The prophetic role of inspiring unity and peace through the light of wisdom is beautifully illustrated in the following story narrated by Rumi: A wealthy man gave a single gold coin to four strangers, with the instruction that it should be shared amongst them. The first man, who was Persian, said, “I want angur!” The next was an Arab, and she said, “I want to buy inab!” The third man was a Turk and said, “I don’t want angur or inab, I want uzum!” The fourth was a Greek woman who said, “I don’t want any of these things, I want stafil!” Since none of these four strangers spoke each other’s
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