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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#04
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Level of description
Item
Title
1960-01-25, TALS Aziz to Nicholas Heer, 'I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I'
Date(s)
- 1960 January 25 (Creation)
Extent
2 page(s); Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Living in Karachi, Pakistan, Abdul Aziz can be attributed with sparking Merton's first interest in Sufism, an interest later shared with his novices at Gethsemani. Beginning their correspondence in late 1960, Merton and Aziz would exchange books and… Read more
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Scope and content
First lines: "I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I hope you would"... Contents index: manuscript of Ithbat al-Ilal of Hakim Tirmizi / obtaining other Sufi texts from various collections / "The World of Islam"… Read more
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Languages of the material
- English
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Heer, Nicholas.
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Senders and recipients—
from Thomas Merton to: Aziz, Abdul