Episode

Thunder And Lightning: History's Chinese Whisper

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Nagwa Malik's Naked Thoughts
Published
Jul 14, 2026
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Summary

Thunderstorms and rain reminded me there was the spiritual concept of thunder being the angel's voice commanding...but who? What? I thought it was time to brush off on my memory and see again how theology and science explain this phenomena and that in turn led me to a thought I've always had re the wuxia world and their remarkable retention of the details noted in Islamic theology and how it was possible?