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- 1965 November 1 (Creation)
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2 page(s); Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.
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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 ideas. Aziz was introduced to Merton's work through Louis Massignon, a mutual friend. An important insight from these letters is Merton's response to Aziz's request for a description of his prayer life.
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First lines: "In your December reply to my X'mas and New Years greetings you had kindly promised to send me a"... Contents index: A. J. Arberry's rhymed translation of Quran and Persian Sufis / review of «A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century» / Fr. Julio B. Sani / "Thomas Merton, the Mans and His Meaning" article / St. Bonaventure.
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- engleză