A conundrum, metaphysically it is impossible to truly reign in hell. And no one with any sense would want to. The statement fits, whether you literally believe in hell or not, it works as a general analogy I leave it to you, dear reader, to figure out why as fun exercise of intellection and ratiocination. […]
Politics
Kamal’s take on the Health Care bill
The health care bill was a crock of steaming pig offal. And here is why..
Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian Freemasonry, and the British Mandate
A list of sources, and commentary: I first heard rumors of Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Ridha, and their ideological father – Jamal al-din al-Afghani, having been high degree Freemasonic initiates about 16 years ago. Initially I dismissed the idea, it seemed to make little sense at the time, but I ran into this historical bugbear now […]
Wisdom, intellect, and authority: Aqli vs. Naqli knowledge
What is knowledge, and how do we know? How do we come to know what we know. Each civilization has arrived to conclusions on these matters, some give weight to certain answers over others. To understand the intellectual atmosphere in the world of Classical Old Islam you should understand a basic distinction between two modes […]