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A master thread organizing all the threads I've done-

On angels in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On dreams and their interpretation in Islam and Middle Eastern folklore-
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On the Zodiac in Islamic astrology-
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On the Arabic Parts in Islamic Astrology-
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On the planets in Islamic Astrology-
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On the healing practices of Afghanistan, India, and the Persianate world called Yunanai-
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On the misconceptions of the Afghan-Soviet War-
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On British colonialism and East India Company in Afghanistan and Erik Prince's plans to revive them-
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On Islamophobia and its roots in orientalism, anti-black racism, and antisemitism-
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On the history of the Wahhabi-Saudi alliance-
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On the epic love story of Layla and Majnun-
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On the different type of djinn/jinn in Islamic and Middle Eastern folklore-
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On the djinn/jinn kings-
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On the famous North African djinn Aicha Kandicha and her origins-
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On djinn/jinn who cause calamities and destruction-
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On benevolent djinn/jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On mythic and legendary creatures of the Middle East- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the houses of the moon or lunar mansion in Islamic astrology- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Iblis the devil in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the lands and kingdoms of the djinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the djinn queens and jinniya- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On djinn/jinn possession, marriage, and abduction- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On mythic & legendary creatures from Middle East & Islamic folklore pt 2- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On djinn gender, sexuality, and queer djinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On King Solomon and the djinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On half-djinn and djinn ancestry- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On djinn abductions and djinn courts- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On angels part 2- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On mythic and legendary beasts and creatures- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On older obscure djinn/jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On King Solomon part 2- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On angels in astrology and magic in Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On magic in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On pre-Islamic gods and goddesses- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On spiritual healing, ruqya, and exorcism in Islamic tradition- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the dajjal, the Muslim anti-Christ and the end of days- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the djinn and magic- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On magic, djinn familiars, and the djinn king- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On heaven and hell in Islamic cosmology- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On astrologer Abu Ma'shar and his prediction for Caliph Mu'tazz for HistorianofIran-x.com/HistorianofIra…

On Persianate mythic creatures for HistorianofIran- x.com/HistorianofIra…
On how Queen Bawran used astrology to save Caliph Al Mu'tasim for HistorianofIran- x.com/HistorianofIra…

On astrology in the founding of Baghdad for HistorianofIran- x.com/HistorianofIra…

On fortune-telling with fal-e hafez for HistorianofIran- x.com/HistorianofIra…
On the evil eye- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On sorcerers, mages, and wizards of the Middle East- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On sorceresses, mages, and wizards of the Middle East pt 2- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Azrail the angel of death in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Israfil the angel of resurrection in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On archangel Mikail in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the archangel Jibrail/Jibreel in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the angels of the Night Journey- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the 99 Names of God in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Al Khidr or the Green Man- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the angels of Laylatul Qadr- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Taurus from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Gemini from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Cancer from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Leo from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Virgo from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Libra from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Scorpio from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Sagittarius from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Capricorn from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Aquarius from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Pisces from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Aries from astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On correspondences and associations of the zodiac- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On further reading and sources for astrology in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions in world astrology- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the jinn king of Saturn- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the jinn king of Jupiter- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the jinn king of Mars- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the jinn king of the Sun- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the jinn king of Venus- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the jinn king of Mercury- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the jinn king of the Moon- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On nighttime jinn and haunts- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On monsters and jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On jinn-human love and sex- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On jinn and astrology of plagues- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On eclipses in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the Great Conjunction and world conquerors- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On planetary ages in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Great Pyramids in Islamic esoteric lore- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On jinn and dreams- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Yajuj and Majuj, or Gog and Magog in Islamic eschatology- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Moon and its meaning in the signs in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the Mansions of the Moon in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On astrologer kings, queens, and rulers from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Venus in the signs of the Zodiac in astrology from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Prophet Idris and the legendary Hermes- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Numerology in Islamic esotericism- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Abu Ma'shar and pyramids and ruins for Tweetistorian- x.com/Tweetistorian/…

On the Great Conjunctions and Abbasid history for Tweetistorian- x.com/Tweetistorian/…

On the zodiac, astrology, and geography in Abbasid history for Tweetistorian- x.com/Tweetistorian/…
On jinn and islands in Islamic imagination- x.com/Tweetistorian/…

On nowruz and the astrological new year- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Shab e barat- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the jinn who usurped King Solomon- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the Queen of Sheba- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On queens and rulers in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On warrior women in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On women scholars and scientists in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On miracles in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On women poets in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the relationship between jinn and animals- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On jinn and poetry- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On eclipses in astrology from Islamic world and the prince who predicted his own death- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On oracles, soothsayers, and seers from pre-Islamic history through medieval era- x.com/aaolomi/status…
Women in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

Angels of hell and death in Islamic angelology- - x.com/aaolomi/status…

The Sufi Sage Abd al Qadir Jilani and the jinn abduction- x.com/aaolomi/status…
The Abbasid Civil War and Astrology- x.com/aaolomi/status…

