Dear friends,
In the latest Zephyr Newsletter, Pir Zia describes a ceremony in Suresnes in which the transmission of the Inayatiyya-Mahbubiyya was passed on to him by his uncle Shaikh al-Mashaik Mahmood Khan. This bridges two branches of the transmission of Murshid. The Inayatiyya-Nuriyya named after Pirzadi-Shahida Noor is the branch that Pir Vilayat carried. The Inayatiyya-Mahbubiyya passed through Murshid’s oldest brother Shaikh al-Mashaik Mahbub Khan, Murshid’s cousin Pir-o-Murshid Ali Khan, and Murshid’s youngest brother Pir-o-Murshid Musharaf Khan. It passes through Shaikh al-Mashaikh Mahmood Khan who is the son of Mahbub Khan.
You may want to know more about the brothers, something about their transmission. You can find out more about them from the documentary Four Brothers which is available through the Store on the Inayati Order website. If you go to Shop, and select Online Inayati Store, you will see a category called Documentaries. And Four Brother can be ordered there for $15. The film was based on a book by Karin Jironet called Sufi Mysticism into the West: Life and Leadership of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Brothers, 1927-1967. Unfortunately it seems to be available only on Amazon for $99.86.
At the Mustang Island retreat, Pir Zia initiated over 60 leaders from around the country into the Inayatiyya-Mahbubiyya transmission. If you wish to receive that transmission, you can probably find a leader who can pass it along in your area.
Warmly, Suhrawardi