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How My Understanding of Islam Evolved From Horror to Respect
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How My Understanding of Islam Evolved From Horror to Respect

Muslim Mysticism Podcast #4: Over the Years As My Knowledge and Experience of Islam Increased so Too Did My Appreciations for It as a Legitimate Abrahamic Faith.

See the three previous installments in this series of podcasts on the themes of Islam and Muslim Mysticism in the broader context of the Abrahamic tradition. We still have a ways to go and much back story to get through before arriving at the hidden gems of this tradition.

Here I read a bit about the Persian multi-faith influences that would shape Hasan-i-Sabah and reflect how that theme has influenced my evolving views on Islam.

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