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O mankind! Truly We created you from a male and a female, and We made you peoples and tribes that you may come to know one another. Surely the most noble of you before God are the most reverent of you. Truly God is Knowing, Aware.
— Qur’an 49:13 (ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
Helpful Links
Discovering Sacred Texts: Islam
Harvard University’s Pluralism Project: Islam
Islamic Societies with Ira Lapidus
Islam and the West with John L. Esposito