A spiritual Ishmaelite

Category: Dialogues with secularists/modernists

  • An intracultural letter to a literary modern educated female compatriot

    I am happy to know a literary compatriot figure. I have explored your areas of interest and found  many common themes with my own literary explorations. Being a literary woman, one naturally explores western feminism, but since feminism is seen as a foreign construct in traditional cultures so I do not know a modern literary figure who has gained public acceptance especially in the traditional feminine world like my own mother who is a veiled zoologist and other highly educated female family members who strive for ethical perfection in our Machiavellian semi-traditional and semi-modern world.
    So, exploring feminist theosophy would create an intercultural bridge which may initially be frowned upon by both blind modernists and blind traditionalists due to their cynicism and skepticism, but this is what is needed in 21st century to at least decelerate the tragic violent intercultural and intracultural conflict which literary and intellectual figures have a moral responsibility to contemplate upon and offer solutions to the traditional civilization.
    The common themes between us I talked about include post-colonialism and psychoanalysis among others. I like existential psychology because Kierkegaard wrote about knights of faith in Fear and Trembling which defines our spiritual identity and we celebrate it unconsciously every year without knowing the philosophical underpinnings Kierkegaard contemplated upon.
    Noam Chomsky may appear to be against colonial projects but I am skeptical because cultural imperialism which he implicitly promotes is more harmful for traditional cultures than even the military industrial complex because if we lose our identity, then resisting physical assault is without any purpose.
    And, in the end, since I know sacred texts, I appreciate the spirituality represented by your name. Your name shows the transcendence of the One while I descend from the twin brother of Jacob peace be upon him ( your last name)  called Esau peace be upon him. Einstein due to his origin in spirituality of Jacob peace be upon him, talked about how quantum mechanics ( my technical area) is described by these two historical figures. 

  • Ethics of elections, cultural struggles and narcissistic and pharisaical temptations

    The winners of voting should try to work for an ideal greater than democracy which is gaining the respect of even the minority which chooses to disagree. Pious scientists and researchers can contribute a lot in the inter- cultural struggle, but the intra-cultural struggle is even more painful as evident in story of karbala. . All candidates should make organizational justice their top priority because traditional cultures lack it and our spiritual ideals for which university stands should not be betrayed by its own members. There is a temptation called phariseeism about which both the leaders and followers should be careful. A pharisaical voter or employee exaggerates in criticism of opponents without acknowledging virtues and merits, while a pharisaical leader or boss exaggerates in criticism of subordinates without acknowledging virtues and merits. Another problem in academic atmospheres is narcissism because many of the teachers have academic achievements but this should not stop us from admiring others and looking at weaknesses within, because it is win-win cultures which end up being the leaders of humanity. Even the Companions disagreed in voting but still all the candidates deserve respect. Not voting for anyone does not and should not imply hatred, because even the best Companions could not win perfectly unanimous political support of all members of community, but still support of majority is a practical method.

  • Ibn Al-Jinni: A pious Semitic linguist with Roman DNA and dialogue with modern western revert brothers

    A pious Semitic linguist with Roman DNA

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0080448542026390
    Ishmael Abraham Ryan Morgan Christison Shia scholars consider him Shia for his expressions of love for Prophetic family.

    Ryan Morgan Christison I’ll check it out bro, thanks a lot

    Ishmael Abraham Do you have Roman or Greek DNA?
    Ryan Morgan Christison Very unlikely, predominately Celtic & Scandinavian
    Ryan Morgan Christison Plausible though due to the Roman Empire expanding out to France and the isles though
    Ishmael Abraham But Quran refers to all Europeans as Romans in Chapter 30 due to common Greco-Roman culture.
    Ishmael Abraham There is a narration by controversial anti-Shia general Amr bin Al-As that most Europeans will convert to Islam in end of times.
    Ishmael Abraham Tony Ryno He was a linguistic Mutazili intellectual eclectic like you.

  • Kalash people, ancient greeks, hebrew gnosticism, Ishmaelite pronomian gnosticism and anti-imperialist phariseeism

    Shalom on truth seekers. I am a Pakistani orthodox Muslim with Hebrew roots. Although the article is informative it contains stereotypical inaccuracies repeated by xenophobic anti-gnostic trinitarian fundamentalists. This article can help overcome many westerners to overcome their anti-Eastern xenophobia. As far as forced conversions are concerned, Quran 2:256 explicitly forbids them unlike Bible. Many ancient Hindu and ancient Hebrew tribes have voluntarily converted to Islam by virtue of Sufi pro-Ishmaelite gnostics, so pro-Israelite gnostic should respect their Abrahamic cousins. The Phoenecian Hebrews you discussed can choose to prefer their Abrahamic roots over Hellenistic roots and vice versa. Muslim philosophers like Averroes are one of the best examples of synthetic civilized identities. Taliban are a recent political phenomenon initially supported by Reagan, but now many orthodox scholars denounce their antinomian instances of phariseeism fearlessly. I have a friend from Chitral who knows Kalash people voluntarily converting to Islam due to Sufi missionaries of Tabligh. He also shared a kalash joke telling Muslims, that if even Muslims drink alcohol, so if you want us to convert to Islam, stop sinning before lecturing us. This is called ad hominem but Sufi gnostics love ad hominem criticism as it is necessary for moral and spiritual progress.Descendants of Esau settled in Babylon and in some of the Phoenician Cities such as Tyre.

