KHADIJA THE BELOVED QUEEN OF EGYPT SPEAKS:

To comprehend Ishmael's awakening you must understand the stresses which preceded it. It was the eve of his first terrorist mission and he was torn with anxiety. While he was yearning to avenge the Siege of Al-Aqsa and felt genuine patriotism for the Global Umma, his first night in Egypt had left him disillusioned and distressed. The decadence and depravity of pre-revolutionary Cairo simply staggered him. Imagine his confusion! Torn one way by his devotion to the cause and another by revulsion and shame, Ishmael desperately sought a middle path. What he discovered was the Zero.

Instantly, masculine and feminine forces were aligned inside his Being. Feeling this polarity collapse, Ishmael made the audacious leap of decision: he set himself the task of balancing both forces across the entire Arabian Nation.
- The 0th Pillar of Islam.


!SHMAEL THE !NVINCIBLE and other characters copyright Robert Sullivan 1996-2001.