Talk:Inayat Khan

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I've tried to clean up the language and make this more neutral. It is but a stub, but perhaps someone will provide more content without making it sound like a fundraising brochure. Alex756

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[edit] Article Split

I split this article into this one and one about Universal Sufism specifically, since it makes a lot more sense to me that way :) --Lance 29 June 2005 00:01 (UTC)

[edit] Life Revision

I revised the life section to reflect the fundamental issues more clearly (7up 05:18, 18 March 2006 (UTC)).

[edit] Requested move

  • If "Hazrat" is an honorific such as "Sir", "Rev" etc, then I believe policy indicates a rename to Inayat Khan. Regards, David Kernow 11:42, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose not really convinced yet. Gryffindor 09:46, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Result

I moved the talk page as the main page has been moved already. -- Kim van der Linde at venus 13:04, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HIK's relation to Islam misleading

According to the HIK's own writings and the 6 biographies I have read of his life, HIK could hardly be characterized as "a devout Muslim" who "followed the Sharia". He made no pilgrimage to Mecca, nor is there any indication that he ever observed Ramadan while in the West (1910-1927); the only reference to his observance is as a child in India. His first major book was called "The Unity of Religious Ideals." When asked what his religion was, he would say, "All". In addition, the quotation of his remarks about Protestantism and Islam in this setting is extremely misleading. These remarks are taken quite out of context, making it sound as though HIK is criticizing a religious faith. As he writes in the Complete Sayings: "Those who criticize the faith of another do not understand the meaning of religion." Asatar Bair 23:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] His son

Would somebody who knows about this gent and his family please fix the name and link for his son in the article Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke? (Or, if appropriate, just delete the relevant sentence in that article). --kingboyk (talk) 17:56, 20 November 2007 (UTC)