    The Kalash People: The Lost Blonde Hair and Blue Eye Tribe of Alexander the Great in Pakistan

  • High Tech and sexual revolution

    A message from the acting Chair

    December 1, 2017

    To the current and future electrical engineering community at Princeton:

    As we respond to the recently revealed case of sexual harassment within our department, I want to reiterate the importance of treating each other with the greatest humanity and respect.
    Any behavior or attitudes that lessen the dignity of another human being have no place in our department.
    As acting chair, I commend all who speak up publically or privately and work to prevent abuse in all forms, and I pledge to work with you to foster a safe, inclusive, healthy, productive work environment for all.

    Claire F. Gmachl
    Acting Chair

    http://ee.princeton.edu/news/message-acting-chair

  • Quran and violent intercultural conflict: The case of a controversial late fellow Pakistani

    Assalamu alaykum Aurangzaib bhai. Thanks for the article. It helps modern educated pro-traditional people like me to know the ground realities more. My advice for both poles of Pakistani spectrum is to overcome our worst fears of the other by educating people about both anti-traditional and anti-modern xenophobia. The Recited Logos of Quran revealed to both physical and spiritual Ishmaelites teaches that homo sapiens are created weak and we have psychological weaknesses whether we are modernists or traditionalists. Modernists should empathize with traditionalists for preserving our roots although imperfectly and traditionalists should be educated about possible goodness of imperfect modern humans because Quran says we should stand for justice and truth even if is against our own selves (wa law ala anfusikum). Because sometimes we are defending our partially truthful egos instead of complete truth.

     

    https://herald.dawn.com/news/1154008/mashal-khan-for-lighting-a-flame-in-our-hearts-by-losing-his-life

    Urdu equivalent in Roman transliteration containing the gist: Mardan waqia awr Qurani rehnumai:  Asa. Qadeem ulama ko chahiye ke wo Wa law ala Anfusikum par amal karay yani haq bat qubul karay hatta ke agar apne khilaf kiyu na ho. Jadeed talim yaftagan ko chahiye ke darakht ki hifazat karnay walo ke sath shafqat awr shukarguzari ke sath pesh aye. Allah farmata he insan kamzor he chahe qadeem ho ya jadeed.

  • Fighting public smoking and geopolitical oppression: Precedent of an injured Pakistani anti-tobacco activist

    Jerry Sexton I take it that he’s ruffled a few feathers. I admire his courage.

    Ishmael Abraham If fighting public smoking is so difficult in traditional cultures, how can the scholars here dare to speak at global geopolitical oppression. The culture of American political xenophobia forces thinking Muslims into silence here. Secularists here enjoy insulting us because they know that imperialists will stand up for them.

  • Is Left pro-Islamic?At the crossroads of cultural temptations and international law

    • The legal background of the author makes him pro-left because leftists promote secular international law which both Republicans and Democrats continue to violate. But he underestimates the fact that secular cultural Zionism will slowly eradicate the resistance to Hellenistic Protestant Crusades.Pioneering article.

       

    • Tolerant indifference of leftists risks the souls of billions of modern humans.

    • Noam Chomsky serves the new world order because he spreads subtle and occasionally explicit alarmist propaganda about Pakistan so I question his intentions. Quran says being tempted is worse than being killed. May God protect us from the temptation of secular pseudo-humanistic Antichrist.

      Wow, this article was written by a dhimmi.
      “because of Islamic resistance to oppression” – are you serious? Islam IS oppression.
      “It’s no secret that right-wingers have a pathological need for producing hatred.” – and with that you’ve lost all credibility, you partisan hack.

      Quran 5:51 – “O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends
      and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And
      he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily
      Allah guideth not a people unjust.”

      Yeah, definitely no bigotry in Islam.

      Shalom on those who follow divine guidance. If you are a God-fearing Jew or Christian, carefully read my words and contemplate on them. The verse you quoted is about entering murderous political alliances like NATO and IDF. Otherwise, Islam would not allow marrying chaste Jewish-Christian women and eating their kosher food. If you think Islam is oppression, then you are a covert secularist because commandments Torah are more strict and Quran seeks to ease them. Like you cannot do business on Sabbath but Islam allows business in timings other than congregational prayer on the new Sabbath of Friday. We should overcome our mutual xenophobia and try to resist hellenistic cultural pseudo-Zionism (resisted by Maccabees as well) and hyper-sexualization of Holy Land the birthplace of our mutually revered Son of Mary, may shalom be upon both.

      Is the Left Pro-Islamic?

  • Message to a modern nature photographer among Prophetic descendants

    Assalamu alaykum bukhari bhai. I am so pre-occupied with reading the blessed and glorious history of your grandfathers that I am not left with time to appreciate your art of photography. But today while occasionally looking at your photos, I said SubhanAllah with greater aesthetic awe than felt within monasteries.

    https://www.dawn.com/news/1178524

     

  • To proponents of integral spirituality

    Although Quran 3:85 explicitly talks about soteriological exclucivism, but to make people appreciate that on their own terms I am involved in intra-Abrahamic and intra-Ishmaelic ecumenism in secondary issues after faith in unitarianism and all Abrahamic Messengers. I like existential psychology because Kierkegaard loved Abraham peace be upon him and because he tried to struggle with temptations like orthodox Muslims. Although I follow both Sola Scriptura and mystic movements and the middle integral path between them, I like it when Sufi saints think: I think therefore I am not, but Scripture also talks about self rights.

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