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  A Metaphor for Heavenly Paradise
      Given the often extreme living conditions in the arid areas of the Islamic Orient, it comes as no surprise that oases and irrigated gardens have a very special status in the Muslim religion, the statements of the Prophet, and the holy scriptures. An essay by Eckhart Ehlers
  
  
      
  
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               Eckhart Ehlers