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I’ve been working on a series of esoteric Shi’a Muslim portrait illustrations called “The Fourteen Masoomeen,” (Masoomeen meaning “infallibles”) based on the central figures of Twelver Shi’a Islam, where rather than showing the face of the figures, different designs and symbols allude to important moments in their lives. I’ve finished thirteen–The Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, Fatima Zahra, Imam Hasan, Hussein, Zayn al-Abideen, al-Baqir, as-Sadiq, al-Kadhim, al-Rida, al-Jawad, al-Hadi, and al-Askari–and the last one is Imam Mahdi, who is believed to be alive but hidden from the eyes of man until his time of reappearance occurs. I’m stumped on how to approach his illustration and it might take even years for the correct inspiration to hit me, so have these of his beloved thirteen first… :’) 

just walked past this joker themed bar?

Western alchemical texts often resembled mystical riddles. Now, we all love some mystical books of alchemical riddles, it’s half the fun of early alchemy, but Arabic alchemical works are written more like teaching materials. This is because they were often used as teaching materials. Where earlier alchemists needed to encode their works as a form of proto-copyright, Islamic alchemists were trying to efficiently collect and distribute information. Though be warned, “easier to read” by the standards of medieval alchemists is still pretty dense. Hope you like neoplatonism, because in terms of density, Islamic alchemy is a neoplatonic pound cake, with nuts. (The nuts are hermeticism in this metaphor.)

“But who cares?” I hear you ask “Isn’t this supposed to be a book about magic? Why are we talking about these dead Arab philosophers?” Remember, dear reader, that some of the first esotericists in western history were Plato and Aristotle, but their ideas didn’t mesh all that well. 

Many a wizard-philosopher tried and failed to glue them together. Most failed. Some resorted to pretending to be Aristotle, publishing books under his name. For the Byzantines, the idea of reconciling Plato and Aristotle was almost laughable. The neoplatonists said they could do it, but few took them seriously.

By the time the Baghdad House of Wisdom, neoplatonism had time to mature. For the Muslims, it was damn near philosophy 101. The idea that Plato and Aristotle conflicted at all was laughable. “What do you mean Plato and Aristotle don’t fit together? Everyone knows they fit together.” And thus, one of the greatest roadblocks to early magic was smoothed over. The twin cities of early magic were separated by a river, the neoplatonists would cross it, and the Baghdad House of Wisdom would build a bridge. 

Islamic Alchemy, today on da Patreon

We need to make absolute certain that Sun Wukong becomes a huge fucking deal in America , within the next millennium

"naan bread is a redundancy" is the "pineapple on pizza is gross" of linguistics

Shimofuri-tan and Sweets Musume

Birthday Gift for my friend ❤️

everyone please read this and share if you can.

Brazil is going through one of the worst climatic crisis ever seen.

i live in the southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. we have been suffering from extreme, nonstop rainstorms for a week now. the rivers are flooding, reaching 4-6 meters above their natural level. people are being rescued by helicopters, neighborhoods are being evacuated. entire cities are slowly but surely becoming submerged in water. 60 people missing and counting. 32 deaths and counting.

and this is not new. last november also had a flood like this one. 50 dead, many material losses. it happened again this january, with thousands being left without power or water for days.

three catastrophical disasters within less than a year. three disasters only a few months apart.

this is not natural.

unsustainable agricultural practices and politics led to this. a complete disregard for nature led to this. greed led to this. always greed.

when it comes to the climate crisis, i cannot stress this enough: we need to act now if we still want to live. disasters like this are going to happen more often and they're going to be much, much worse. this flood is being considered the worst climatic catastrophe in the history of my state. i don't know how long it will take for another bigger one to happen and take its place. i just know it will be sooner than it should.

links to donate (if you can't donate, sharing already helps a lot):

link for non-brazilians (paybox)

link for brazilians

pix assufrgs

will update more links later. in the meantime, pray for us.

Can Allah Defy Logic?

In Islamic theology, understanding why Allah cannot defy logic involves recognizing the nature of divine omnipotence and the essence of Tawhid, the oneness of God. Allah's omnipotence is immense and unmatched, but it's interpreted within the bounds of what is logically coherent. This perspective ensures that His power is in harmony with the principles of logic and rationality. This approach preserves the consistency and reliability of both the divine nature and the universe He has created.

