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::" Aquinas, Augustine, St. Bernard, Bhagavad-Gita, Buddha, Jean Pierre Camus, St. Catherine, Christ, Chuang Tzu, “ Cloud of Unknowing ,” Contemplation, Deliverance, Desire, Eckhart ( five lines, the most quoted person ), Eternity, Fénelon, François de Sales, Godhead, Humility, Idolatry, St. John of the Cross, Knowledge, Lankavatara Sutra, William Law ( another four lines ), Logos, Love, Mahayana, Mind, Mortification, Nirvana, Perennial Philosophy ( six lines, a total of 40 entries in all ), Prayer, Rumi, Ruysbroeck, Self, Shankara, Soul, Spirit, “ Theologia Germanica ,” Truth, Upanishads ( six different ones are quoted ), Will, Words.
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::" A bold and beautiful translation that serves a timely reminder to all believers that the Qur ' an is not a static scripture, but a living, breathing, ever-evolving text whose sacred words are as applicable today as when they were first uttered by the Prophet Muhammad fourteen centuries ago.

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