This article is a superbly written thought-provoking masterpiece that you would think was written by Edgar Allen Poe. It opened my mind to a new way of thinking. I'll need to re-read this mind-stretching article again. Great work, Mr. Ahnaf Ibn Qais.
When we pray we Ask Allah Most High to Give us Refuge from Shaytan the Accursed.
They also Flee when you Utter the Names of God & His Noble Messengers (Jesus, Moses, Muhammad, Peace & Blessings on them All!). They also Flee when righteous Men (trained *soundly* & legitimately in Exorcism) take them to task & call them out on their Evils.
As to what you do when they possess Animals, Humans, Machines... pump em full of lead &/or use some Toys (Drones, Mortars, etc.) to Yeet them.
If they are attacking you in their incorporeal Form, repeat the steps outlined above (a la seeking Refuge, calling the Names of God, His Prophets & Messengers for Help) to cast them OUT... after which utilize your energy weapon of choice to Finish the Job.
It sounds like weak cope, but consider what prayer is: a turning of the inner, most intimate parts of yourself to God in order to give praise, seek help, repent of sin, and know His Will.
Prayer is the rejection of demons and their influence. Much wisdom from many great religions attest to the inestimable power against the forces of Hell which a genuine prayer possesses, however small or meek.
Prayer unites one with God—and if God is with us, who can stand against us?
Man must turn back to God if we are to win. The first step in doing so is to pray.
Huraith bin Qabisah narrated: "I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: 'O Allah! Facilitate me to be in a righteous gathering.'" He said: "I sat with Abu Hurairah and said: 'Indeed I asked Allah to provide me with a righteous gathering. So narrate a hadith to me which you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) so that perhaps Allah would cause me to benefit from it.' He said: 'I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: 'Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?' So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that."
Although the article is excellent, calling angelic nature (fallen or otherwise) SUPER-natural is incorrect. The supernatural life is a participation in the life of the Blessed Trinity. We are all invited to live this life, but most choose not to do so. The angels who chose this life will do so for all eternity; those who rejected it are the demons you mention and they'll suffer the consequences for all eternity. Bottom line: ALL angels, fallen or not, are a part of God's creation and are thus a part of the natural plane of existence. Their being invisible and immeasurably more intelligent and powerful than we are doesn't equate to being supernatural. Thank you for the excellent offering. Godspeed.
Even if I grant your use, how is any demon, utterly devoid of God's grace, acting above his nature? He is not and cannot. He is certainly acting above OUR nature, but we are not the measuring stick, are we?
There is then Creation that takes place (Allah Most High Alone has Dominion here), after which the Action is conjunct to the Choice exercised.
Put another way: In the grand scheme, there is Only Allah Most High.
Everything else is Contingent to Him Creating.
That said, the piece here was written with a different target audience in mind... those who use a more layperson definition of Super-Natural & not the definition used by Theologians (Islamic or Christian)
Completely understand, kind sir. We are all merely contingent beings. Our creation and every single moment of our often-misused existence are gratuitous gifts. May we use our time well, or at least misuse it less than we have done so hitherto. Godspeed
Put more succinctly: everything God created, visible or invisible, constitutes the natural world. God ALONE, by His nature and in His essence, can be styled SUPER-natural. The only way creatures participate in the supernatural world, i.e. operate above their natural capacity, is by means of grace. Thus, those angels who rejected His love and offer to live happily with Him for all eternity have become demons - but their powerful intellect and will is created and part of nature, not above it.
You're not wrong, but this is a subtle point, which depends on studying theology. For the average person with a rationalist/Enlightened/axial age background, "supernatural" is commonly understood to mean any aspect of reality that is beyond the material plane and what we can directly measure & quantify. So in that sense, the usage in this eloquent, timely article is correct.
Put another way: the modern misuse of the term is to be allowed and even deemed "correct" because most moderns are poorly educated materialists. Is the soul of a man, or of an animal for that matter, to be deemed supernatural because it cannot be measured or quantified? The incorrect use of any term is never helpful and should not be indulged, even if its misuse is common and completely understandable. Godspeed.
