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Rumi is one of the great spokesmen for the Quranic instruction teaching that all prophets come from God and God does not create one religion, but many religions.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 7
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