Happy #Easter:
"If one could combine Arabic faith and Jewish intelligence with an Iraqi education, Christian conduct, Greek knowledge, Indian mysticism and a Sufi way of life, this would be the perfection of humanity."
Pre-Renaissance Muslim scholar as quoted by Michael Wood in his book and documentary series Legacy: The Search For Ancient Cultures.
[Wood doesn't identify the scholar in question, if anyone has any ideas pls let me know.]
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@WorldImagining here's a reference to the quote in the Wikipedia page for "Brethren of Purity":
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brethren_of_Purity#The_Epistles_of_the_Brethren_of_Purity
@sojournTime Excellent, thank you so much! I threw that request out on nothing more than a prayer and here you've sent it back blessed 🙏