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The search for the truth of a philosopher and writer, faced with a constant internal struggle of harmonizing belief and action. May god grant gai eaton a high position in paradise. Charles le gai eaton author of islam and the destiny of man. The author, a former member of the british diplomatic service, was brought up as an agnostic and. From the journal of comparitive religion interview. On reading islam and the destiny of man immersing in the sea. Eaton reflects on islam throughout the ages as muslims believe time to be irrelevant to islam.
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Born in lausanne, switzerland, and raised in london under the name gai, eaton was the son of the married francis errington and his mistress, ruth. A few weeks ago i read gai eatons book islam and the destiny of man, and since then, ive been unsure how to summarize the experience of reading it. Islam and the destiny of man is a wideranging study of the religion of islam from. Document, government publication, state or province government publication, internet resource. He received his education at charterhouse and at kings college, cambridge. The author, a former member of the british diplomatic service, was brought up as an agnostic and embraced islam at an early age after writing a book commissioned by t. Charles le gai eaton hasan le gai eaton or hassan abdul hakeem 1 january 1921 26 february 2010 was born in lausanne, switzerland and raised as an agnostic by his parents. Islam and the destiny of man islamic texts society. Islam and the destiny of man, by charles le gai eaton.