Angels who manage the life and humans- x.com/aaolomi/status…

The devilish jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the origins of the Taliban- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On cats in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the realms and homelands of the jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On creepy jinn and monsters- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On women poets in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On astronomy, Astrology, and Poetry in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the winter Solstice and Shab-e-yalda- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the Angel of Death and apocalypse in Islamic eschatology- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the Star of Bethlehem in Islamic astronomy- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On legendary creatures and monsters of South Asia and Southeast Asia- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On legendary sea monsters and creatures from the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On legendary creatures and beasts of the sky and air- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Persian New Year, Nowruz- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Mars and Saturn conjunctions in medieval astrology from Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Angel and Spirit (Ruh) in Islamic cosmology- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On famous women and mothers in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On legendary beasts and monsters of the desert and mountains- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the angels Harut and Marut and their relation to the occult- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On ghosts, spirits, and jinn- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On jinn cities and shrines- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On creatures and monsters of the night in Islamic legend- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On creatures and monsters of the night in Islamic legend pt2-x.com/aaolomi/status…

On Mars and Mars Retrograde in historical astrology- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On Jinn lamps and vessels- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On the devilish family of Iblis- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On magical weapons and legendary objects in the Islamic world- x.com/aaolomi/status…
On the Great Jinn War- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On women scholars in Islamic history- x.com/aaolomi/status…

On jinn cities, buildings, and ruins- x.com/aaolomi/status…

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More from @aaolomi

May 10
gather around habibis, story time about how i had my second jinn encounter.

After what happened last time my friend, M kinda became fixated on whether what we saw was a jinn or something else so he came up with a plan: let’s seek out the jinn and whew did things get weird…
we grew up in a culture where the jinn were taken for granted. We all knew intellectually they may be real but seeing is something else

A few months after he had just escaped being hunted by the jinn-cat, M decided he wanted definitive proof it was a jinn
so he asked me to help him. While initially I said no, curiosity got the better of me. I mean this was 5th grade or so and I’ve always been more curious than anything and am not afraid of much.

Well that was dumb lol
Read 45 tweets
Apr 16
the Angel of Death is one of the angels mentioned in the Qur’an with an even richer lore in Islamic commentaries. Some traditions hold the angel sits under a mighty tree with names on the leaves. With countless unblinking eyes it watches as the leaves fall..

A thread- faded image of angel with four wings holding a spear. From 14th C Aja’ib in QNL
when a leaf falls, the time has come to reap a soul.

To the righteous the angel appears as a friend greeting them with peace but to the wicked the angel is a terrifying reminder of the judgement to come
the Angel of Death is not named in the Qur’an but several traditions hold it is Azra’il and is among the four powerful angels of God.

Descriptions also vary but many claim Azra’il has countless eyes, many wings, and is so vast that its spear spans East and West
Read 16 tweets
Mar 27
in honor of the last few days of Ramadan & Laylatul Qadr sharing some of my favorite invocations and duas against oppression found in Islamic theurgy:

according to al Buni reciting “Ya “Hasib” & “Ya Khafid” frequently day and night is efficacious against oppressors online stock photo of prayer beads on a Quran
for protection against oppressors recite “Ya Hasib” 70 times for seven days starting on Thursday.

from the Khawas to keep safe from oppressors recite Surah Qamar verse 10:

“Lord I am overpowered, so help me”
to defeat and confound an oppressor recite Surah Buruj verses 4-8:
Read 9 tweets
Feb 1
have i told y’all of the first time i may have seen a jinn? Well gather around habibis for a thread.

i was in fifth grade. my friend and i would always walk home from school by taking the back entrance which lead down a hill to a small park and a parking lot…
being kids we always spent some time playing in the park. next to the parking lot was an old basketball court.

one of the games we played would be to stand on a ridge/gutter and toss rocks into the empty parking lot. we even tried to score baskets from high up
one of my friends who was a little older, let’s call him M, would sometimes meet us there.

one day we were tossing rocks and hitting baskets when suddenly a scrawny cat walked out of the bushes and stopped right near the court
Read 26 tweets
Jan 24
one of the surprising things you find in reading medieval manuscripts on astrology in the Islamic world is how much time they spend trying to figure out a person’s personality, psyche, and spiritual path.

There is this one technique called the Lot of Knowledge and Understanding Image
Arabic Lots are calculated points produced from combing different placements in the horoscope.

Think of them like pressure points.

They’re used to reveal insight into a person’s life
the Lot of Knowledge takes the distance between Saturn and Jupiter then adds that from wherever Mercury is in your chart.

Where the Lot ends up reveals your spiritual inclination and path
Read 5 tweets
Nov 5, 2024
Earlier in the week, Mars left its fall in Cancer and entered Leo. Medieval astrologers noted this as an important omen meaning:

-the rise of warlords and warmongers
-contest of wills and conflict between rulers
-harm and disruption to coin-makers
-rise of dangerous beasts Manuscript showing a lion weigh the Sun in the back. From BnF
-grave danger to rulers
-harm and unrest among the youth
-fires and burning and droughts
-deceptions and corruptions between courtiers
-conflict in the court of rulers
-harm to nobles
-strife in the land of the Turks, Jerusalem, and Sistan
Mars will only stay in Leo for a little bit before retrograding back into Cancer

When it retrogrades it signifies:

-revelations of plots and schemes by warmongers
-exposure of the deception of a ruler
-injustice and violence in the lands of the Byzantine
-Market instability
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