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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#11
Name and location of repository
Nivelul descrierii
Articol
Titlu
1961-03-08, TALS Aziz to Merton, 'I was greatly pleased to receive your letter last month and regret that due to'
Date(s)
- 1961 March 8 (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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Domeniul de aplicare și conținut
First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your letter last month and regret that due to official"... Contents index: quotes Louis Massignon in stating Merton a "'simurgh', (a very rare bird) among [his] Order" / Muslim "Night of Power" / similarity… Read more
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Languages of the material
- engleză
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Notes element
Alternative identifier(s)
Senders and recipients—
to Nicholas Heer from: Aziz, Abdul