The Zephyr, September 2025

17 September 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, Behind Fazal Manzil stands a chestnut tree planted by Amina Begum a hundred years ago. When Pirani Sartaj and I left for London last week it still had most of its leaves. We’ve returned to find that its branches are now mostly bare. It seems that summer […]

News from the Caravan – September 2025

„Day of Water“ – Sunday, September 21st Dear friends, This year at Easter, Pir Zia proposed a Ziraat lodge at the sources of the Danube, Brigach, and Breg in the Black Forest. Along the Danube, the second longest river in Europe after the Volga, Europe was settled upstream from the Black Sea. Through Ukraine, Romania, […]

Astana Executive Leadership Update — Join Us to Celebrate & Welcome

Dear Beloved Friends of the Caravan, I hope this message finds you well. It is with a heart full of joy and gratitude that I reach out on behalf of the Board to share exciting news about our new Executive Director of Inayatiyya North America & Oceania. We are truly blessed to welcome Mika’il Petin, […]

The Zephyr, August 2025

20 August 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, There is a cool, subtle breeze flowing through the window on a beautiful summer’s day in England. The noise of the bombs, the cries of hungry children and the images of floods, fires and earthquakes are loud. Hazrat Inayat Khan said, “Verily, the power of the word can […]

The Zephyr, July 2025

16 July 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, If the world were flat and square we might be having a different conversation. Then perhaps we could speak of a “center of the world” and “corners of the world.” But the reality is, the Earth is spherical. On the surface of a sphere, the center is everywhere. Whenever […]

News from the Caravan – July 2025

Old Wine in a New Bottle Book by Murshida Amat-un-Nur Naila Hayat Noon Now Available Dear Friends and Sufi Family, I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book which is really an oeuvre of my spiritual reflections and realizations. The book can be ordered online here. This book is inspired by the […]

Inayatiyya International Board Newsletter, July 2025

Dear friends, We are delighted to announce the addition of a new member to the Inayatiyya International Board: Waseem Mahmood, who has been a murid with the Inayatiyya for the last few years. Waseem is an award-winning broadcaster and strategic communications expert with over three decades of global media experience. Beginning as one of the […]

The Zephyr, May 2025

21 May 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, Greetings of peace. I hope this finds you well. The whole world is breathing a sigh of relief in the wake of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The ethical posture of sulh-i kull (“peace with all”), which has an estimable history in South Asia, emphasizes the importance […]

News from the Caravan – May 2025

We are launching a new section of the Zephyr to share news about recent passings into and out of this earthly realm. If you have any news to share, specifically about births and deaths, please send it to [email protected] with the subject heading “For the Zephyr”. Photos are welcome. To initiate a remembrance page for […]

The Zephyr, April 2025

16 April 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, We live in a time that is part of a continuity. What existed before exists now and into the future. There are inner and outer constants. As part of our Sufi teachings, we know this to be true. Yet, while there is a certain timelessness to life, […]