The Tangled Braid novel compassionate

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God has given the Abrahamic family a window of opportunity to advance beyond sibling rivalry in the direction of fraternal cooperation

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and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved

was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions

The Tangled Braid novel compassionateA unique collaboration between a Cistercian monk and a scholar of Islamic translation, this volume offers fresh and distinctive interpretations of works by the spiritual Sufi poet, Hafiz of Shiraz. Combining scholarly precision with keen sensitivity to the mystic contours of the Persian originals, these esoteric verses are rendered into English without forfeiting the artistry or accuracy of the original intent. Knitting together aesthetics and