Zia Inayat Khan

Zia Inayat-Khan (born 1971) is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Inayat Khan. He is president of the Inayati Order and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States and Europe.^[1]

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
Title	Pir-o-Murshid
Personal life
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Novato, California
Known for	Sufi teaching, scholarship, writing
Relatives	Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Noor Inayat Khan
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Order	Inayati Sufism
Creed	Sufism
Profession	Teacher, Author
Muslim leader
Predecessor	Pir Vilayat
Website	http://www.pirzia.org

Biography

Zia Inayat Khan was born in Novato, California, in 1971, and is the first son of Sufi teachers Vilayat Inayat Khan and Murshida Taj Inayat. Vilayat made it clear to Zia at an early age that he wished him to take the mantle of his Sufi lineage as passed down from Inayat Khan, and instructed him in meditation and spiritual retreat. Zia was confirmed as spiritual successor to Vilayat in 2001, and has served as head of the Inayati Order, guiding Inayati communities in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the South Pacific.^[2]

Works

Zia has lectured and taught extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and India on Sufism and its relevance to personal and collective transformation. Zia has specialized in carrying forward and teaching the spiritual legacy of his grandfather, Inayat Khan.^{[citation needed]} Zia's writings and talks also focus on connecting the heritage of contemplative wisdom traditions with contemporary society, with an emphasis on responding to crucial ecological and social challenges. He regards the current ecological crisis as “a unique and compelling factor in contemporary mysticism,” and that the spiritual answer to the ecological crisis lies in the acknowledgment of the sacredness of nature and of the environment.^[3]

Publications

• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat, ed. (2001). Pearl in Wine: Essays on the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Omega Publications. ISBN 978-0-930872-70-0.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2012). Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest. Suluk Press. ISBN 978-0-930872-91-5.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2013). Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Suluk Press. ISBN 978-1-941810-02-6.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2013). "Persian and Indian Visions of the Living Earth". In Vaughan-Lee, Llewellyn (ed.). Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth.^{[ISBN missing]}
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2014). "The Seed of Love". In Global Peace Initiative of Women (ed.). Sacred Seed, A Collection of Essays. Golden Sufi Center Publishing. ISBN 978-1-890350-63-5.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2016). Ritterliche Tugenden im Alten Orient: Edelmut, Tapferkeit und mystische Suche (in German). Verlag Heilbronn. ISBN 978-3-936246-25-4.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2017). Bird Language: Aphorisms in 7 Languages. Verlag Heilbronn. ISBN 978-3-936246-28-5.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2017). Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions. Suluk Press. ISBN 978-1-941810-20-0.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2021). Ritterschaft des Herzens: 40 Regeln für ein aufrechtes Leben (in German). Verlag Heilbronn. ISBN 978-3-936246-46-9.
• Khan, Pir Zia Inayat (2023). Heilige Ströme: Die mystische Einheit der Religionen und der Sufismus (in German). Verlag Heilbronn. ISBN 978-3-936246-53-7.