Ep. 24 – Mary and Jesus: A Sufi Perspective on the Christmas Story

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Dec 18, 202100:59:21Religion & Spirituality

Omid Safi offers us a sense of the significance of Christmas, the birth of Jesus, and the sacred experience of Mary in the Islamic tradition. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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