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  "ar": "ضياء عنايت خان",
  "en": "Zia Inayat Khan",
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  "ar": "عالم ومعلّم للتصوف (مواليد 1971)، وُلد في نوفاتو بكاليفورنيا؛ ابن ولاية عنايت خان وحفيد عنايت خان مؤسس الطريقة في الغرب، أُكّد خليفةً روحيًا لوالده سنة 2001 فصار رئيس الطريقة العنايتية، وأسّس أكاديمية سلوك للدراسات التأملية، وله كتب في التصوف منها «فرسان سراسان» و«قافلة الأرواح» و«مياه مختلطة».",
  "en": "Scholar and teacher of Sufism (born 1971) in Novato, California. A son of Vilayat Inayat Khan and grandson of Inayat Khan, founder of the order in the West, he was confirmed as his father's spiritual successor in 2001 and heads the Inayatiyya; he founded Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study, and his Sufi books include Saracen Chivalry, Caravan of Souls and Mingled Waters.",
  "ur": "تصوف کے عالم اور استاد (پیدائش 1971)، نوواٹو، کیلیفورنیا میں پیدا ہوئے؛ ولایت عنایت خان کے بیٹے اور عنایت خان کے پوتے، 2001 میں اپنے والد کے روحانی جانشین مقرر ہوئے اور عنایتی سلسلے کے سربراہ ہیں، انھوں نے سلک اکیڈمی قائم کی اور ان کی صوفی کتب میں «کاروانِ ارواح» شامل ہے۔"
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   "note": "Born in 1971 in Novato, California (English and Arabic articles' texts and the English infobox; Wikidata gives the year only). Novato has no place entity, so no born_in edge is written.",
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   "note": "Born in 1971 in Novato, California (English and Arabic articles' texts and the English infobox; Wikidata gives the year only). Novato has no place entity, so no born_in edge is written.",
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    "note": "Two article texts name his Sufi affiliation personally, beyond his succession to his father, which is office and is not relied on. The English lead calls him a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather Inayat Khan, and its biography records that his father instructed him in meditation and spiritual retreat. The Arabic lead likewise calls him a scholar and teacher of Sufism (tasawwuf) in his grandfather's lineage. His presidency of the Inayatiyya, to which he was confirmed as spiritual successor in 2001, is recorded as his work, not as the basis of this segment. Wikidata carries no religion value for him; the English infobox's religion and order fields are one infobox and are not relied on.",
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   "source": "English and Arabic Wikipedia articles on Zia Inayat Khan, each fetched by its recorded revision id (EN 1333148756, AR 75831454) with the returned id asserted equal before use, and Wikidata item Q2477253 (revision 2528207784). No Urdu Wikipedia article exists for him; the Urdu prose is written from the English and Arabic sources. Existence checks by name fragments (Pir Zia, Zia Inayat Khan, ضياء عنايت) and by QID across data/person and data/source found no prior record. He is a son of Vilayat Inayat Khan, built in wave 59; the child_of edge is written here, in the child's record, once. A successor_of edge is not written: the lane's pattern records for his father and for Idris of Libya likewise record succession in prose only. The lane queue gives 1971–living; the sources agree.",
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "ضياء عنايت خان (مواليد 1971) عالم ومعلّم في التصوف في سلالة جدّه عنايت خان، وهو رئيس الطريقة العنايتية ومؤسس أكاديمية سلوك، وهي مدرسة للدراسات التأملية لها فروع في الولايات المتحدة وأوروبا.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "النشأة والتعليم",
     "markdown": "وُلد ضياء عنايت خان في نوفاتو بولاية كاليفورنيا سنة 1971، وهو الابن الأول للمعلّمَين الصوفيَّين ولاية عنايت خان ومرشدة تاج عنايت.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar} أوضح له والده منذ سنّ مبكرة أنه يريده أن يحمل عباءة سلالته الصوفية كما انتقلت من عنايت خان، وأرشده إلى التأمل والخلوة الروحية.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar} حصل على الدكتوراه في الدين من جامعة ديوك، وعلى البكالوريوس بمرتبة الشرف في الأدب الفارسي من كلية الدراسات الشرقية والأفريقية بلندن.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "رئاسة الطريقة وعمله",
     "markdown": "أُكّد ضياء خليفةً روحيًا لوالده ولاية سنة 2001، وتولّى رئاسة الطريقة العنايتية، فقاد مجتمعاتها في أمريكا الشمالية والجنوبية وأوروبا والشرق الأوسط وآسيا وجنوب المحيط الهادئ.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar} ألقى محاضرات ودرّس على نطاق واسع في الولايات المتحدة وأوروبا والهند حول التصوف وأهميته للتحوّل الشخصي والجماعي، وتخصّص في حمل الإرث الروحي لجدّه وتعليمه.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "مؤلفاته",
