“THOTH'S LAW OF REVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS:
"True change always comes from the periphery - the center only takes credit after the fact."”
Discussion
You find this even in our Islamic world. True change comes from the periphery: try to find the people who actually care about the Ummah and want the best for it heart. Either marginalized, on the prephiry, or fought by the global empire.
Ps. Iran doesn't count.
Me: I think the world would be a better place if the US dollar was replaced by something better.
Normie: I think you are right.
Me: Bitcoin?
Normie: not like that, though.
100% every time this is discussed. 😅😅
Why not Iran?
Because it's not on the periphery, and it's being fought at the same time. It's the stronghold of a major sect.
Ok, I can see how they might not qualify as peripheral. The margnalization of the shia both internally and externally make me wonder if they're exception is worth looking deeper into. Maybe not 🤷🏻♂️
Shia are marginalized for modern politics in sunni majority countries, imo. Not for their beliefs. They have been there since 3rd century AH, with strong presence from different factions (buwayhids, fatimids, safavids later). Historically, Twelver Shia, however, never were in power in the golden age of Islam.
AFAIK, twelver Shia never had political power until the 10th century AH through the Safavids. But that's because the sect's scholars chose no politics until Imam Mahdi is out from his hiding.
"كل راية قبل المهدي هي راية ضلال"
As some of their scholars claimed.