I like this older idiom, this archaic language about the supernatural and the ultimately unknowable mysteries of the universe.
There’s no doubt we are headed to a destination of our own making, returning to our nurturing mother, our alma mater: war.
“Lest we forget” is sincere one day per year, November 11, but the rest of the year it is ironic. Of course we forget. We must forget that is the reality and necessity of our psychological make up. We cannot carry around all the injuries life causes or we would be unable to live. And we do this collectively as well. We head back to war always, and therein we relearn what is important - there are no atheists in a fox hole. And then it begins anew, with a new appreciation that takes a couple of generations to once again forget.
We are overclocked chimps. God has a sense of humor.
The cathedral effect must be accounted for; clown world is inevitable; the selective advantage of dominant ideas and the inability of recessive ideas to compete is the engine of every polity; the cathedral is the intersection of practical consideration and human ambition.
Man has certainly Chosen Poorly. That Said, God Almighty will not let us simply 'perish:'
Allah Most High is Most Gracious & Most Merciful. Our Opinion of Him must always be High. There is a supplication made during times of Distress & Calamity to achieve this:
وعن أبي سعدي الخدرى، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم "كيف أنعم وصاحب القرن قد التقم ، واستمع الإذن متى يؤمر بالنفخ فينفخ" فكأن ذلك ثقل على أصحاب رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لهم: "قولوا : حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل" ((رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن)).
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "How can I feel at ease when the Angel of the Trumpet, (Israfil) has put his lips to the Trumpet and is waiting for the order to blow it". He (ﷺ) perceived as if this had shocked his Companions, so he (ﷺ) told them to seek comfort through reciting: 'Hasbunallah wa ni'mal-Wakil [Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)]". [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan].
The last 3 years I’ve been claiming this very point. We crossed the line of just corrupt people doing bad things. It’s as though there’s a wind, and people are the trees bending to its force. You can’t look into the world and not see that it’s more than just bad people doing bad things. It’s entirely to pervasive. Fantastic essay and will forward to everyone I know.
Yes, the sheer gravity of the Crimes we see around us make it nigh impossible to just go 'This is just an evil cabal behind some closed doors'... it is far MORE than that.
I've got to say, your words here are that good. Theyre making feel like I'm reading a prophetic ancient txt. It's honestly one of the most thought provoking writings, I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Inn fact since I was reading some of Marcus Aurelius famous & very well known writings. I don't know if it's because, I've found today the Egyptians have been bought off by the IMF with staggering amounts. Sentencing their Kids, Grand kids & Great Great Geandkids. To the predators they'll be spending at least 3 quarters of their lives. Paying the price of becoming at best vassels in poverty. A well known gangster with close connections to ISIS & their western sponsors. Has be chosen as the building contractor. To build emergency housing in the Sinai desert for the Palestinians being ethnically vleabsed. Yes that Egyptian government who wouldn't allow Palestians into his country. Is now seemingly going to accept them. With a friendly ISIS welcome. The Zionist entity, is going to claim Gaza for itself. Along with the gas reserves offshore & soon to be seaside hotels, for a Mediterranean holiday spot. This is a defeat the Arab world cannot ever get over. The dark forces are going to win again. Then I get to read these words, prophetic indeed. To make matters even more convincing. One of the most obvious of these Demons Victoria Nuland. I learnt of a story about her just earlier today of when she was a child. She was performing an act of poor evil on younger kids. She was laughing uncontrollably while being evil
As a child herself. Thank You for this fantastic piece.
Addendum: You are Correct that the Raw & Banal nature of the Evil around us is sufficient to show most people that Demons & Djinn exist. Especially the current Geopolitical Mess in Filistin & the Wider West Asian region. Good Catch & Good Eye!
