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- ↑ Ibn Khaldun (1989). The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. Back Cover. ISBN 0-691-01754-9.
- ↑ Grant, Edward (2002). "Nicole Oresme". In Curren, Randall (ed.). A Companion to the Philosophy of Education. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-21672-3.
- ↑ Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (2008). The Reasonings: A Key to Understanding the Qu'ran's Eloquence. Somerset, NJ: Tughra Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-59784-129-0.