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Apologetics: Flippin’ Fatwa Friday – The Bible vs. The Quran: Surah al-Baqarah Verses 156-158.

Last time on Flippin’ Fatwa Friday, we covered three issues, talking about good works, the Ka’ba, and jihad. Today, we’re sort-of back to talking about the Ka’ba, though we’ll more specifically be looking at another big part of the Hajj. Let’s take a look at this:

156. Who, when a calamity befalls them, say, ‘Surely, we belong to Allah and to him, of course, we return (and in his will is our peace).’ 157. It is they upon whom descend the benedictions from their Lord and his mercy, and it is they who are guided aright. 158. The Safa and Marwah (- the two eminences near Ka’ba) are certainly (two) of the symbols of Allah, so he who is on Pilgrimage to the house or performs ‘Umrah (- a visit to Ka’ba), there is no blame on him to perform Tawaf (- to run between) the two (eminences), and he who remains thoroughly dutiful and chooses to do good deeds spontaneously, the surely (he will find) Allah is Appreciative and rewards ever good deed done. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing.

I’ve already talked about the pagan origins of the Ka’ba and the Black Stone, but one of the things I sadly forgot to mention was how the Hajj also includes running between two small hills, the Safa and Marwa, seven times. This verse is the only time where this practice is mentioned, and it isn’t really elaborated on in the Quran.

The pagan origins of this practice aren’t something that can only be found through spending hours flipping through history books or scrolling on Google. It’s readily admitted in the hadiths that this practice stems from Arabian pagans. For example, Sahih Bukhari 4496 says:

Narrated `Asim bin Sulaiman:
I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa. Anas replied, “We used to consider (i.e. going around) them a custom of the Pre-islamic period of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up going around them. Then Allah revealed: “Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the Umra to ambulate (Tawaf) between them.” 

Stange how pagan customs were never absorbed into Judaism or Christianity by God. Why would Allah make a pagan custom something that is mandatory in Islam?

The reason for this has much to do with what I’ve mentioned in previous posts about the Hajj. It was all to gain a following. Muhammad knew that these customs were important to the people groups he knew. It wasn’t something they would give up easily. Thus, he simply absorbed them into Islam to make it more palatable for them.

Until next time,

M.J.

This month I'm going to release a newsletter called "The Beginning: On the Currents of Magick" that will include an excerpt from the book I'm writing (which, until now I haven't really talked about publicly).

I aim to discuss what it is that underlies magick, avoiding the typical physics metaphors and getting more to the root of the metaphysical structure underlying the world (or universe if we'd like to use broader language) that lends to the existence of magick. Because, you see, there is a reason that we are capable of the kind of influence we are capable of, and we can couch it in terms of quantum entanglement and atomic vibration and things and that's all valid but more than reducing the spiritual reality of our world into the language of a discipline which relies on cold materialism to offer its answers, we need myth that we can use to ground ourselves in Practice. This is what I've been alluding to each time I discuss Context, and so here will be the beginning of the weaving of such myth: one that is so much older than my capacity for verbalizing it, but which I am being called to put down in a way which we can connect ourselves to nevertheless.

#Magick #Myth #Paganism

Borrowed Fire: Cultural Appropriation in Pagan Practice

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/borrowed-fire-cultural-appropriation-in-pagan-practice/

Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/

Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/

Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/

Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/

Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/

Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness

Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė

By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again

Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer

Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness

Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė

By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again

Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer

Goddess Of the twilight skies between night and day
Let your light shine upon us
Though it be only for minutes each day
Allow us the grace of knowing you
Great Goddess of the dawn
Great Goddess of the Dusk
Daughter of the light high above
Ushering in the age of light
Where once there was darkness

Hausos
Eos
Aurora
Ushas
Aušrinė

By many names have you been known
By many names praised and worshiped
From the earliest days of our kind
Until the very end of us
We mortal beings that dwell upon the earth
In gratitude and joy of the short time given us
When the dark below welcomes the last of us
Into the sunless world of death
Where we shall never know light or thought again

Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

#hellenismos #paganism #pagan #religion #polytheism #prayer

Prayer to #Isis to Move the Constellation of the Great Bear – Encrypted - Translated

This is a #prayer to Isis in the fascinating, fully encrypted ritual manual "PGM LVII", 2nd century, #Egypt

I made a complete transcription of the encoded #Greek text so that you can enjoy seeing this ancient testimony of worship of Isis knowing what you see 🙂

Translation on my blog:

https://www.antikemagie.com/prayer-to-isis-to-move-the-constellation-of-the-great-bear-encrypted/

#archaeology #encryption #AncientMagic #paganism #witchcraft #egyptology

Outside the Default Path: A Pagan Reading of the Federal “Anti-Christian Bias” Report

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/outside-the-default-path-a-pagan-reading-of-the-federal-anti-christian-bias-report/

Instant response from Perun

https://legends.house/instant-response-from-perun/

Instant response from Perun

https://legends.house/instant-response-from-perun/

Instant response from Perun

https://legends.house/instant-response-from-perun/

Instant response from Perun

https://legends.house/instant-response-from-perun/

Hello all! I am #newhere . I am a #pagan interested in all discussions of #theology and #polytheism .

