The Mysteries of Selflessness: A Philosophical PoemWith genetic engineering promising salvation for the people on their hostile planet, the Scholar Noren finds he faces more problems than overcoming the taboo on genetic research. |
Contents
Of the Bond between Individual and Community | 5 |
THE PILLARS OF ISLAM | 11 |
SUMMARY OF THE PURPORT OF THE POEM | 22 |
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