Vilayat Inayat Khan
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Vilayat Inayat Khan was a prominent Sufi teacher and spiritual leader, known for continuing and expanding the Inayati Sufi Order founded by his father, Hazrat Inayat Khan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilayat Inayat Khan canonical | 4 |
| Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vilayat Inayat Khan Context triple: [Noor Inayat Khan, sibling, Vilayat Inayat Khan]
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A.
Mani Kaul
Mani Kaul was an influential Indian filmmaker and key figure of the Indian New Wave, known for his experimental, avant-garde approach to cinema.
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B.
Ustad Vilayat Khan
Ustad Vilayat Khan was a legendary Indian sitar maestro and innovator of the instrument, renowned for his profound contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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C.
Ali Akbar Khan
Ali Akbar Khan was a renowned Indian sarod maestro and composer, celebrated as one of the greatest figures in Hindustani classical music.
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D.
Salim Chishti
Salim Chishti was a revered 16th-century Sufi saint of the Chishti order in India, known for his spiritual influence on the Mughal emperor Akbar and his association with the city of Fatehpur Sikri.
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E.
Natarajan Shankar
Natarajan Shankar is a computer scientist known for his contributions to automated reasoning and formal methods, particularly in theorem proving and verification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vilayat Inayat Khan Target entity description: Vilayat Inayat Khan was a prominent Sufi teacher and spiritual leader, known for continuing and expanding the Inayati Sufi Order founded by his father, Hazrat Inayat Khan.
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A.
Mani Kaul
Mani Kaul was an influential Indian filmmaker and key figure of the Indian New Wave, known for his experimental, avant-garde approach to cinema.
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B.
Ustad Vilayat Khan
Ustad Vilayat Khan was a legendary Indian sitar maestro and innovator of the instrument, renowned for his profound contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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C.
Ali Akbar Khan
Ali Akbar Khan was a renowned Indian sarod maestro and composer, celebrated as one of the greatest figures in Hindustani classical music.
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D.
Salim Chishti
Salim Chishti was a revered 16th-century Sufi saint of the Chishti order in India, known for his spiritual influence on the Mughal emperor Akbar and his association with the city of Fatehpur Sikri.
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E.
Natarajan Shankar
Natarajan Shankar is a computer scientist known for his contributions to automated reasoning and formal methods, particularly in theorem proving and verification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi teacher
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author ⓘ lecturer ⓘ mystic ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| childOf |
Hazrat Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Inayat Khan
Ora Ray Baker ⓘ |
| citizenship |
British
ⓘ
Indian ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-06-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-06-17 ⓘ |
| emphasized |
direct mystical experience
ⓘ
unity of religious ideals ⓘ |
| familyName | Inayat Khan ⓘ |
| father |
Hazrat Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Inayat Khan
|
| fieldOfWork |
interfaith dialogue
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ spiritual teaching ⓘ |
| fullName |
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Vilayat Inayat Khan
|
| givenName | Vilayat ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Western Sufi movements
ⓘ
students of the Inayati Order worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hazrat Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Inayat Khan
Western mysticism ⓘ classical Sufi traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Inayati Order ⓘ |
| mother | Ora Ray Baker ⓘ |
| movement |
Inayati Sufism
ⓘ
Universal Sufism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing the Inayati Sufi Order founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Inayati Order
interfaith spiritual work ⓘ teaching universalist Sufism in the West ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Awakening: A Sufi Experience
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The Call of the Dervish ⓘ Toward the One ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| placeOfDeath | Suresnes ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the Inayati Order ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ |
| residence |
Suresnes
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sibling | Noor Inayat Khan ⓘ |
| taught |
contemplative retreats
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meditation practices ⓘ music as a spiritual practice ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Vilayat Inayat Khan