It has occurred to me over the weekend past, several epiphanies on the subject of our Muslims brothers. The first of which, is what I call, the two circles of Islam. The second of which is how similar the faith of Shai Islam is to their Jewish counterparts.
Now it is always risky for someone to make observations of any kind on Islam because it could quite literally blow up in your face. So why not start off with the serious insight first, then get into the surreal after. Why great master of the literary arts, what are the “two circles of Islam”?
Well they are the cultural reason that we have Islamic Fundamentalism, but without the counterbalance of moderate intelligent Muslims really taking them on in debate, or on a serious police action against these misanthropes.
The wider circle of Islam would encompass all who embrace the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, which is why if you say prophet Muhammad three times fast an Englishwoman is deported from a third world country. This would be why the country of Indonesia still does not recognize that Israel exists, out of some misguided loyalty to their Muslim brothers.
The very much narrower of the circles would only count those who are of Arabic decent to be counted among their ranks. For like the Africans they have not been able to go through the joy of nationalism, and therefore see each other in a much different light. This would explain the words of a Syrian Woman who earned a medal in the olympics in the late 90’s saying, and I butcher the quote, “I win this for all Arabs and for Syria.
One would never see such an outreach of unity from almost any other part of the globe. A Brit would never say, “I win this for all of Europe and for Britain as well”, he has been taught that his loyalties belong to his country and not to some misguided sense of oppression.
The danger to this inner circle is what it does to those who are Arabic and not Muslim, as can be seen by Mrs. Arafat who is “Christian” by faith and therefore overcompensates by hating Israel, and the West, proving that she and her kind are true Arabs. Whereas in other areas in the world defining oneself does not involve hating entire ethnic groups, well except for racist hate mongrels.
With that smooth transition I move to how the faith of Shia Islam is much the same as their hated rival the Jews of Israel. This is also my best guess on exactly how the world will end so listen up. We are all familiar with the Judao-Christian tradition of a Messiah. One group is waiting for him to come back, the other waiting for him to come for the first time. (Although that does leave the distinct possibility that it is the same dude, haunting music)
What the Shia are waiting for is the 12th Imam, who is kinda like the Messiah for the Shia. He will be the descendant of Muhammad and will bring justice and peace, while bring Islam throughout the world. That seems kinda contradictory to me, but I can swing with it. There is a tradition that some Sunni embrace that a Mahdi – will come and do the same thing for their side as well. (Which also leaves the possibility that it could be the same dude, haunting music)
Then there is the fact that the God who created this world had a very sophisticated sense of humo, as that he put the one natural resource needed to have a technologically advanced economy, in a place where they hate technology and want to go back to medieval times, not the restaurant sadly. So it is my bet that all four of these “Savior, Messiah, Mahdi, Imam”’s could be, and in fact will be the same dude.
Then we will fight over who he really is, and since God decides those who are victorious in battle, cablammo! It all makes sense! At least most things do when you are suffering from the flu, hoped up on caffeine from Mountain Dew since it is the only thing that doesn’t hurt when drinking and you are having Revelations From Nyquil.
