Those among believers who understood Islam as an inner journey towards God gradually distanced themselves from the world of power and politics.

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Leadership is not therefore the domain of the few, but of anyone who is willing to embark on the inner journey of authenticity and vulnerability, who will refuse to grow complacent even when the external markers of success, status, influence and power begin to accumulate.

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Courses promise to help people shed the distractions and stresses of the consumerist world and journey towards their inner wholeness.

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"This appears to be this comet's first-ever journey into the inner Solar System and it is expected to pass much closer to the Sun than most comets, " said Tony Farnham of the University of Maryland.

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