Maybe he can bond with the muftis over some nose beers and change their minds on the whole orthodoxy business
ahaha fuck could you imagine, that is one of the funniest scenarios ever. ‘oi la, just let them birds do their thing ya know’ *snoooooooort* ‘that’s some proper sound powder there son’ ‘alright boys now lets get some of that chicken fessy jan jan scran and gormy sabby’
He is a very interesting character of history. Some historians think he wasn’t actually being ‘philanthropic’ but intentionally malicious towards the other Islamic lords. He’d give away so much gold on his hajjs that it would debase the currency to the point of sever inflation, that is how much gold he was pumping into these little feudal states. They think he was just trying to domineer the other lords with his wealth and ‘generosity’, posturing his kingdom as the most powerful in the world. But that is only a speculative idea of something over 700 years ago.
Today I made a vindaloo inspired curry. I didn't have all the ingredient so I just riffed on it. Night before the wife and I cooked pork schnitzel, spatzle, saurkraut, and just some mixed roast vegetables.
Hardest job in the world is a national cricket captain. Selector, coach, and player, it's a huge ask. I can't imagine that a nation like Pakistan is very forgiving or patient with poor cricket performances.