The Boriqee Outlook

How is this done exactly? Why would language be an avenue for power? You must understand that language is the means (the medium/channel) by which knowledge can be attained and understood. Knowledge is power If knowledge is power, then this entails that the medium of knowledge, meaning its acquisition entails the same case as knowledge itself, and thereby implicitly part of the acquirement of power or the lack thereof. From this we get the world of manipulation through euphemism This is expressed as Orwellian double speak We are in an age in which the media and the elite and the managerial class have an entirely different dictionary for how they use various terms. When they use terms, they have entirely different meanings than what the public have perceptions of those same words Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language,” 1946 Andrew Gavin Marsh...

The following is a back and forth discussion that took place with a caller and the great geopolitical, historical and sociological philosopher Alan Watt on the topic above. Below is the transcription of the content and I felt it pertinent to bring here as an eye opener for people to take benefit from Conversation about Origins of Vaccinations And Medicine Justin:   I was calling you tonight to inquire a little bit about the origins of vaccination.  I’ve been doing a little bit of research and it’s taken me, so far, back to the early 17 th  century.  I was wondering if you know anything about where it was originally used.  I understand Cotton Mather got the idea supposedly from a slave who said that he’d been shot up with the smallpox virus in his home country, and came from it.     Alan:   If you back even further you’ll find that it was the Muslims, it was Islam that were the most advanced people in all sciences for hundreds of years.  ...

There is a vast amount of material found within a certain segment of claimants to salafism originating from sources like SPUBS, Troid, and their partisan affiliates with regards to the topic, or rather the word " manhaj ". What is manhaj? The extremely loose meaning of the term simply means "a way". A much more common usage of the meaning in discussions is typically translated as "methodology". This is linguistically correct. However, there is a more technical meaning to it. Before I embark on providing further information on the topic, I think it is best to explain what was the exact provocation to perform this small endeavor to clarify the meaning of manhaj. There is a fundamental problem with the madkhali dissemination of the meaning of the term "manhaj" and this problem yielded possibly some unexpected errors in their blind followers. This is me giving the madkhali leadership the benefit of the doubt, something bereft from their "manhaj...

The primary function of this brief breakdown is not to highlight the entire Athari creed, rather the purpose here is to summarize the essence of the Athari creed in the three distinct aspects that are being grossly misrepresented by the groups of Kalam theology (Ash'aris primarily along with pseudo Atharis). In short, there are three things that ahlul-hadeeth wal-athar i.e the Atharis, are having their own creed being dictated by other than themselves and being promoted in opposition to the principles of the Athari creed, hence the necessity of this brief summary of our stances. This summary is broken down into three primary issues of concern 1. Do we believe in the "literal" or the "dhaahir". Clarifying the divergence between the two 2. Ithbaat vs Tafweed al-M'anawi 3.  The standard operating procedure of classical Atharis on those issues the sources of evidences have remained silent upon So we will go forward one by one addressing these issues in the most ...

There are three types of Sunnah as understood in usoolul-fiqh 1. Sunnatil-qawliyyah (a stated sunnah said by the Messenger of Allah verbatim) The sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are called "Sunnah Qawliyyah".  The term "Hadith" generally stands as synonymous with this type of Sunnah, since the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) are noted down by the companions and called "Hadith". However, ahadeeth contain more than just qawliyyah 2. Sunnatil-fi'iliyyah (a sunnah established through the actions [deeds] of the Messenger ﷺ) The actions of the beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are called "Sunnah al-Fiiliyyah". This type of Sunnah includes both religious and worldly actions.  When it comes to religious actions directly linked with worship, these sunnan are binding and hold the legal status of mandatory. However the fi'iliyyah sunnan that are reported that are of worldly actions, are not considered as mandatory in the legal sense, but most of the t...

Shibi zaman says The Islamic theological creeds or "`Aqa'id" that people divide themselves over today were at one time a source of protection from the influences of various philosophies the Muslims encountered as their domain spread at an unprecedented rate unseen in history before it.  As Hellenic philosophies crept into the theological creeds of the Muslims, just as had occurred with the Jews and Christians before them, the works of the Atharis, Ash`aris and Maturidis against the Aristotelianism of the Mu`tazilis and other groups saved Sunnism. Today, Aristotelianism isn't a threat to the Muslim world and hasn't been for hundreds of years. Neo-Atheism, Darwinism and Materialism are just some of the challenges the Muslims face for which no Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Abu-l Hasan al-Ash`ari, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, or Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali have risen to the occasion. While these challenges are unaddressed, still arguing Atharism over Ash`arism and vice-versa is to use what ...