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Category: Sufi Texts

Book Bits, Sufi Texts, The Masters

Each Breath One Takes is a Step Towards One’s Destiny

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Vanessa Able

Teachings about the cultivation of wisdom by the Sufi Master and the Prophet Muhammad's cousin, Hadrat 'Alî.

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- POETRY-

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