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“People are sleeping; when they die, they awaken.”

— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib

These words adorn the tombstone of Dr. Annemarie Schimmel — the renowned scholar of Sufism, friend of Pakistan, and brilliant light.

A final gesture of love for the tradition she spent a lifetime studying:

“People are sleeping; when they die, they awaken.” — ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib These words adorn the tombstone of Dr. Annemarie Schimmel — the renowned scholar of Sufism, friend of Pakistan, and brilliant light. A final gesture of love for the tradition she spent a lifetime studying:
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