Constitution
Universal Sufism maintains a policy of political non-involvement which is codified in its constitution. Hazrat Inayat Khan considered this necessary and not simply a legality. Pir Zia Inayat-Khan stated that this policy should not discourage Universal Sufis from acting on their convictions, but that as an entity the Universal Sufi orders are apolitical.
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