Sufi Movement Chronicle

Hazrat Inayat Khan, an Indian musician and mystic, embarked on a journey to the West, introducing Sufism and Eastern spirituality to America.

Dutch representation in the Sufi Order began in 1915 with London-based art dealer Anthonie Artz and his wife, singer Khorshed de Ravalieu.

A Dutch woman, Mrs. Artz, captivated London by performing Oriental songs under the pseudonym Khourshed de Ravalieu, bridging Eastern and Western cultu...

Hazrat Inayat Khan's first visit to the Netherlands led to the initiation of his first Dutch pupils and sparked a lasting Sufi movement there.

Hazrat Inayat Khan held the first Sufi Summer School in the Netherlands, blessing a spot in the dunes near Katwijk aan Zee as 'Murad Hassil'.

Sufi leader Hazrat Inayat Khan, while meditating in Geneva, met a Dutch consul's family, leading to the formal start of the Sufi Movement.

Hazrat Inayat Khan met Maria Montessori in Italy, possibly influencing the introduction of children's classes at his summer schools near Paris.

A Sufi blessing miraculously healed a Dutch architect's son, leading to the establishment of a vital Sufi center in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Hazrat Inayat Khan held his last Summer School in Suresnes, France, before departing for India, where he would pass away the following year.

The Sufi Movement mourned the death of leader Hazrat Inayat Khan while facing a succession crisis with an American Murshida's dramatic arrival.

Inayat Khan's brother Maheboob, now leader, traveled with family to India to visit Inayat's tomb, while Musharaff Khan married a twice-divorced woman...

In the Hague, the 'Church of All' opens, while a schism over Hazrat Inayat Khan's successor rocks the Sufi Movement, leading to key resignations.