Ameena Begum | |
|---|---|
 Pirani Ameena Begum | |
| Born | Ora Ray Baker 8 May 1892 |
| Died | 1 May 1949 Paris, France |
| Known for | Her influence helping Sufism spread to the western world |
| Spouse | Inayat Khan |
| Children | Noor-un-Nisa, Vilayat, Hidayat, and Khair-un-Nisa (Claire) |
| Father | Erastus Warren Baker |
| Relatives | Pierre Bernard (half-brother) |
| Part of a series on |
| Western Sufism |
|---|
 |
|
Category:Western Sufism |
Pirani Ameena Begum (Hindustani: अमीना बेगम / امینہ بیگم; born Ora Ray Baker; 8 May 1892 – 1 May 1949)[1] was a writer and poet who was the wife of Sufi Master Inayat Khan[2] and the mother of their four children: World War II SOE agent Noor-un-Nisa (1914–1944), Vilayat (1916–2004), Hidayat (1917–2016) and Khair-un-Nisa (Claire) (1919–2011).[3]
- ^ Fuller 1988, pp. 30–32, 47–49.
- ^ Curtis 2008, p. 47.
- ^ Keesing 1974, pp. 106, 119.