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There's a phrase in the Quran, ahl al-kitab, - which roughly translates as "The People of the Book" or "people of an earlier revelation" - that refers to Jews and Christians as people, like Muslims, who belong to a faith that is rooted in a sacred text. Karen Armstrong, in her recent tome "Islam: A Short History," quotes a line from the Quran that reads "Do not argue with the followers of an earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner..." It's a gentle, nonconfrontational passage that contrasts sharply with the uncompromising rhetoric many Westerners associate with fundamentalist...
Papers have been announced by the following Harvard members. Professor Lanman; An incident in the life of the illustrius Chinese Buddhist monk, Fa-hien. Professor Lyon; The recently discovered tablet of Raman-nirari. Mr. F. D. Chester; Ibrahim al-Mausuli: coincident traditions in the Kitab al-Agani, At-Tabari, and the Thousand and One Nights. Professor Toy; Foreign words in the Koran...
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