I'm in my 50's now but I can honestly say, I've never changed. I've always spoken out against injustices. Which has gotten me in a lot of trouble over the years. I've not been beaten in any of the major disagreements I've had with those on authority to my knowledge anyway. They may see things differently. As a teenager at school, a teacher would say you're the perfect example of a backroom lawyer. Whatever that means, as like I said I do speak up against things I see as unfair. It's held me back career wise also. But no job position is worth losing my dignity or my self worth over. What's became so obvious to me especially the past decade. Is how these people in positions of power, can only aim personal insults at anyone who doesn't agree with their opinions. Which aren't their own opinions in the 1st place. They're told what to say & what to believe. Blindly accepting whatever they're told. Which means they have no replies when another point of view is given to them. They turn to personal insults, which is a sure sign you've totally destroyed their narratives. The worst people in this world today are the vassels carrying out what the dark forces want them to. They've got no self worth & are happy to go against their own friends & families. Thanks for your reply I hope my original comment of your fine work. Encourages you even more so. As I'm certain your writings will be appreciated more than even you yourself could imagine. Once again thank you.
Interesting read. Why do you attempt to employ the tools of Modern Man i.e. reason, argument and logic, when your own position is that these tools are worse than worthless but rather serve to pull the wool ever further over our eyes? Furthermore, logic and argumentation could only be supported were you to present a demon or a djinn for your audience to see with their own eyes and touch with their own hands. I am genuinely curious to know what you hope to accomplish with this approach besides providing an entertaining read – which this definitely is.
Logic & Reason are the tools of the theologians. Islamic kalam (for example) employs both flawlessly & several tomes have been written on said subjects.
Modern Man meanwhile, eschewed both long ago (as his current tragic, post-modern state of affairs makes it evident for all to see).
As to why I did not use more mysterian methodologies; it has to do with standard etiquette given the audience being spoken to & persuaded.
If I were speaking to a Primarily Muslim audience (for example) I would have used a different tone, as well as different standards (such as use of Islamic evidences).
I appreciate the thoughtful response and agree that Modern Man is not nearly as rational as he purports to be. Perhaps you may yet reach some of them but if you do attempt a different methodology I would be interested in reading it.
Certainly, I have some plans in the future to do collaborations with some Muslim SubStackers. So you are Most welcome to read said Future Works, where I will be speaking more to a primarily Muslim audience; thereby having to use a different sequence of methodologies, some more Mysterian.
how exactly would this be done? I see these forces at play literally everywhere now. This is a great piece of work you've written here. people are speaking up, yet it is literally David vs Goliath. We normal people (whatever that means) are , I firmly believe, the majority, yet we're yoked under what is clear: Minority Rule that is in hyperdrive to cementing its power structure more overtly, and outright tyranny. Speak too loudly, and all your positions become forfeit. I know it's an impossible question yet it's the question: how?
It comes down to overall ability & what an individual's standing is on that front.
I responded to Denis above in the comments section (& you are most welcome to read it!), but in the broader sense, the following Hadith by our Blessed Master Muhammad (Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him!) is relevant:
It is narrated on the authority of Tariq b. Shihab: It was Marwan who initiated (the practice) of delivering khutbah (address) before the prayer on the 'Id day. A man stood up and said: Prayer should precede khutbah. He (Marwan) remarked, This (practice) has been done away with. Upon this Abu Sa'id remarked: This man has performed (his duty) laid on him. I heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
It would seem there is wisdom in Islam that we of the west do not know much of. Fascinating to me how these strange times bring people of completely different walks of life together. Religions can and do stand up and are not counter to, rational thinking. This fact is denounced by the Atheist/science/postmodern religion, which has become the most irrational of all religions. What this writing suggests is true. a great majority holds opposing views and abhors the new orthodox tyrant in their hearts. A subset of that majority speaks on it publicly. And again, an even smaller subset takes action.
It also strikes me that Religion has done its most bad, irrational, inhuman things, when it is co-opted with political, and is manipulated by humans for worldly gains.
This is the buddhist enlightenment also.. To get out of "small mind", the selfish, worldly, thinking, and in to "big mind", which is when you've separated from ego, striving to be more fair, and altruistic, and try to think beyond your own selfish ends.
And again.. all these concepts are there, and they are also ripe for more manipulation. Tolerance, inclusion, green energy, equity.. appeal to a would-be critical thinker who wants to believe they are supporting a good thing for all mankind. These should be, and of course can be "big mind" concepts.. yet, here we go again, drag them all down in to the "small mind" application for power and profit, pulling millions back down in to the pit, supporting demons and monsters dressed up as angels of our better natures.
