Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah

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Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah (born 1894 in Sardhana, India, died 1969 in Tangier, Morocco) was an Afghan author, poet, diplomat, scholar, and savant, descended from the revered family, the Sadaat of Paghman, and a direct descendent of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

He met his wife Morag Murray Abdullah while studying medicine in the Scotland during the Great War ^[1], and had three children, Sufi writers and translators Idries Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Amina Shah.

Shah was an adviser, confidante and biographer to numerous Eastern leaders, such as President Attaturk of Turkey, King Amanullah Shah of Afghanistan, King Zog of Albania, King Fuad of Egypt, and King Ibn Saud. He is regarded as one of the important scholars working towards creating an East-West dialogue during the inter-war years.

He was the author of more than fifty books, including:

• Westward to Mecca"
• The Golden East
• Black and White Magic: Its theory and practice
• The Golden Pilgrimmage
• Afghanistan of the Afghans
• Modern Afghanistan
• The Controlling Minds of Asia
• Occultism: Its theory and practice
• "Eastward to Persia"
• "Islamic Sufism"
• "Kemal: Maker of Modern Turkey
• "The Tragedy of Amanullah"
• "Lights of Asia"
• "Mohamed: The Prophet"
• "Nepal: Home of the Gods"
• "Viet Nam"
• "Alone in Arabian Nights"
• "Spirit of the East"
• "Afridi Gold"
• "The Prince Aga Khan"
• "Fuad: King of Egypt"

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[edit] References

1. ^ Octagon Press Authors - Morag Murray Abdullah