in islamic sufism and mysticism, especially the sufi order kubrawiyya, descripting the waystation of traversing and aspect of heart and vision of privacy by lights and colors and the sufi master role in this regard has special significance. 'ala- al dawla semnani(659-736) and sayyid muhammad nūrbakhsh (795-869), two renowned mystics of this order, in their works have addressed this issue. ...

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Any homeowner who has shopped around for a mortgage would recognize many of the concerns facing the chief financial officer (CFo) puzzling over her firm’s optimal debt maturity. A CFo may ask, “Should my firm sell a long-term bond and lock in the current 30-year rate, or should my firm sell a five-year note and refinance in five years?” one of the CFo’s concerns is that the five-year loan may s...