Mocking principle, mocking truth, mocking Prophets
“Alas for the servants! there comes not to them an apostle (with truth) but they mock at him.” (Qur’an 36:30) According to the Christian gospels, when Jesus was arrested and held in Jerusalem, the Roman soldiers charged with his capture were simultaneously amused by and spiteful towards him. Their spite was tinged with a sense […]
Modern discourse, modern veils
Modern discourse in an age of technological dominance and endless change has a propensity to obscure more than it clarifies. It has evolved in forms that direct social, political, ethical, moral discourse in set directions, within the bounds of certain forms of media, methods of communication, and types of messaging. If we decline to participate, […]
Pandemic Reading: Books I’ve Read or Have Reread During the Pandemic
Just a list of most of what I’ve read or reread from late 2020 into 2022. The pandemic was a worldwide disaster and tragedy in so many ways, but it simultaneously provided more time for catching up on reading and re-reading than I’d had in ages. This is just a list of some of […]