In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
As I told you before my dearest Julia, when Allah grants me the wealth I need to be married inshaAllah, I will proceed to buy the land for this little house I live in now, plus the land for Casa de Julia inshaAllah. Then I will renovate this little house to make room for you, then I will send someone to get you, and we will marry inshaAllah. Then we will stay in this little house while we supervise the building of Casa de Julia. When Casa de Julia is completed, then I will marry Erin inshaAllah. Let's see: I need to build a master bedroom, Julia's bathroom, tile the entire floor, do some roof repair, replace the ceiling because it's hideous, paint outside and inside, make the doorways taller, install a washer and dryer for Julia, put in a new sink and counter top with a new stove top and ventilation system, do some basic furnishings, and I think that should do it for this little house inshaAllah. I have to confess that I love this little house. When Allah grants me ownership inshaAllah, I wont ever part with it until I die. When Casa de Julia is completed inshaAllah, I'll use this little house as my studio and to house my cats. I really love my cats, Julia. I'm a lonely person but hey, I gave the music to Allah, so there it is. I love you and I need you Julia, and I beg you to please be patient with my cats. And please be constant in your prayers.
Ah Erin! It's nearly time for this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show. I had to stop watching that show because my Julia wasn't in it anymore, but now I'm going to be marrying Erin inshaAllah, I have to start watching that show again. I'm looking forward to seeing you, Erin. I want to make sure you're taking good care of your health, that you're not too thin. I had some photos where your face was so gaunt, I thought it was photo manipulation. I has to delete them, because I couldn't look at them, because it broke my heart. we all want you to be beautiful, and you are beautiful, but I want to make sure you are healthy. Please take good care of yourself and your body, OK? Please eat properly, and get sufficient rest. I love you, and I need you.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Qur'an 20131104
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
88. This is the Guidance of Allah. God gives that Guidance to whom God pleases of God's worshipers. If they were to join other gods with God, all that they did would be in vain for them.
89. These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and Authority, and Prophethood. If these reject them, behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not.
90. Those were who received Allah's Guidance. Copy the Guidance they received. Say, "No reward for this do I ask of you. This is no less than a Message for the nations."
91. No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say, "Nothing does Allah send down to man." Say, "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought? A light and guidance to man, but you make it into sheets for show, while you conceal much. Therein were you taught which you knew not, neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah." Then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling.
The Cattle 6:88-91
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No reward for this do I ask of you. This is no less than a Message for the nations.
Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought? A light and guidance to man, but you make it into sheets for show, while you conceal much. Therein were you taught which you knew not, neither you nor your fathers.
Allah.
88. This is the Guidance of Allah. God gives that Guidance to whom God pleases of God's worshipers. If they were to join other gods with God, all that they did would be in vain for them.
89. These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and Authority, and Prophethood. If these reject them, behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not.
90. Those were who received Allah's Guidance. Copy the Guidance they received. Say, "No reward for this do I ask of you. This is no less than a Message for the nations."
91. No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say, "Nothing does Allah send down to man." Say, "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought? A light and guidance to man, but you make it into sheets for show, while you conceal much. Therein were you taught which you knew not, neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah." Then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling.
The Cattle 6:88-91
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No reward for this do I ask of you. This is no less than a Message for the nations.
Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought? A light and guidance to man, but you make it into sheets for show, while you conceal much. Therein were you taught which you knew not, neither you nor your fathers.
Allah.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Letter to Julia 20131102
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy Birthday, my dearest, beloved Julia. It was wonderful to see you again. You are so very beautiful, and have become even more beautiful. I love you so much. I wish you a most happy day, and life, and it is the meaning of my life while I work my cause for Allah inshaAllah that I look after and help protect you and Erin and our children, and that you age with grace and dignity inshaAllah. Allah is the Best to Protect. You are so precious and valuable to me, you are my life, you are my heart. I want to thank you for your love and patience. I truly and deeply appreciate it. I love you, Julia. I love you, I love you, I love you. I love you with all my heart.
Happy birthday, Julia.
Happy Birthday, my dearest, beloved Julia. It was wonderful to see you again. You are so very beautiful, and have become even more beautiful. I love you so much. I wish you a most happy day, and life, and it is the meaning of my life while I work my cause for Allah inshaAllah that I look after and help protect you and Erin and our children, and that you age with grace and dignity inshaAllah. Allah is the Best to Protect. You are so precious and valuable to me, you are my life, you are my heart. I want to thank you for your love and patience. I truly and deeply appreciate it. I love you, Julia. I love you, I love you, I love you. I love you with all my heart.
Happy birthday, Julia.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Letter to Julia 20131031
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Running hot water! Julia my queen, how dearly are you attached to running hot water? There's a water heater in my shower which I never use. It's electric. There doesn't seem to be a reservoir, so I assume the water is heated in real time. All the showers I take are cold. Well, I use a hose. Force of habit. Spartan, not barbaric. I don't like using running hot water here in Malaysia because I'm sensitive to fungus. The option to an electric water heater is of course, a gas powered boiler. Propane again! Assuming we can get propane-powered appliances, that will be at least 4 active tanks at any given time: boiler, stove top, oven, and clothes dryer. At least a boiler doesn't need a vent. I examined the pipe for the faucet in my toilet, and it seems to be running inside the wall through solid brick. Whether or not it is solid brick or a cavity, it seems that we can run pipes inside the walls. Pipes here in Malaysia are either steel or copper. I haven't seen much plastic being used here for water or waste. We would need a separate pipe system for hot and cold water. Plus a pump or two to get the water up to the second level and reservoir of Casa de Julia. Do you really want or need running hot water, Julia? There won't be running hot water here in my little house. No room for a boiler. Well, you can have the electric water heater. InshaAllah.
