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Inayat Khan was listed as a writer, philosopher and teacher. Inayat Khan was born in Vadodara, Vadodara district, India on July 5, 1882. Death is recorded on February 5, 1927, at the age of 44.
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
- Occupation
- writer / philosopher / teacher / musician / Sufi
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inayat%20Khan
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120411
3. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Inayat Khan born?
Born July 5, 1882.
When did Inayat Khan die?
Died February 5, 1927, aged 44.
Where was Inayat Khan from?
Inayat Khan was from Vadodara, Vadodara district, India.
What did Inayat Khan do?
Inayat Khan worked as writer, philosopher, teacher, musician, Sufi.
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