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8 Sep 2023

Liebe Inayati-Familie,

Hier kommt Pir Zias Zephyr für diesen Monat sowie weitere Ankündigungen zu kommenden
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Hochsommerliche Grüße aus dem Norden,
Margarethe

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Liebe Weggefährtinnen und Weggefährten,
Mögen diese Zeilen Sie wohlauf finden.
Es war ein ereignisreicher Monat. Nach dem Alpencamp konnte ich eine ruhige Zeit in Fazal
Manzil verbringen und an meinem Manuskript "Tears from the Mother of the Sun"
arbeiten. Es ist ein Prosimetrum, eine Mischung aus Prosa und Poesie, und es handelt von
einer Reihe von legendären und historischen Figuren und Ereignissen, die wir im kommenden
Kurs Inner History erforschen werden.
Die ruhigen Tage vergingen wie im Flug, und schon bald war ich in den Niederlanden um ein
Wochenende mit Vorträgen und Meditationen über Freundschaft im berühmten Sufi-Tempel in
den Küstendünen von Katwijk zu verbringen. Die Kuppel des Tempels überragt das ruhige
kleine Tal, das Murshid Murad Hassil, "den Ort der Wunscherfüllung", getauft
hat. Am Ende des Retreats versammelten wir uns dort zum stillen Gebet. Das einzige
Geräusch war die Stimme der Brise, die durch den Sanddorn, die Dünenrose, die Binsen und
die Stechpalme wehte.
Es war ein Vergnügen, auch Zeit im historischen Anna Paulownastraat Center in Den Haag zu
verbringen, in dem sich heute das spektakuläre Sufi-Museum befindet. Ich empfehle Ihnen,
dieses wunderbare Museum zu besuchen, wann immer Sie können. Zu den Schätzen des Museums
gehören Murshids apricotfarbenes Gewand und sein mit einem Silbergriff versehener
Spazierstock.
Ganz überraschend erhielten Shaikh al-Mashaik und Harunnisa Begum eine Einladung zur
Enthüllung eines neuen Porträts von Pirzadi Shahida Noor im Vereinigten Königreich und
baten uns dringend, sie zu begleiten. Mustafa Al Ramadan, ein junger Niederländer mit
Wurzeln in Bagdad, ließ großzügig alles stehen und liegen und fuhr uns den ganzen Weg nach
London und zurück. Die königliche Gemahlin von England erwies Noor die Ehre, der
muslimische Kaplan der RAF las die Fatiha, und wir genossen Tee und Kuchen mit Noors
wundervoller Biografin Shrabani Basu - es war also ein wirklich glücklicher Tag.
Was ich an Paul Brasons Porträt so liebe, ist die Art und Weise, wie Noors Gesicht eine
feste Entschlossenheit zum Ausdruck bringt, die durch eine ätherische Sanftheit
ausgeglichen wird. Der Vollmond, der über ihrer Schulter schwebt und leuchtet, verblasst
neben dem leuchtenden Gesicht unserer Heldin.
Wir sind jetzt wieder in Suresnes und alles ist gut. Meine tiefe Dankbarkeit gilt meinen
Cousinen in den Niederlanden, Safiye und Aulia; Saki Lee, Nafas Wagtmans und der
holländischen Inayatiyya; unseren engagierten Gefährten der Sufi Foundation 1923; Paul
Ketalaar und dem Sufi Museum; und unseren sehr aufmerksamen Freunden Waseem Mahmood,
Mustafa und Shwan. 
Letzten Endes ist der Sufismus der Weg der Freundschaft. Die erleuchteten Seelen sind
Freundinnen und Freunde Gottes (wali Allah) und Freundinnen und Freunde der Freundlosen
(gharib nawaz). Das Göttliche Wesen ist der/die Höchste Freund *in (Rafiq-i A'la).
Der Murshid ist der Freund, der uns mit dem 'Freund der Freunde' bekannt macht,
in der Außenwelt und in uns selbst. Sufi-Bücher, -Reden und -Praktiken sind großartig und
wichtig, aber die Essenz von allem ist, den Geist der Freundschaft in jedem Moment zu
leben, ob in der Gegenwart einer Königin oder eines Armen - der/die Göttliche Freund*in
lebt in beiden gleichermaßen.
Wie immer sagt es Murshid am besten: "Wer die Beziehung der Freundschaft zwischen
einer Seele und einer anderen erkennt - die Zärtlichkeit, die Zartheit und die Heiligkeit
dieser Beziehung - lebt, wird eines Tages auf diese Weise mit Gott kommunizieren."
Immer der Ihrige,
Bawa

