1871 Haj Ne’mat, Ostad Elahi’s father, is born in Jeyhounabad, a small Kurdish village in Western Iran.

1893 Haj Ne’mat’s marriage to Sakineh Khanoum.

1895 Nour Ali Elahi (Ostad Elahi) is born on September 11 in Jeyhounabad.

1897 Haj Ne’mat is appointed as the intendant of Vakil od-Doleh, lord and governor of the province of Kermanshah.

1899 Haj Ne’mat works at the Royal Court of Justice of Kermanshah.

1901 After an overwhelming spiritual experience, Haj Ne’mat renounces his worldly life to devote himself entirely to the mystical path. As he will not impose his ascetic lifestyle on his family, he offers his spouse the opportunity to regain her independence. Touched by his sincerity and the strength of his vocation, she decides to stay and follow him.
This year also marks Haj Ne’mat’s first complete ascetic retreat.

1903 The family settles for a year in Sahneh, a few miles from Jeyhounabad. Haj Ne’mat wears the traditional white robes of the dervishes and makes his first pilgrimage to Soltan, the founder of the Ahl-e Haqq, a mystical order to which he and his family belonged. Gradually, Haj Ne’mat’s charismatic personality and mystical aura attract a number of people who sought to benefit from his spiritual guidance.

1904 Under the watchful supervision of his father, Nour Ali begins a twelve-year cycle of ascetic retreat. It is during this period that he achieves an exceptional level of mastery on the tanbour (ancient lute).

1905 The family moves to Sahneh again. Nour Ali attends the local school.

1906 Upon rejoining his father on pilgrimage at the shrine of Soltan, Nour Ali contracts a sore throat that inexplicably worsens. After three days of increasing illness, he passes away. While a shroud is being purchased for his burial, he comes back to life. Later, he would say that this experience was like a true changing of the soul, after which nothing would ever be the same for him.
Ostad Elahi's sister, Jani, is born. She will be entrusted with the responsibility of carrying on Ostad’s teachings after his death.

1907 The family moves back to Jeyhounabad, continuing an ascetic and secluded lifestyle of fasting and prayers.

1909 Ostad Elahi’s second sister, Mariam, is born.

1916 Ostad’s twelve years of uninterrupted asceticism come to an end.

1917 Ostad Elahi’s marriage to Khanoumjan.

1920 Haj Ne’mat passes away at age 49. Ostad Elahi assumes responsibility for his two younger sisters, ages 11 and 13.
Ostad walks roughly 120 miles barefoot on the road that leads to Soltan’s shrine. In the same year, he stays for the first time in the capital city of Tehran, where he meets and befriends some of the great musicians of the time.

1921 Returns to Jeyhounabad.

1921-1928 Ostad divides his time between administrating his estate, going on pilgrimages, visiting religious brotherhoods, studying, and ascetic practices. During this time, Iran is undergoing major upheavals. Reza Shah seizes power in 1924, bringing both the Qadjar dynasty and the country’s feudal regime to an end. In the following years, Reza Shah implements a modernization program throughout the country, notably through significant reforms to the administrative departments.

1929 Ostad’s second trip to Tehran.

1930 Ostad works at the Bureau of Land Registration and Public Acts of Kermanshah.

1932-1934 Ostad Elahi works at the Civil Registry in Tajrish (Northern District of Tehran). At the same time, he enrolls in the National School of Jurisprudence. His extensive knowledge of canonical law and his perseverance enable him to study and complete the three-year curriculum in only six months.

1934 Graduates from the National School of Jurisprudence.
First assignment as Justice of the Peace in Larestan.

1937 Surrogate Judge and Examining Magistrate of the District Court of Shiraz.

1939 Attorney General of the District Court in the city of Khorramabad.

1941 Chief Justice of the District Court of Kermanshah and Member of the Land Restitution Commission.

1944 Chief Justice of the District Courts in the province of Kerman.

1945 Attorney General in the city of Qom.

1947 On leave of absence.

1948 Court of Appeals Judge in the province of Kermanshah.

1950 Chief Justice and Judicial Director of the District Court in the city of Jahrom.

1951 Attorney General of the District Court of Tehran.

1953 Attorney General of the Court of Appeals of Tehran.

1955 Court of Appeals Judge and subsequently Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals and the High Court of Criminal Appeals of Mazandaran.

1957 Ostad Elahi retires at age 62 and settles in Tehran.

1963 Publication of Ostad’s first book, Demonstration of the Truth.

1966 Publication of The Book of the Kings of Truth by Haj Ne’mat.

1967 Publication of Ostad's Commentary on The Book of the Kings of Truth.

1969 Publication of Knowing the Spirit.

1974 Ostad Elahi passes away at age 79.

1977 Publication of Words of Truth, Volume I.

1991 Publication of Words of Truth, Volume II.

1993 Malek Jan, Ostad Elahi’s sister who had carried on his teachings, passes away.

1995 Commemoration of the Centennial of Ostad Elahi’s birth at several universities in Europe and the United States.