Site Map

The easiest way to learn the structure of this website is to check out the Navigation Menu on the left. There is also a Primary Menu at the top of the page for some key pages. Each item from these menus is briefly described below.

Primary Menu (top)

• Home - A link to the site's front page.
• Site map - This page.
• Contact - A form for sending email to the site's administrators.
• Help - A collection of helpful instructions for site members and authors.

Navigation Menu (left sidebar)

• About Us - About the people and organizations behind the website.  You'll find some brief bio information on our Who We Are page. We also offer a FAQ page.
• News - News postings.
• Calendar - A calendar display of ongoing and special events.
  • Upcoming special events - A listing of upcoming one-time events.
  • Upcoming special events (Toronto & GTA only) - A filtered set of events limited to those in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.
  • Upcoming ongoing events - A listing of upcoming, regularly scheduled events.
  • Past special events - A listing of past, one-time events.
• About the SOI - What is the Sufi Order International?
  • The Mission and Vision of the Sufi Order International.
  • The Five SOI Concentrations comprise a set of categories under which Sufi Order activities are organized.
  • The Ten Sufi Thoughts were written by Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan for his students' guidance and inspiration.
  • The Prayers of the Sufi Order include those for morning, midday and evening.
  • The Daily Bowl of Saki is a set of aphorisms for meditation and inspiration.
  • The Silsila of the Sufi Order International traces its initiatory lineage.
  • A collection of links to Sufi Order International web resources.
  • The Sufi Order's Ethics Committee and the Ethical Standards provide guidelines and procedures for correct behavior between teachers, students and the public.
  • The "Metal Rules" are a set of maxims to guide the ethical behavior and development of all who seek self improvement through the moral culture of spiritual paths.
  • The Sufi Order celebrates four annual holidays.
  • The Sufi Order follows a certain adab (conduct or manners) when doing group Zikr, the Sufi ceremony of remembering God. A good introduction is given by Pir Zia Inayat-Khan in a transcript from a 2003 talk. We also have for you some brief Zikr adab guidelines.
  • The Abode of the Message is a planned spiritual community founded by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, which hosts many Sufi Order events.
  • SOI Centres Worldwide are presented on a map.
  • A video introduction to the Sufi Order, presented as a set of four clips.
• SOI Concentrations - The five major categories into which Sufi Order activities are organized.
  • Universal Worship - A path for celebrating the sacred.
  • Esoteric School - A path of inner development.
  • Healing Order - A path for enhancing health.
  • Zira'at - A symbology path, using the metaphor of farming.
  • Kinship - For community outreach and helping others.
• Discussion forums - A place for our community to share, learn, and converse.
• Blogs - Individual web diaries created by community members.
• Media - (Not in the Navigation menu yet -- still under development)
  • Computer and Cell Phone Wallpaper - A collection of images sized appropriately for use as screen wallpaper.
• Sufi Order of Toronto (test) - (Not in the Navigation menu.) A picture window for viewing the website of one of the local SOI centres, the Sufi Order of Toronto, led by Khusrau Bob Carell.
• Links - Links to various other websites of potential interest to our community. A related page aggregates some of our Favorite Feeds, providing links to Sufi or Sufi-related articles, blog entries, and news.
• Advanced search - Keyword search plus (for registered members) additional search tools.
• Website policies - Terms of Use for this site, and general policies.
• Create content - Access to tools for creating pages, etc. (authors only)
• My account - Your online profile and tools for customizing and maintaining your registered user account.
• Log out - Log out of your registered user account for this session.

Off-Site Resources

We also maintain some useful resources elsewhere on the Internet, including:

• A Twitter feed
• A Facebook page
• A set of Google Maps
• A YouTube channel
• A flickr photo collection
• A Panoramio photo collection
• A Picasaweb photo collection