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The existence of illness in the body may no doubt be called a shadow of the true illness which is held by man in his mind.

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Baroda
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
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Shadow
Men
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Doubt
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