For the past few months, my mother, who is coming up on her 99th birthday, has been reading the Qu’ran, the holy book of Islam. Anyone who knows my mother recognizes her deep faith as a Christian, but also knows how interested she is in the world. She decided this summer that reading this book would help her in her understanding of the beliefs of others.
Today she confessed to me it isn’t the easiest reading but she appreciates the very common set of values she has found in this holy text, which has many similarities to the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
She’s such an inspiration, so engaged, so wanting to learn. Those of us who get to be in her orbit find ourselves learning too.
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