{"id":738,"date":"2009-04-22T23:54:58","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T03:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=738"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:47:55","slug":"mysticism-melds-muslims-and-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/mysticism-melds-muslims-and-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysticism Melds Muslims and Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Watchers Lamp Blog<br \/>\nThe ecumenical effect of mysticism is evidenced in the following press release from The Islamic Republic News Agency:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Jesus and Mary in Islamic Mysticism&#8217; published in Croatia <\/strong>Tehran, April 18, IRNA &#8212; The book &#8216;Jesus and Mary in Islamic Mysticism&#8217; written by the late noted German scholar Annemarie Schimmel was published in Croatian language in Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the book was translated and published by Iran&#8217;s Cultural Office in Zagreb in cooperation with the organization&#8217;s Center for Cultural and International Studies. 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