Wali Ali Meyer

Sufism Documentary Filming in San Francisco

Postcard of Hazrat Inayat Khan in front of the Palace of Fine Arts which he has signed.

Postcard of Hazrat Inayat Khan in front of the Palace of Fine Arts which he has signed.

In March, filming for a documentary on universalist Sufism in America continued in San Francisco, the birthplace of Sufism in America.

Filming was done at the Palace of Fine Arts, where a famous photograph of Hazrat Inayat Khan was taken in the 1920s.

The Place of Fine Arts in San Francisco on a fine March day.

The Place of Fine Arts in San Francisco on a fine March day.

A dialogue between Pir Shabda Kahn, Murshid Wali Ali Meyer, and Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez was filmed at Mentorgarten.

Pir Shabda Khan and Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez in Mentorgarten.

Pir Shabda Khan and Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez in Mentorgarten.

Filmmaker, Chuck Davis, standing-in to set up the shot for the dialogue.

Filmmaker, Chuck Davis, standing-in to set up the shot for the dialogue.

On a Sunday, filming was done of dances in Precita Park, after which, a group of Ruhaniat Sufis, led by Pir Shabda and Pir Netanel made a pilgrimage to the grave of Rabia Martin, the first American Sufi.

Pir Shabda Khan and Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez seated with a group at the burial place of Murshida Rabia Martin in Colma, California.

Pir Shabda Khan and Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez seated with a group at the burial place of Murshida Rabia Martin in Colma, California.

In Fairfax, the film crew interviewed Inayati Order murid, Satya Inayat Khan, who led them to Pir Dahan, often called the "Rock of the Prophet," at which Hazrat Inayat Khan meditated, declaring it to have the highest vibration in the country.

Satya Inayat Khan meditating at Pir Dahan.

Satya Inayat Khan meditating at Pir Dahan.