Ameena Begum

Pirani Ameena Begum

Ameena Begum (born Ora Ray Baker) 8 May 1892 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, died in Paris 1 May 1949)^[1] was the wife of Sufi Master Inayat Khan^[2] and the mother of their four children Noor-un-Nisa (1914), Vilayat (1916), Hidayat(1917) and Khair-un-Nisa (1919).^[3] The family settled in Suresnes, near Paris. She left a collection of 101 poems called "A Rosary of one hundred and one beads". Some poems were lost in the war of 1940 but 54 have been preserved and were published in 1998.

One of her uncles on her father's side was a politician and judge whose statue is placed in a main center in Albuquerque. Her aunt on her father's side was Mary Baker Eddy,^[4] founder of the Christian Science Church in the USA.

Hidayat Inayat Khan wrote: "In 1926, Hazrat Inayat Khan gave my Mother an exceptional initiation as "Pirani", which was only to be given to her. That special initiation was not to be given to any one else in the Sufi Movement, either in the present or in the future".^[5] Hazrat Inayat Khan said in his Autobiography that without Ameena Begum's help he would never have been able to bring his Sufi Message to the Western world.^[6][1].

Articles and poetry

Part of a series of articles on Universal Sufism Figures Inayat Khan · Pirani Ameena Begum · Maheboob Khan · Mohammed Ali Khan · Musharaff Khan · Samuel L. Lewis · Fazal Inayat-Khan · Vilayat Inayat Khan · Hidayat Inayat Khan · Zia Inayat Khan Groups Sufi Order International · International Sufi Movement · Sufi Ruhaniat International v · [2] Poems from Thy Rosary of a Hundred Beads by 'Sharda, Pirani Ameena Begum Ora-Ray Inayat Khan'. Published in book of Hidayat Inayat Khan "Once upon a time..." Groningen (Netherlands) 1998 pp. 53–87 Rosary of a Hundred Beads 'Sharda' to 'Daya by Pirani Ameena Begum Ora Ray Baker. Published by Petama books (Zurich) ISBN 978-3-907643-03-7, paperback, 64 p. Sources and notes ^ Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan (Madeleine), George Cross, MBE, Croix de Guerre with Gold Star by Jean Overton Fuller. East-West Publications, London, Den Haag 1971. ISBN 0856920673 pp.. 30-32, 47-49 ^ The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States by Edward E. Curtis IV. Columbia University Press 2007 p. 47) ^ Elisabeth de Jong-Keesing: Inayat Khan. A Biography. East-West Publications, London, Den Haag 1974 ISBN 0718902432 - pp.. 106, 119 ^ Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure by Camille Adams Helminski. Publisher: Shambhala; 2003 ISBN 1570629676 p.158 ^ Once Upon a Time. Early Days Stories About My Beloved Father and Mother by Hidayat Inayat Khan. Groningen. Netherlands 1998 ^ The Biography of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan. London/The Hague: East-West Publications, 1979 ISBN 0856920126 (in "Personal account" pp. 115-118) HJ Witteveen. Universal Sufism. Publisher: Element Books Ltd (September 1997) 178 pages; ISBN 1862040931 - pp.. 36-37 Russo-Indian Relations in 1900-1917. A Selection of Documents. (in Russian). Moscow: The Oriental Literature (Russian Academy of Science). 1999. 527 pp.. ISBN 5020181552 - about Begum, documents numbers №302-304, 423-430 pp.. Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan. Shrabani Basu. Publisher: Omega Publications, Inc.; 1st edition (August 1, 2007) ISBN 0930872789 - about Begum pp. 4–10 passim, 19–27 passim, 31, 39–47 passim, 119, 189–103 passim, and 205 External links bbc.co.uk/timewatch article by Sarah Jobling "Noor Inayat Khan: Life of a Spy Princess" Persondata Name Begum, Pirani Ameena Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1892 Place of birth Date of death 1949 Place of death Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР 1883 Buffalo Bisons season Saint-Sornin, Charente-Maritime Look at other dictionaries: Begum Akhtar — Beghum Akhtar Birth name Akhtaribai Faizabadi Born October 7, 1914(1914 10 07) Origin Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Died October 30, 1974 …   Wikipedia Inayat Khan — Hazrat Inayat Khan (July 5, 1882 ndash; February 5, 1927) was the founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International. He initially came to the West as a representative of several traditions of classical Indian music, having received the …   Wikipedia Dances of Universal Peace —   Part of a series of articles on Universal Sufism Figures …   Wikipedia Samuel L. Lewis — on the cover of a book of a series of lectures made by him in 1970 Samuel Lewis (October 18, 1896–January 15, 1971) was an American mystic and dance teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace movement. He was also known under his Sufi name …   Wikipedia Universal Sufism —   Part of a series of articles on Universal Sufism Figures …   Wikipedia Universal Sufi Prayers —   Part of a series of articles on Universal Sufism Figures …   Wikipedia Dhikr (Universal Sufism) —   Part of a series of articles on Universal Sufism Figures …   Wikipedia Ali Khan (Sufi) — Pir o Murshid Ali Khan   Part of a series of articles …   Wikipedia Musharaff Moulamia Khan — Pir o Murshid Musharaff Khan   Part of a series of articles on …   Wikipedia Political families of Pakistan — This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Pakistan.Royal families are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure. Chauhdry Family The members of Chaudhry Family*… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”