Wali Ali Melvin Meyer was an early follower of Samuel Lewis. A graduate of the University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University, Wali Ali traveled to San Francisco in search of experiences rather than mind exercises. He became one of Murshid Sam's esoteric secretaries and served him until Murshid Sam's death in 1971. He then became one of the central channels carrying on the message of Love, Harmony and Beauty as taught by Samuel Lewis and his teacher, Hazrat Inayat Khan, dedicating his life to the awakening of all beings. Co-author of Physicians of the Heart - A Sufi View of the Ninety-Nine Names of Allah, Wali Ali touched thousands of lives in his 80 years.