19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ, UK
Pir Zia Inayat Khan - Tears from the Mother of the Sun
Tue 07 Apr
|Watkins Books
We are honored to host an intimate book launch with the leader of the Inayatiyya - Pir Zia Inayat Khan - scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia will present his new book 'Tears from the Mother of the Sun'.
Time & Location
07 Apr 2026, 18:00 – 19:30
Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK
About the event
In this globe-spanning chronicle, Pir Zia Inayat Khan, leader of the Inayatiyya, sets forth an astonishing sequence of legends revealing little-known connections between ancient cultures and spiritual lineages. Framed as a dialogue between the Iranian, epic poet Firdausi and his tutelary daimon, this novella follows the tradition of medieval Persian belles-lettres in which prose passages are punctuated with metered verses. The daimon reveals to the hitherto depressed poet the inner history of the world as reflected in the missions of a succession of sages moving through Earth’s lands and ages. Readers will learn of the creation of the universe, the war of the angels and the jinns, the exile of Adam and Eve, and the deeds of Melchizedek and Enoch. They will also explore the rise of the Nephilim, the advent of ancient civilizations, the origins of the Abrahamic faiths, and the history of the Grail and Emerald Tablet. Beautiful…
Tickets
Pir Zia Inayat Khan @ Watkins
The price of a ticket covers a copy of the book 'Tears from the Mother of the Sun', and an opportunity to meet Pir Zia and get the book signed directly from him.
£20.00
+£0.50 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00