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Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat

LC control no.n 82158466
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Personal name headingInayat Khan, Pir Vilayat
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Variant(s)Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat
Birth date19160619
Death date20040617
Place of birthLondon, England
Field of activitySufism
Profession or occupationSpiritual teacher Master of meditation
Special noteDo not confuse with his father: Inayat Khan, 1882-1927 (n 79042004)
Found inToward the one, 1974.
Life Is a Pilgrimage, 2011: t.p. (Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan) p. 343 (1916-2004; son of the Indian Sufi master Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan; succeeded his father as head of the Sufi Order International for 50 years; internationally recognized spiritual teacher and master of meditation)
Wikipedia, June 7, 2013 (Vilayat Inayat Khan; born on June 19, 1916, in London, England; died June 17, 2004; teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father (Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan) combined with western culture. He taught in the tradition of Universal Sufism. 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)