Central to Islamic belief is the concept of Tawhid, which emphasizes the oneness and uniqueness of Allah. This principle asserts that Allah is the singular, supreme being, whose essence and attributes are incomparable and unparalleled. If Allah were to perform actions that defy logic, such as creating a stone He cannot lift or making contradictory statements true, it would imply limitations or internal contradictions within His nature. This would be at odds with the concept of Tawhid, as it would suggest imperfections in His divine nature.

Furthermore, defying logic would also imply a changeability or inconsistency in the divine nature of Allah, which contradicts the Islamic understanding of God as absolute, unchanging, and consistent. Logic and rationality are seen as inherent aspects of the universe created by Allah, and His actions and will are believed to be in perfect alignment with this rational structure. Therefore, the impossibility for Allah to defy logic is not a limitation, but rather a reflection of His perfection and the orderly nature of the universe He has created. This perspective allows for a coherent understanding of the divine, where Allah's actions and decrees are both omnipotent and logically consistent, maintaining the fundamental principles of Islamic theology.

In the world of logical thinking, where reason shapes all that exists, there are things that simply cannot be. This is true for Allah, the Creator of everything. His power is not limited by inability, but rather by the unbreakable rules of logic that form the foundation of the universe. Allah is unique, the sole ruler of His realm. Sharing His power with another would go against His very nature. He cannot make a stone so heavy that He can't lift it, nor can He change truths like turning 1+1 into 4. These impossibilities belong to the realm of 'nothing', a concept that is beyond definition and creation, for creating 'nothing' itself is a contradiction.

However, this doesn't mean Allah is limited. His ability to create extends to everything that can logically exist, separate from the emptiness of nonexistence. His will is boundless, yet it always aligns with the natural order He has established. It is unthinkable for Him to act against His own creation because this would contradict His attribute of "Rahma", or infinite Mercy. Allah's mercy is central to His power, not to destroy or confuse the world's natural order, but to maintain the beauty and structure of the universe He has so perfectly set in place.

Psych! I lied about disappearing, it was only to make more!!!

Masterpost

father and daughter doodles :] + noir in a skirt cuz yeah

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr in The Study Quran

Unknown, Arabic Script in shape of lion: "In the name of the lion of God, the face of God, the victorious Ali." from Turkey 19th C

04.01

Disrobe your thoughts.

Let them shimmer under

The twilight rain

Before the moon rises

Redressing them.

Without colour

Of the self or the ego.

Without the heat of your cheek

Or the cold of your shoulder.

Without logic or purpose,

Let them rise like unknowns

Gathered at the point of a Planck

Where all knowledge is broken

Yet still is existence.

So there must be rebirth;

So there must be reknown;

So there must be rebeing.

Meet me there and be known.

🩷 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕝𝕜 🏙️

god is either the necessary precondition to any possible statement and thus must exist or a logical contradiction and thus must not exist, or something in between and thus has only some contingent existence. or possibly a fourth thing and so doesn't exist nor doesn't not exist. but either way he's an old guy with a beard who sits on a cloud, that part is for sure

me drowning in a lake while my friend, 11th century french rabbi and prolific scriptural commentator Schlomo "Rashi" Yitzchaki (zy"a) stands nearby: help im drowing help me rashi

Schlomo "Rashi" Yitzchaki (zy"a): "drowing" is likely a scribal error for "drowning." "im drow[n]ing" is to say: my lungs have become filled with water, and i am struggling to breathe. "help" once followed by "help me" a second time: the first [help] is directed to the Holy One, blessed be He, and means: "may He help us by swiftly delivering the World to Come;" the second (i.e., "help me") is to invoke direct assistance in this world, spoken as if to a personal friend. the meaning of "rashi" here is unclear.

A complaint to G_d by Ḥayyūna, teacher of Rābi3a al3adawiyya, from 3uqalā2 almajānīn (The Rationally Insane) by alḤasan ibn Muḥammad anNīsābūrī. Translation by @apostlewithapomegranate.

"Returning What Was Once Lost" — an orphaned Sakina once again finds herself in the arms of her father...

Feeling bittersweet as Ayyam-e-Aza—the Shi'i mourning period—draws to a close after over two months. It's a season of tearful goodbyes as well as reunions, of loved ones put to rest, of martyrs uniting in the next world, of earthly wayfarers aching to return to this very same realm next year...