90 books
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28 voters
1950
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I am predominantly critical concerning the activities, and especially the political activities, through history of the official clergy.
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― Albert Einstein: The Human Side
― Albert Einstein: The Human Side
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It was inevitable, as soon as legends of miracles became attached to the names of the great mystics, that the credulous masses should applaud imposture more than true devotion; the cult of the saints, against which orthodox Islam ineffectually protested, promoted ignorance and superstition, and confounded charlatanry with lofty speculation. To live scandalously, to act impudently, to speak unintelligibly—this was the easy highroad to fame, wealth, and power.
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― Sufism: An Account of the Mystics of Islam
― Sufism: An Account of the Mystics of Islam
