that Pir
Vilayat continues to radiate. More details and Zoom
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Peace in the Whirlwind
A Gathering of Sufi Teachings & Friendship
With Pir Zia Inayat Khan & Friends
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York
Sunday, June 21 to Friday, June 26, 2026
Those who walk the path of Sufism are lovers of Reality, ever longing for intimate
connection—Communion—with the Divine. At this annual gathering of the Inayatiyya, a Sufi
lineage rooted in the teachings of the Indian mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan, we come together
to nurture deepening levels of Communion—with one another, and with that which lies beyond
time and space: the Oneness of all being.
We will explore states of Communion through meditative practice, spiritual discourse,
friendship, sacred music, whirling, and zikr—the remembrance of the Divine. Our guides on
this journey will be Pir Zia Inayat Khan, along with our dear friends Omid Safi, Nizam un
Nisa Ayeda Husain, Nilufar Maryam Hasnaa, Tarana Jobin, and Shams al Haqq. Whether you are
new to Sufism or have long walked this path, you are warmly invited to join us. More
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Suresnes Sufi Summer School
July 1st – 10th, 2026
Via Zoom & In-Person
Please join us in-person or online, for this year’s Sufi Summer School with
Shaikh-al-Mashaik Mahmood Khan, Pir Zia Inayat Khan Maulabakhsh, and many friends. Our
10-day hybrid programme on experiencing beauty and mystical attainmentincludes lectures,
music, meditation and zikr. All sessions are in English. More details and
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Pir Zia in Türkiye
The Türkiye Inayatiyya Association is honored to host Pir Zia Inayat Khan in July for the
12th Sufi Gathering and Pilgrimage, "In the Footsteps of Mother Mary: The Sacred Path
of Inner Surrender and Divine Grace," taking place July 18–24 in Selçuk-İzmir,
followed by a special gathering on July 25 in Beykoz-İstanbul. This event is in person
only. To learn more or to register, please reach out to Zehra Müge
Kasim<mailto:zehramugekasim2@gmail.com>.
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