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My Take
Inayat Khan fascinates me precisely because he refused the boundary between art and the sacred. A master of the sarasvati vina and a poet first, he became the man who carried Sufism westward at a moment when East and West barely spoke the same spiritual language. What I admire is the courage of translation itself, the belief that mysticism could survive the journey into a foreign culture without being cheapened. He died young, in 1927, yet his books still breathe that conviction. To me he is a reminder that the deepest teachers often arrive carrying a song rather than a sermon, and that quiet bridges outlast loud walls.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Inayat Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- イナヤット・カーン
- Reading
- いなやっと・かーん
- Born
- July 5, 1882 – February 5, 1927
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Vadodara, Vadodara district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / philosopher / teacher / musician / Sufi
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inayat%20Khan
Frequently asked questions
When was Inayat Khan born?
July 5, 1882 – February 5, 1927.
Where is Inayat Khan from?
Inayat Khan is from Vadodara, Vadodara district, India.
What does Inayat Khan do?
Inayat Khan works as writer, philosopher, teacher, musician, Sufi.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.