In Muscat in those days

I was in Muscat in the good old days when you bump into the Sultan every so often. Sultan Qaboos and his family, unlike the Saudi Royal family, are not religious bigots. They have allowed a little more religious freedom than in neighbouring Islamic countries. (If they allow more than that, they might not be able to claim they are Muslims.) Alas, it might not last beyond the Sultan's rule.

Loyalty and Spirituality

13.01.07

I am growing more and more convinced that Islam, as I understand through the writings of Muslims I read, particularly in conjunction with other religions, is more about loyalty than spirituality.

The Pioneers

13.01.07.

The ancient folks are venerated because they were the pioneers. The succeeding generations have added to their understanding and the future generation will continue to do so, each generation pioneering one thing or the other. So we have our heroes (and villains too - the chaps who try to destroy where the heroes create). This is as it should be.