"You cannot wake someone who is pretending to be asleep." The old adage captures a distinction worth examining: between ordinary ignorance and willful ignorance. The first is innocent—a gap in understanding that instruction can fill. The second is something different, a deliberate turning away from what could be known, a refusal to see what has … Continue reading Light, Wisdom, and the Choice of Darkness
Two Deadly Traps: The Majority & The Ego
Mark Twain once remarked, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” While often cited as a critique of herd mentality, this principle is echoed repeatedly in the Quran—where majority opinion is not only unreliable, but a known path to misguidance. The Quran Warns Against Following … Continue reading Two Deadly Traps: The Majority & The Ego
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