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 Von: Pir Zia Inayat Khan &lt;astana(a)inayatiyya.org&gt;
 Betreff: The Zephyr Newsletter, September 2023
 Datum: 6. September 2023 um 11:14:54 MESZ
 An: Margarethe Hubauer &lt;hu.farmer(a)margarethe.de&gt;
 Antwort an: Pir Zia Inayat Khan &lt;astana(a)inayatiyya.org&gt;

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 6 September 2023

 Dear Companions on the Path,

 May these lines find you very well.

 It has been an eventful month. After the Alps Camp I was able to spend some quiet time at
Fazal Manzil working on my manuscript Tears from the Mother of the Sun. It’s a
prosimetrum, a work of mixed prose and poetry, and it deals with a number of the legendary
and historical figures and events we will be exploring in the upcoming Inner History
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 The quiet days flew by quickly, and before long I was in the Netherlands for a weekend of
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in the seaside dunes of Katwijk. The dome of the temple overlooks the serene little valley
that Murshid christened Murad Hassil, “the place of wish fulfillment.” At the end of the
retreat we gathered there in silent prayer. The only sound was the voice of the breeze
whistling through the buckthorn, dune rose, bud rush, and sea holly.

 It was a pleasure to spend time also at the historic Anna Paulownastraat Center
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I encourage you to visit that marvelous museum whenever you can. Amongst its treasures are
Murshid’s apricot robe and silver-handled walking stick.

 All of a sudden Shaikh al-Mashaik and Harunnisa Begum received an invitation to attend
the unveiling of a new portrait of Pirzadi Shahida Noor in the U.K.
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and urged us to accompany them. Mustafa Al Ramadan, a young Dutchman with roots in
Baghdad, generously dropped everything and drove us all the way to London and back. The
Queen Consort of England paid tribute to Noor, the Muslim chaplain of the RAF read the
Fatiha, and we had tea and cake with Noor’s wonderful biographer Shrabani Basu, so it was
a happy day indeed.

 What I love about Paul Brason’s portrait is the way Noor’s face expresses a stern
determination tempered with ethereal gentleness. The full moon hovering over her shoulder,
luminous as it is, pales beside our heroine’s gleaming face.

 We are now back in Suresnes and all is well. My deep appreciation goes out to my cousins
in the Netherlands, Safiye and Aulia; to Saki Lee, Nafas Wagtmans, and the Dutch
Inayatiyya; to our dedicated companions in Sufi Foundation 1923
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to Paul Ketalaar and the Sufi Museum; and to our very thoughtful friends Waseem Mahmood,
Mustafa, and Shwan. 

 At the end of the day, Sufism is the path of friendship. The illuminated souls are
friends of God (wali Allah) and friends of the friendless (gharib nawaz). The Divine Being
is the Highest Friend (Rafiq-i A‘la). The murshid is the friend who introduces us to the
Friend of Friends, in the world outside and in ourselves. Sufi books, discourses, and
practices are splendid and important, but the essence of it all is living the spirit of
friendship in every moment, whether in the presence of a queen or a pauper – the Divine
Friend lives equally in both.

 As always, Murshid says it best: The one “who realizes the relation of friendship between
one soul and another – the tenderness, delicacy, and sacredness of this relationship – is
living, and in this way will one day communicate with God.”

