# Thunder And Lightning: History's Chinese Whisper

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Podcast: [Nagwa Malik's Naked Thoughts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nagwa-malik-s-naked-thoughts-6078712)
Published: 2026-07-14T17:00:07+00:00
Episode link: https://redcircle.com/shows/b438f895-959f-4c8b-935a-8b19a79cdca9/episodes/9b7c1d72-05d4-4b73-9612-2e51ffa6f45f
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Duration seconds: 2729

## Resource

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?

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