No matter what concepts, or "greater good" ideals we come up with, they get almost instantly weaponized.
The human condition, as its always been, as it unfortunately always will be.
It may well be true that the greatest trick the Devil ever did, was to convince mankind that he did not exist.
This article is a superbly written thought-provoking masterpiece that you would think was written by Edgar Allen Poe. It opened my mind to a new way of thinking. I'll need to re-read this mind-stretching article again. Great work, Mr. Ahnaf Ibn Qais.
Many Thanks for the Kind Words!
Given the nature of your Deep compliments (which I sorely am underserving of), I must iterate the following Dua/Supplication:
اللَّهُمّ لاَ تُؤاَخِذْنِي ِبَما يَقُولُونُ ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَالا يَعْلَمُونَ وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا َيظُنُّونَ
Allaahumma laa tu'aakhithnee bimaa yaqooloona, waghfir lee maa laa ya'lamoona [waj'alnee khayram-mimmaa yadhunnoon]
O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].
Shu'ab Al-Iman 4:228
https://www.islamicfinder.org/duas/masnoon/when-someone-praises-you/#1
It was very well written, and a pleasure to read.
Thank You Kindly!
How would one battle against these evil spirits? Anyone?
When we pray we Ask Allah Most High to Give us Refuge from Shaytan the Accursed.
They also Flee when you Utter the Names of God & His Noble Messengers (Jesus, Moses, Muhammad, Peace & Blessings on them All!). They also Flee when righteous Men (trained *soundly* & legitimately in Exorcism) take them to task & call them out on their Evils.
As to what you do when they possess Animals, Humans, Machines... pump em full of lead &/or use some Toys (Drones, Mortars, etc.) to Yeet them.
If they are attacking you in their incorporeal Form, repeat the steps outlined above (a la seeking Refuge, calling the Names of God, His Prophets & Messengers for Help) to cast them OUT... after which utilize your energy weapon of choice to Finish the Job.
Hope that Helps!
Thanks kindly, Ahnaf Ibn Qais.
Glad to be of Service!
To those asking how we fight back: prayer.
It sounds like weak cope, but consider what prayer is: a turning of the inner, most intimate parts of yourself to God in order to give praise, seek help, repent of sin, and know His Will.
Prayer is the rejection of demons and their influence. Much wisdom from many great religions attest to the inestimable power against the forces of Hell which a genuine prayer possesses, however small or meek.
Prayer unites one with God—and if God is with us, who can stand against us?
Man must turn back to God if we are to win. The first step in doing so is to pray.
Prayer is the Very Reason Man Exists in this World. Relevant:
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ قَبِيصَةَ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا . قَالَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَحَدِّثْنِي بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ صَلاَتُهُ فَإِنْ صَلُحَتْ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَأَنْجَحَ وَإِنْ فَسَدَتْ فَقَدْ خَابَ وَخَسِرَ فَإِنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ فَيُكَمَّلَ بِهَا مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنَ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَقَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ غَيْرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَالْمَشْهُورُ هُوَ قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوُ هَذَا .
Huraith bin Qabisah narrated: "I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: 'O Allah! Facilitate me to be in a righteous gathering.'" He said: "I sat with Abu Hurairah and said: 'Indeed I asked Allah to provide me with a righteous gathering. So narrate a hadith to me which you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) so that perhaps Allah would cause me to benefit from it.' He said: 'I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: 'Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?' So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that."
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 413
https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:413
*attests
Although the article is excellent, calling angelic nature (fallen or otherwise) SUPER-natural is incorrect. The supernatural life is a participation in the life of the Blessed Trinity. We are all invited to live this life, but most choose not to do so. The angels who chose this life will do so for all eternity; those who rejected it are the demons you mention and they'll suffer the consequences for all eternity. Bottom line: ALL angels, fallen or not, are a part of God's creation and are thus a part of the natural plane of existence. Their being invisible and immeasurably more intelligent and powerful than we are doesn't equate to being supernatural. Thank you for the excellent offering. Godspeed.