 Yours ever,
 Bawa

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 The Sufi Path of Immortality
 Dying Before Death & Living in God w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan
 September 16th - 17th, 2023, London Sufi Center, UK & via Zoom

 Our physical existence is a transitory interval between the preexistence of the soul and
the looming hereafter. For a person of foresight, it is never too soon to step into the
worlds that lie beyond. These invisible worlds are the hidden dimensions of what is
already before us here and now. Each step takes the soul further on the path of awakening
and closer to the Eternal Beloved. Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Sufi scholar and teacher of Sufism
in the lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan, guides us in spiritual discourse
(suhbat), contemplation (muraqaba), meditation (mushahada), and ritual remembrance (zikr).
Together we explore the core Sufi teaching of initiatic death and renewal, resituating
ourselves within a vast process of the endless disclosure of the One. More details and
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 The Lexicon of the Sufis
 Second Mondays—Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13 & Dec 11, 2023

 All friends, new and returning, are invited to join us as we explore the terminology of
the Sufis as set out in A Glossary of Sufi Technical Terms
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centuries. During each class, Pir Zia reviews the terms in alphabetical order, according
to the original Arabic. Then he may also add terms unique to the lexicon of the
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 Spiritual Liberty
 A Six-Part Course w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan via Zoom
 Sundays, October 8th to November 12th

 After a two-year hiatus, this fall we will return to the study of the Sufi Message
Volumes of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan. Spiritual Liberty, Volume V, of the
Centennial Edition is almost ready from Suluk Press
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Spiritual Liberty comprises several early works, including the only book of teachings ever
written by Hazrat Inayat Khan, namely A Sufi Message of Spiritual Liberty, published in
his first year in London, 1914. Also included are Aqibat: Life After Death; The Phenomenon
of the Soul; Love, Human and Divine; Pearls from the Ocean Unseen; and Metaphysics.

 From Pir Zia Inayat Khan’s introduction to the
volume: “To read volume five is to be transported to the salon of the London khankah.
Outside, air sirens shriek at intervals and the mood is bleak. Inside, however, an
atmosphere of melody and luminosity is palpable. The inner world has a message for the
outer world, but it is a message no ideology can express. Evocation is its allusive
language.” More 
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 Sufi Healing Retreat North America
 The Spirit of Healing 
 October 19th – 22nd, 2023
 Healing practices support people in times of great change. They can also expand our
capacity to serve humanity and the world.Over four days this fall, we invite you to
explore themes of healing in the tradition of the Sufi mystic, Hazrat Inayat Khan
(1882-1927). The first two days of this retreat are open to senior teachers (Shafayats)
and active Healing Conductors in the Healing Activity. The second two days are open to
Shafayats, Healing Conductors, healing members and anyone interested in healing. Both
sections of the retreat will be via Zoom. Translation into French, German and Turkish will
be available. Faculty for this retreat includes Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Devi Tide, Dr. Raqib
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 Inner History: The Beginning
 From the Garden of Eden to the Tower of Babel
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 November 17th – 19th, 2023 via Zoom

 Please join us for the first gathering of our new series, Inner History, with Pir Zia
Inayat Khan, Prof. Marcia Hermansen, and Prof. Omid Safi. In his teachings in The Inner
Life, Hazrat Inayat Khan describes the process that leads from spiritual exile to
homecoming. The inner life is attained when the body, mind, and soul become consciously
conjoined. To realize this entelechy, or perfection of nature, the mystic must make common
cause with the animal, vegetal, mineral, jinnic, angelic, and universal dimensions of the
Earth, step by step.

 Our autumn gathering marks the beginning of our contemplative investigation of the
spiritual history of the world. In this initial convening we will survey the vast tract of
time from Earth’s inception to the Copper Age (5th-4th millennium B.C.E.). Subjects will
include the primordial elementals of the Earth, the advent of humans, nascent prophecy and
primal religion, ancient upheavals, forgotten migrations, and the ecstasy of shaman and
animal. 

 Our primary sources will consist of Genesis and the Qur’an, the Tales of the Prophets
(qisas al-anbiya’), the mystical historical writings of Shaykh al-Akbar Ibn ‘Arabi,
Mawlana Rumi, Shah Wali Allah, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pirzadi-Shahida Noor, and Pir Vilayat,
as well as prehistoric art. Afterward, we plan to come together again twice a year through
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