H.J. Witteveen

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H.J. Witteveen


Born
in Zeist, Netherlands
June 12, 1921

Died
April 23, 2019

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HJ (Johan) Witteveen was born on June 12, 1921 in The Netherlands into a family that became steeped in the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. His father was a civil engineer and a Rotterdam city planner, and his mother was the daughter of a prominent Amsterdam political figure. Their family became actively involved in The Hague Sufi center that Inayat Khan had founded during his travels. Johan grew up in this eclectic Sufi environment and felt strongly drawn to the Sufi message. He was initiated formally onto this path at the age of 18 by the leader of the Sufi Centre in Rotterdam, Kafir Blaauw. In 1948, Mohammed Ali Khan, who had become Head of the Sufi Movement, invited Johan to become his student. Johan proceeded t o make the study of the ...more

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“[...] the 'rights culture' in America. The rights to which people believe they are entitled have increased strongly. And these rights are seen as absolute and are not balanced by duties or responsibilities to the community and to other people.”
H.J. Wittveen, Sufism in Action: Spiritualising the Economy
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“Liberalized trade is still a strong force for increasing welfare in all participating countries. And the growing interconnectedness and interdependence of national economies expresses the spiritual reality of the fundamental unity of all mankind.”
H.J. Witteveen
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