Interesting definition!
Certainly if I used the definition you outline above, the term 'Super-Natural' would not make much sense, given how I utilized it here.
In this piece I mainly used it in the straightforward etymological sense of 'Over & Above the Natural World...
Relevant: https://www.etymonline.com/word/supernatural#etymonline_v_22375
That said, Thank You for the incisive comment!
Even if I grant your use, how is any demon, utterly devoid of God's grace, acting above his nature? He is not and cannot. He is certainly acting above OUR nature, but we are not the measuring stick, are we?
Djinn & Men exercise Choice.
There is then Creation that takes place (Allah Most High Alone has Dominion here), after which the Action is conjunct to the Choice exercised.
Put another way: In the grand scheme, there is Only Allah Most High.
Everything else is Contingent to Him Creating.
That said, the piece here was written with a different target audience in mind... those who use a more layperson definition of Super-Natural & not the definition used by Theologians (Islamic or Christian)
Completely understand, kind sir. We are all merely contingent beings. Our creation and every single moment of our often-misused existence are gratuitous gifts. May we use our time well, or at least misuse it less than we have done so hitherto. Godspeed
Put more succinctly: everything God created, visible or invisible, constitutes the natural world. God ALONE, by His nature and in His essence, can be styled SUPER-natural. The only way creatures participate in the supernatural world, i.e. operate above their natural capacity, is by means of grace. Thus, those angels who rejected His love and offer to live happily with Him for all eternity have become demons - but their powerful intellect and will is created and part of nature, not above it.
You're not wrong, but this is a subtle point, which depends on studying theology. For the average person with a rationalist/Enlightened/axial age background, "supernatural" is commonly understood to mean any aspect of reality that is beyond the material plane and what we can directly measure & quantify. So in that sense, the usage in this eloquent, timely article is correct.
Put another way: the modern misuse of the term is to be allowed and even deemed "correct" because most moderns are poorly educated materialists. Is the soul of a man, or of an animal for that matter, to be deemed supernatural because it cannot be measured or quantified? The incorrect use of any term is never helpful and should not be indulged, even if its misuse is common and completely understandable. Godspeed.
I like this older idiom, this archaic language about the supernatural and the ultimately unknowable mysteries of the universe.
There’s no doubt we are headed to a destination of our own making, returning to our nurturing mother, our alma mater: war.
“Lest we forget” is sincere one day per year, November 11, but the rest of the year it is ironic. Of course we forget. We must forget that is the reality and necessity of our psychological make up. We cannot carry around all the injuries life causes or we would be unable to live. And we do this collectively as well. We head back to war always, and therein we relearn what is important - there are no atheists in a fox hole. And then it begins anew, with a new appreciation that takes a couple of generations to once again forget.
We are overclocked chimps. God has a sense of humor.
The cathedral effect must be accounted for; clown world is inevitable; the selective advantage of dominant ideas and the inability of recessive ideas to compete is the engine of every polity; the cathedral is the intersection of practical consideration and human ambition.
Correct.
Man has certainly Chosen Poorly. That Said, God Almighty will not let us simply 'perish:'
Allah Most High is Most Gracious & Most Merciful. Our Opinion of Him must always be High. There is a supplication made during times of Distress & Calamity to achieve this:
وعن أبي سعدي الخدرى، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم "كيف أنعم وصاحب القرن قد التقم ، واستمع الإذن متى يؤمر بالنفخ فينفخ" فكأن ذلك ثقل على أصحاب رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لهم: "قولوا : حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل" ((رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن)).
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "How can I feel at ease when the Angel of the Trumpet, (Israfil) has put his lips to the Trumpet and is waiting for the order to blow it". He (ﷺ) perceived as if this had shocked his Companions, so he (ﷺ) told them to seek comfort through reciting: 'Hasbunallah wa ni'mal-Wakil [Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)]". [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan].
Riyad as-Salihin 409
https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:409
I suppose I get the gist of it.
Ahriman cometh.
With trillions of his followers, children & collaborators...
