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My heart is tuned to the quietness that the stillness of nature inspires.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Baroda
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
Tuned
Quietness
Inspires
Stillness
Inspire
Nature
Heart

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