Music and Mysticism

Hazrat Inayat Khan’s teachings on music create a deep resonance for many musicians, and more so with each successive reading. Whether you are a practicing musician, or your life is your music, you are welcome to join this gathering. Each session begins with a musical attunement, followed by readings and contemplations of Murshid’s iconic musical teachings from The Mysticism of Sound and Music, and ending with Murshid’s “sung zikr”.

Sessions are hosted by a panoply of musical friends including Amir O’Loughlin, Gayatri Hull, Shams al Haqq, Michael Harrison, Sitara Mitten-Lewis. Saki Lee, Aziza Rekha Bhardwaj, Nizam un Nisa Ayeda Husain, Ali Babahan, Mehmet Soran and Amat-un-Nur.

Translation from French, German and Turkish for this course is based on the level of requests. Please note all requests need to be made by February 9th via registration.

Classes are on Saturdays, February 17th - May 18th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm New York Time (EST); 5:30 - 7:00 pm Central European Time Zone (CET) with no class on March 30th.

This offering is centered around the Central European Time Zone (CET) meaning there will be a time shift mid-course for all other time zones. Please see below for more information and visit https://www.timeanddate.com/ to find your local time.

CET

• February 17th - May 18th: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
• No class March 30th

ET

• February 17th - March 9th: 11:30 - 1:00 pm
• March 16th & 23rd: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
• April 6th - May 18th: 11:30 - 1:00 pm
• No class March 30th

Please visit https://www.timeanddate.com/ to find your local time.

This course is open to ashiqs, murids and anyone with sincere interest.

The Music and Mysticism course requires advanced registration and provides video recordings if you are unable to attend every class. A suggested tuition for all 13 classes is $78 ($6 per class) with a student or limited income rate of $52 ($4 per class). Attending all sessions is recommended, but all are welcome to join at any time throughout the course.

If you have questions about the content of the course, please email music@inayatiyya.org. Questions about registration, payments, and logistical details may be sent to astana@inayatiyya.org.