The last 3 years I’ve been claiming this very point. We crossed the line of just corrupt people doing bad things. It’s as though there’s a wind, and people are the trees bending to its force. You can’t look into the world and not see that it’s more than just bad people doing bad things. It’s entirely to pervasive. Fantastic essay and will forward to everyone I know.
Thank You for the Kind Words & the Sharing!
Yes, the sheer gravity of the Crimes we see around us make it nigh impossible to just go 'This is just an evil cabal behind some closed doors'... it is far MORE than that.
I've got to say, your words here are that good. Theyre making feel like I'm reading a prophetic ancient txt. It's honestly one of the most thought provoking writings, I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Inn fact since I was reading some of Marcus Aurelius famous & very well known writings. I don't know if it's because, I've found today the Egyptians have been bought off by the IMF with staggering amounts. Sentencing their Kids, Grand kids & Great Great Geandkids. To the predators they'll be spending at least 3 quarters of their lives. Paying the price of becoming at best vassels in poverty. A well known gangster with close connections to ISIS & their western sponsors. Has be chosen as the building contractor. To build emergency housing in the Sinai desert for the Palestinians being ethnically vleabsed. Yes that Egyptian government who wouldn't allow Palestians into his country. Is now seemingly going to accept them. With a friendly ISIS welcome. The Zionist entity, is going to claim Gaza for itself. Along with the gas reserves offshore & soon to be seaside hotels, for a Mediterranean holiday spot. This is a defeat the Arab world cannot ever get over. The dark forces are going to win again. Then I get to read these words, prophetic indeed. To make matters even more convincing. One of the most obvious of these Demons Victoria Nuland. I learnt of a story about her just earlier today of when she was a child. She was performing an act of poor evil on younger kids. She was laughing uncontrollably while being evil
As a child herself. Thank You for this fantastic piece.
Deeply Honoured by your Kind Words! & yes, Given the Nature of your praise I will be iterating the following Supplication/Dua:
اللَّهُمّ لاَ تُؤاَخِذْنِي ِبَما يَقُولُونُ ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَالا يَعْلَمُونَ وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا َيظُنُّونَ
Allaahumma laa tu'aakhithnee bimaa yaqooloona, waghfir lee maa laa ya'lamoona [waj'alnee khayram-mimmaa yadhunnoon]
O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].
Shu'ab Al-Iman 4:228
https://www.islamicfinder.org/duas/masnoon/when-someone-praises-you/#1
Addendum: You are Correct that the Raw & Banal nature of the Evil around us is sufficient to show most people that Demons & Djinn exist. Especially the current Geopolitical Mess in Filistin & the Wider West Asian region. Good Catch & Good Eye!
I'm in my 50's now but I can honestly say, I've never changed. I've always spoken out against injustices. Which has gotten me in a lot of trouble over the years. I've not been beaten in any of the major disagreements I've had with those on authority to my knowledge anyway. They may see things differently. As a teenager at school, a teacher would say you're the perfect example of a backroom lawyer. Whatever that means, as like I said I do speak up against things I see as unfair. It's held me back career wise also. But no job position is worth losing my dignity or my self worth over. What's became so obvious to me especially the past decade. Is how these people in positions of power, can only aim personal insults at anyone who doesn't agree with their opinions. Which aren't their own opinions in the 1st place. They're told what to say & what to believe. Blindly accepting whatever they're told. Which means they have no replies when another point of view is given to them. They turn to personal insults, which is a sure sign you've totally destroyed their narratives. The worst people in this world today are the vassels carrying out what the dark forces want them to. They've got no self worth & are happy to go against their own friends & families. Thanks for your reply I hope my original comment of your fine work. Encourages you even more so. As I'm certain your writings will be appreciated more than even you yourself could imagine. Once again thank you.
Thanks for this information.
