"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.“


-Muhammad Iqbal

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Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.

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