#religion #introduction #paganism

Tha Bealltainn an seo. Beltane is here. The hawthorn is opening. The earth is keeping every promise the empire breaks. Today's Gathering: the news + the herbs that hold you through it.

https://twp.ai/4hpe0I

#Beltane #Druidry #Herbalism #Paganism #WheelOfTheYear #May #Witch #Folklore #Nature

Tha Bealltainn an seo. Beltane is here. The hawthorn is opening. Today's Gathering closes with three herbs for the cross-quarter day: linden, cleavers, motherwort. The land keeps every promise the empire breaks. #Beltane #Druidry #Herbalism #Paganism #WheelOfTheYear #MayDay /|\

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Christian king of Norway, Haakon Haraldsson, in dispute with his pagan subjects, 10th century AD (oil painting 1860 AD, Peter Nicolai Arbo)

https://piefed.social/c/traditional_art/p/2025830/christian-king-of-norway-haakon-haraldsson-in-dispute-with-his-pagan-subjects-10th-cent

Christian king of Norway, Haakon Haraldsson, in dispute with his pagan subjects, 10th century AD (oil painting 1860 AD, Peter Nicolai Arbo)

https://piefed.social/c/historygallery/p/2025829/christian-king-of-norway-haakon-haraldsson-in-dispute-with-his-pagan-subjects-10th-cent

Christian king of Norway, Haakon Haraldsson, in dispute with his pagan subjects, 10th century AD (oil painting 1860 AD, Peter Nicolai Arbo)

https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/2025828/christian-king-of-norway-haakon-haraldsson-in-dispute-with-his-pagan-subjects-10th-cent

The Last Emperor TRUE TO THE GODS

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2025717/the-last-emperor-true-to-the-gods

The Last Emperor TRUE TO THE GODS

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2025716/the-last-emperor-true-to-the-gods

Ah-ha! I did manage to find something for #DoorsDay 😁

What I've noticed is that I seem to be more drawn to doorways and portals, than doors themselves. Might have to start an offshoot : #DoorwayDay maybe?

Anyway, this is Kilpeck Church, south of Hereford (circa 1140). It has a famous Sheela-na-Gig ... alongside 80-something other gargoyles of pagan significance, with some interesting folklore

#photography #architecture #churches #paganism #AncientPlaces #sacredsites

Ah-ha! I did manage to find something for #DoorsDay 😁

What I've noticed is that I seem to be more drawn to doorways and portals, than doors themselves. Might have to start an offshoot : #DoorwayDay maybe?

Anyway, this is Kilpeck Church, south of Hereford (circa 1140). It has a famous Sheela-na-Gig ... alongside 80-something other gargoyles of pagan significance, with some interesting folklore

#photography #architecture #churches #paganism #AncientPlaces #sacredsites

Ah-ha! I did manage to find something for #DoorsDay 😁

What I've noticed is that I seem to be more drawn to doorways and portals, than doors themselves. Might have to start an offshoot : #DoorwayDay maybe?

Anyway, this is Kilpeck Church, south of Hereford (circa 1140). It has a famous Sheela-na-Gig ... alongside 80-something other gargoyles of pagan significance, with some interesting folklore

#photography #architecture #churches #paganism #AncientPlaces #sacredsites

Ah-ha! I did manage to find something for #DoorsDay 😁

What I've noticed is that I seem to be more drawn to doorways and portals, than doors themselves. Might have to start an offshoot : #DoorwayDay maybe?

Anyway, this is Kilpeck Church, south of Hereford (circa 1140). It has a famous Sheela-na-Gig ... alongside 80-something other gargoyles of pagan significance, with some interesting folklore

#photography #architecture #churches #paganism #AncientPlaces #sacredsites

Ah-ha! I did manage to find something for #DoorsDay 😁

What I've noticed is that I seem to be more drawn to doorways and portals, than doors themselves. Might have to start an offshoot : #DoorwayDay maybe?

Anyway, this is Kilpeck Church, south of Hereford (circa 1140). It has a famous Sheela-na-Gig ... alongside 80-something other gargoyles of pagan significance, with some interesting folklore

#photography #architecture #churches #paganism #AncientPlaces #sacredsites

Addendum to the above:
* Frigg probably is the best alignment to the Mórrígan as Mother, Prophet, Weaver, and consort of the Fionn-type (Ódinn), even if the traits of Harvester-Of-Slain-Warriors instead aligns with Freya.
* She is probably also then the Goddess of May-Day if calendar customs were aligned between Germanic-Norse and Celtic in this way, as I would guess them to be.
* Frigg is the origin of Friday: Frigg-Day. I have no lore to suggest any day-association for the Mórrígan.
* May Day this year falls on a Friday (and a Full Moon)

So, make of that what you will - It's probably an especially auspicious day for all you Frigg peeps, as it always would be for Mórrígan peeps.

#neopagan #paganism

MOLOCH APPROVES

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2010231/moloch-approves

MOLOCH APPROVES

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2010231/moloch-approves

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2001840/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2001840/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2001840/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2001840/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2001840/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2001837/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

"Greek and Roman gods are the same-"

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2001837/greek-and-roman-gods-are-the-same

DANGEROUS CHRISTOID SPOTTED

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1996489/dangerous-christoid-spotted

DANGEROUS CHRISTOID SPOTTED

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/1996488/dangerous-christoid-spotted