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A Destructive Vacuum: The Marginalisation of Local Knowledge and the Reassertion of Local Identities

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Governing Diverse Communities: A Medieval Muslim Illustration

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Loving Compassion in Islam and Buddhism: Rahma and Karuna

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The Sources of Ismaili Law

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The Ismaili Vocabulary of Creation

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The sacred music of Islam: Samā’ in the Persian Sufi tradition

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Avicenna on Matter, The Disobedience of Matter and Evil: Reconciling Metaphysical Stances and Qur'anic Perspective

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The Function of Asbab al-Nuzul in Qur'anic Exegesis

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Fatimid-Buyid Diplomacy During the Reign of Al-'Aziz billah (365/975-386/996)*

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