Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions

by Pir Zia Inayat Khan

Overview

Pir Zia Inayat Khan’s account of the deep ecumenism of Sufism as evidenced in a variety of historical, literary, intellectual, and spiritual convergences.

Drawing on the Qur’an, prophetic traditions, classical Sufi sayings, traditional stories, and verses from Arabic, Persian, and Urdu divans, Mingled Waters examines the inner teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of Sufi gnosis. In the rivers of all the world’s revealed traditions the same water flows, the water of divine revelation. Mingled Waters peers into a handful of its sparkling drops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941810217
Publisher:	Omega Publications
Publication date:	05/15/2017
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice with offerings in North America and Europe, as well as online. He is editor of A Pearl in Wine: Essays in the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan, and author of Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; and Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan with a Critical Commentary by Pir Zia Inayat Khan. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France.

Table of Contents

Preface Sayyid Ahmad Shah Chishti Mawdudi ix

Introduction xi

Wave 1 Dreaming of India 1

Drop 1 The Water of Life 11

Drop 2 The Great Soul 17

Drop 3 Maya 23

Drop 4 Food 29

Drop 5 The Chariot 35

Wave 2 Even unto China 43

Drop 1 Awakening 53

Drop 2 Steps to Freedom 61

Drop 3 Paradox 73

Drop 4 Form and Emptiness 81

Wave 3 Magian Wine 87

Drop 1 The Ahunvar 97

Drop 2 Angels and Adversaries 105

Drop 3 Fire 111

Drop 4 The Living Earth 119

Wave 4 The Staff of Moses 127

Drop 1 Exodus 135

Drop 2 Ascent in Song 145

Drop 3 A David Psalm 151

Drop 4 Job 157

Wave 5 The Messiahs Breath 163

Drop 1 Our Lady 173

Drop 2 The Word 179

Drop 3 Purification 185

Drop 4 Illumination 195

Drop 5 The Robe of Glory 205

Wave 6 The Seal of Prophecy 213

Drop 1 Bearing Witness 221

Drop 2 Prayer 227

Drop 3 Almsgiving 233

Drop 4 Fasting 239

Drop 5 Pilgrimage 245

Conclusion 251

Acknowledgments 257

Notes 259

Bibliography 315

Index 337