I kept asking the key question about Islam, Israel, and the Jews, and eventually, he gave me an honest answer. It's a frightening answer, too, but it's a good place to start.
We're running on parallel tracks, aren't we? :-) ... Thanks much for adding the link AND for your excellent post. I've read a bit about Qutb, but your essay tied together a lot of loose threads. There are moments when I think finding a bridge between the Anglo-American-Biblical-Enlightenment world that animates you (and me) and the world of Qutb, al-Alawqi, and the mullahs is an impossibility. The gulf between those two worlds is too big. But what's the option but to try. Otherwise, it's October 7, Gaza, and nukes -- all the way down. ... Keep the faith, Daniel. And keep doing the work. You're really good at it.
Thank you very very much for this insightful article.
Great article Alan. I've referenced it in my own here (at the bottom):
https://danielclarkeserret.substack.com/p/make-the-ummah-great-again?r=2bk821
We're running on parallel tracks, aren't we? :-) ... Thanks much for adding the link AND for your excellent post. I've read a bit about Qutb, but your essay tied together a lot of loose threads. There are moments when I think finding a bridge between the Anglo-American-Biblical-Enlightenment world that animates you (and me) and the world of Qutb, al-Alawqi, and the mullahs is an impossibility. The gulf between those two worlds is too big. But what's the option but to try. Otherwise, it's October 7, Gaza, and nukes -- all the way down. ... Keep the faith, Daniel. And keep doing the work. You're really good at it.