Please check out my own contributions:
https://www.claritypress.com/product/our-country-then-and-now/
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/category/agi/
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/netanyahu-and-biden-priests-of-satan/?unapproved=10232&moderation-hash=1c5bbed98e0cc5e233ddef5f4bb91f33#comment-10232
http://www.kober.com/books/978-0-915034-22-2_txt.pdf
Will have a look. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting read. Why do you attempt to employ the tools of Modern Man i.e. reason, argument and logic, when your own position is that these tools are worse than worthless but rather serve to pull the wool ever further over our eyes? Furthermore, logic and argumentation could only be supported were you to present a demon or a djinn for your audience to see with their own eyes and touch with their own hands. I am genuinely curious to know what you hope to accomplish with this approach besides providing an entertaining read – which this definitely is.
Logic & Reason are the tools of the theologians. Islamic kalam (for example) employs both flawlessly & several tomes have been written on said subjects.
Modern Man meanwhile, eschewed both long ago (as his current tragic, post-modern state of affairs makes it evident for all to see).
As to why I did not use more mysterian methodologies; it has to do with standard etiquette given the audience being spoken to & persuaded.
If I were speaking to a Primarily Muslim audience (for example) I would have used a different tone, as well as different standards (such as use of Islamic evidences).
I appreciate the thoughtful response and agree that Modern Man is not nearly as rational as he purports to be. Perhaps you may yet reach some of them but if you do attempt a different methodology I would be interested in reading it.
Certainly, I have some plans in the future to do collaborations with some Muslim SubStackers. So you are Most welcome to read said Future Works, where I will be speaking more to a primarily Muslim audience; thereby having to use a different sequence of methodologies, some more Mysterian.
how exactly would this be done? I see these forces at play literally everywhere now. This is a great piece of work you've written here. people are speaking up, yet it is literally David vs Goliath. We normal people (whatever that means) are , I firmly believe, the majority, yet we're yoked under what is clear: Minority Rule that is in hyperdrive to cementing its power structure more overtly, and outright tyranny. Speak too loudly, and all your positions become forfeit. I know it's an impossible question yet it's the question: how?
It comes down to overall ability & what an individual's standing is on that front.
I responded to Denis above in the comments section (& you are most welcome to read it!), but in the broader sense, the following Hadith by our Blessed Master Muhammad (Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him!) is relevant:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ بَدَأَ بِالْخُطْبَةِ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ مَرْوَانُ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ الصَّلاَةُ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ . فَقَالَ قَدْ تُرِكَ مَا هُنَالِكَ . فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الإِيمَانِ " .
It is narrated on the authority of Tariq b. Shihab: It was Marwan who initiated (the practice) of delivering khutbah (address) before the prayer on the 'Id day. A man stood up and said: Prayer should precede khutbah. He (Marwan) remarked, This (practice) has been done away with. Upon this Abu Sa'id remarked: This man has performed (his duty) laid on him. I heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
Sahih Muslim 49a
https://sunnah.com/muslim:49a
It would seem there is wisdom in Islam that we of the west do not know much of. Fascinating to me how these strange times bring people of completely different walks of life together. Religions can and do stand up and are not counter to, rational thinking. This fact is denounced by the Atheist/science/postmodern religion, which has become the most irrational of all religions. What this writing suggests is true. a great majority holds opposing views and abhors the new orthodox tyrant in their hearts. A subset of that majority speaks on it publicly. And again, an even smaller subset takes action.
It also strikes me that Religion has done its most bad, irrational, inhuman things, when it is co-opted with political, and is manipulated by humans for worldly gains.
This is the buddhist enlightenment also.. To get out of "small mind", the selfish, worldly, thinking, and in to "big mind", which is when you've separated from ego, striving to be more fair, and altruistic, and try to think beyond your own selfish ends.
And again.. all these concepts are there, and they are also ripe for more manipulation. Tolerance, inclusion, green energy, equity.. appeal to a would-be critical thinker who wants to believe they are supporting a good thing for all mankind. These should be, and of course can be "big mind" concepts.. yet, here we go again, drag them all down in to the "small mind" application for power and profit, pulling millions back down in to the pit, supporting demons and monsters dressed up as angels of our better natures.
No matter what concepts, or "greater good" ideals we come up with, they get almost instantly weaponized.
The human condition, as its always been, as it unfortunately always will be.
It may well be true that the greatest trick the Devil ever did, was to convince mankind that he did not exist.