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Trump says many provocative things, but we must look at his actions. He is extremely pragmatic and not driven by ideology. He is a business man first, and politician second. He knows from a business perspective that war with Iran would mean: 1. Skyrocketing oil prices (the Strait of Hormuz would be closed) 2. Massive casualties: modern warfare is characterized by the inability of invading forces to hold land and positions for extended periods of time, as seen in Ukraine and Afghanistan 3. Huge protests in the US 4. Enormous monetary cost I just don't see it. I think he is placating Israel with this tough talk, and trying to get negotiations going with the Iranian government. -
By Borntowitnesstruth · Posted
Well, firstly no usuli Shia believes that every hadith is authentic. Having said that there can be Ahadith which are either mentioned by a liar or lacking intermediate sources but are based on truth, knowledge and common sense. The first hadith which you mentioned might appear to you strange but may not be strange for a astrologer because it might refer to astrological sign of constellation as whale and not an actual whale by which imam meant orbit of constellation in which earth swim around sun. The second hadith, perhaps, tells astrological effects of Mars and Jupiter because the then people were aware about astrology and not space science, they were interested as to what effects they have upon human nature and in that reference knew stars. Albeit, one can research further to see the alignment of those planets in summer and winter which may further reveal credibility of this hadith. And, that is perhaps work of an astrologer and astronomer. -
By Borntowitnesstruth · Posted
I bet there are narrations of both kind some of which say that imams can hear angels but not see it and other claiming that they can both see and hear them. Even so it is no that strange because there were people without being imam or Nabi to whom angels have met for example there is mention of angel giving good tidings to lady Maryam and mother of Prophet Musa (عليه السلام). Angels did not only communicated to only prophets. -
By Eddie Mecca · Posted
It's possible that it's a borrowed concept or description from Greco-Roman paganism and as such has no basis in reality...but it's also possible that it's a true account...keep in mind that every nation has had a prophet sent to it...many pearls of truth become mixed in alongside the false and fanciful, legendary tales -
By Eddie Mecca · Posted
From Ayatollah Wikipedia: "Jabulqa and Jabulsa (Arabic: جابلقا وجابلسا) or Jabalq and Jabars (Arabic: جابلق وجابرس), are two legendary cities mentioned in Islam. They are said to be made of green emerald and visited by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in his Night Journey. Alexander the Great with two harpies perched on pillars in Jābalasā. In a conversation between Muhammad and his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cities are described as situated in darkness and contiguous to the primeval Mount Qaf. Jabulqa is located in the eastern-most corner of the world and Jabulsa on the western-most one. The figure Dhu al-Qarnayn, mentioned in the Quran, is said to have tried to visit the cities but gave up halfway. However, he was successful in seeing the places where the sun rises and sets. Each city is 12,000 parasangs (at least 36,000 miles) long and wide, with 12,000 gates, and each are guarded by 12,000 men until the Day of Resurrection, when the Qa'im will appear. In the early Basa'ir al-darajat, these cities were inhabited by archetypal male believers who are neither human, jinn nor angels (but whose service to God is similar to those of angels). They appear to be part tellurian and part angelic yet enjoy mystical communion with all the Imāms while awaiting the appearance of the Qa'im. The cities are guarded by 1,000 men each night for a year for each of the 12 fortresses due to enemies called Tharis and Taqil, who behave like Gog and Magog. Muhammad visited the cities in his Night Journey. In the Kitab al-Haft wa-l-azilla (8th–11th century CE), transmitted by Nasayri Shi'a, the sixth Imam al-Sadiq states that the Qa'im will live in these cities. Later Shi'i scholars, including Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi (d. 1659) and Muhammad Baqir al-Bahai al-Hamadani (d. 1915), have used these two cities to support the story of the Green Island, the place where the last Imam is said to be hiding. The cities also appear in the works of Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi and Shaykh Ahmad. Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, in his Javáhiru’l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries) and other works, interprets Jabulqa and Jabulsa symbolically."
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