     "markdown": "من كتبه «فرسان سراسان: نصائح في الشجاعة والكرم والطلب الروحي» (2012)، و«قافلة الأرواح: مدخل إلى طريق عنايت خان الصوفي» (2013)، و«مياه مختلطة: التصوف والوحدة الروحية للأديان» (2017)، و«خلود: دليل المسافر» (2022).{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} وحرّر قبل ذلك «لؤلؤ في خمر» (2001)، وهو مقالات في حياة جدّه عنايت خان وموسيقاه وتصوفه، وجمع كتابات نور عنايت خان في «أزهار الأحلام» (2020).{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} تركّز كتاباته على ربط تراث تقاليد الحكمة التأملية بالمجتمع المعاصر، مع عناية خاصة بالاستجابة للتحديات البيئية والاجتماعية.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}"
    },
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     "heading": "المراجع",
     "markdown": "{{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}} {{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}} {{cite:wikidata-pir-zia-inayat-khan}}"
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    {
     "heading": "Summary",
     "markdown": "Zia Inayat Khan (born 1971) is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Inayat Khan. He is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States and Europe.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Early life and education",
     "markdown": "Zia Inayat Khan was born in Novato, California, in 1971, and is the first son of Sufi teachers Vilayat Inayat Khan and Murshida Taj Inayat.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} Vilayat made it clear to Zia at an early age that he wished him to take the mantle of his Sufi lineage as passed down from Inayat Khan, and instructed him in meditation and spiritual retreat.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} He earned his PhD in Religion from Duke University and a BA (Hons) in Persian Literature from the London School of Oriental and African Studies.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Headship and teaching",
     "markdown": "Zia was confirmed as spiritual successor to Vilayat in 2001, and has served as head of the Inayatiyya, guiding Inayati communities in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the South Pacific.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} He has lectured and taught extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and India on Sufism and its relevance to personal and collective transformation, specialising in carrying forward and teaching the spiritual legacy of his grandfather.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Writings",
     "markdown": "His books include Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest (2012), Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan (2013), Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions (2017) and Immortality: A Traveler's Guide (2022).{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} He earlier edited Pearl in Wine: Essays on the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan (2001) and collected the works of Noor Inayat Khan in Dream Flowers (2020).{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} His writings and talks also connect the heritage of contemplative wisdom traditions with contemporary society, with an emphasis on responding to ecological and social challenges.{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}"
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     "heading": "References",
     "markdown": "{{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}} {{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}} {{cite:wikidata-pir-zia-inayat-khan}}"
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     "heading": "خلاصہ",
     "markdown": "ضیاء عنایت خان (پیدائش 1971) اپنے دادا عنایت خان کے سلسلے میں تصوف کے عالم اور استاد ہیں؛ وہ عنایتی سلسلے (انایاتیہ) کے صدر اور مطالعۂ تأمل کے ادارے سلک اکیڈمی کے بانی ہیں۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "زندگی اور تعلیم",
     "markdown": "ضیاء عنایت خان 1971 میں نوواٹو، کیلیفورنیا میں پیدا ہوئے اور صوفی اساتذہ ولایت عنایت خان اور مرشدہ تاج عنایت کے پہلے بیٹے ہیں۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} ان کے والد نے بچپن ہی میں انھیں مراقبے اور روحانی خلوت کی تربیت دی اور اپنا صوفی سلسلہ ان کے سپرد کرنے کی خواہش ظاہر کی۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar} انھوں نے ڈیوک یونیورسٹی سے مذہب میں پی ایچ ڈی اور لندن کے اسکول آف اورینٹل اینڈ افریقن اسٹڈیز سے فارسی ادب میں بی اے (آنرز) کیا۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "سلسلے کی سربراہی اور کتب",
     "markdown": "2001 میں ضیاء کو ولایت کا روحانی جانشین مقرر کیا گیا اور وہ عنایتی سلسلے کے سربراہ بنے، شمالی و جنوبی امریکا، یورپ، مشرق وسطیٰ، ایشیا اور جنوبی بحر الکاہل کی عنایتی جماعتوں کی رہنمائی کرتے رہے۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en} ان کی کتب میں «ساراسن شیولری» (2012)، «کاروانِ ارواح» (2013) اور «مِنگلڈ واٹرز» (2017) شامل ہیں، اور انھوں نے اپنے دادا کے بارے میں «پرل اِن وائن» (2001) مرتب کی۔{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}"
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     "heading": "حوالہ جات",
     "markdown": "{{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-en}} {{cite:wikipedia-pir-zia-inayat-khan-ar}} {{cite:wikidata-pir-zia-inayat-khan}}"
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