It's time for you to get your own Qur'an, Erin my queen. This is a serious matter, so please be serious about this, for every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts. Shop for a bilingual Qur'an at an Islamic bookstore, so you can browse among many publishers for one that's easy for you to digest. Buy your Qur'an from Muslims only! Hard copy, not digital! Make sure it has the original Arabic text as well as the English translation, so you can naturally learn Arabic, Mrs. Global. Let's start by doing a simple daily reading. Offer a prayer first thing in the morning, say "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected", say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful", and say "Ya Allah, increase me in knowledge". Then close your eyes and choose a random verse. If you have a question to ask God, then formulate your question silently before you choose a verse. Then compare what you read with what happens to you and what you observe during the day. Only ONE verse, ONCE a day for now. Take it slow! Don't be in a rush!
Ya Allah, please protect and guide my Julia and Erin.
Running hot water! Julia my queen, how dearly are you attached to running hot water? There's a water heater in my shower which I never use. It's electric. There doesn't seem to be a reservoir, so I assume the water is heated in real time. All the showers I take are cold. Well, I use a hose. Force of habit. Spartan, not barbaric. I don't like using running hot water here in Malaysia because I'm sensitive to fungus. The option to an electric water heater is of course, a gas powered boiler. Propane again! Assuming we can get propane-powered appliances, that will be at least 4 active tanks at any given time: boiler, stove top, oven, and clothes dryer. At least a boiler doesn't need a vent. I examined the pipe for the faucet in my toilet, and it seems to be running inside the wall through solid brick. Whether or not it is solid brick or a cavity, it seems that we can run pipes inside the walls. Pipes here in Malaysia are either steel or copper. I haven't seen much plastic being used here for water or waste. We would need a separate pipe system for hot and cold water. Plus a pump or two to get the water up to the second level and reservoir of Casa de Julia. Do you really want or need running hot water, Julia? There won't be running hot water here in my little house. No room for a boiler. Well, you can have the electric water heater. InshaAllah.
It's time for you to get your own Qur'an, Erin my queen. This is a serious matter, so please be serious about this, for every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts. Shop for a bilingual Qur'an at an Islamic bookstore, so you can browse among many publishers for one that's easy for you to digest. Buy your Qur'an from Muslims only! Hard copy, not digital! Make sure it has the original Arabic text as well as the English translation, so you can naturally learn Arabic, Mrs. Global. Let's start by doing a simple daily reading. Offer a prayer first thing in the morning, say "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected", say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful", and say "Ya Allah, increase me in knowledge". Then close your eyes and choose a random verse. If you have a question to ask God, then formulate your question silently before you choose a verse. Then compare what you read with what happens to you and what you observe during the day. Only ONE verse, ONCE a day for now. Take it slow! Don't be in a rush!
Ya Allah, please protect and guide my Julia and Erin.
Qur'an 20131031
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
70. Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim this: that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts. It will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah. If it offered every ransom, none will be accepted. Such is those who deliver themselves to ruin by their acts. They will have to drink boiling water, and for punishment, one more grievous; for that they persisted in rejecting Allah.
71. Say, "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah, things that can do us neither good nor harm, and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? Like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, "Come to us", guiding him to the path?" Say, "Allah's Guidance is the Guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds."
The Cattle 6:70-71
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Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah, things that can do us neither good nor harm, and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? Like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, "Come to us", guiding him to the path?
Allah's Guidance is the Guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds.
70. Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim this: that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts. It will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah. If it offered every ransom, none will be accepted. Such is those who deliver themselves to ruin by their acts. They will have to drink boiling water, and for punishment, one more grievous; for that they persisted in rejecting Allah.
71. Say, "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah, things that can do us neither good nor harm, and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? Like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, "Come to us", guiding him to the path?" Say, "Allah's Guidance is the Guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds."
The Cattle 6:70-71
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Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah, things that can do us neither good nor harm, and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? Like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, "Come to us", guiding him to the path?
Allah's Guidance is the Guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Letter to Julia 20131030
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
There is another issue connected to your clothes dryer Julia my beloved, namely ventilation. Clothes dryers emit hot exhaust, which in the West is generally channeled through aluminum tubing. Of course, we can punch a hole in the wall (with the proper contractors and material), but I think it would be wiser and more economical to have a system of ventilation for the entire house. The kitchen would need a vent for the stove top and oven, which could be connected to the clothes dryer vent. In Malaysia, rooms are generally divided by brick, not dry wall panels with frames. I don't know why, but every house here is like that, except for the houses that are made of wood. So, any ventilation tubing will have to punch through brick, so I think you should plan your kitchen and laundry room side-by-side for minimal construction issues. We can probably experiment with a kitchen and dryer vent system in this little house, but once installed it cannot be removed, so we would have to install a separate system for Casa de Julia. InshaAllah. Perhaps you might want to add a fireplace for cold nights and indoor BBQs. No BBQs when you're pregnant! Burning animal fat is a mutagen!
Erin my dearest, the Qur'an is more powerful than any book of magic. This is because it is not magic, but the Word of God. Allah is the Reality, just as much as there be people who believe in Allah is reality, as much as there be people who reject Allah is reality. I find it funny that humans would rather believe in sorcery over God. Allah has Power over all. Glory to Allah. Both of you please do not socialize with people who babble ignorantly about Islam unless they turn to a different topic.
There is another issue connected to your clothes dryer Julia my beloved, namely ventilation. Clothes dryers emit hot exhaust, which in the West is generally channeled through aluminum tubing. Of course, we can punch a hole in the wall (with the proper contractors and material), but I think it would be wiser and more economical to have a system of ventilation for the entire house. The kitchen would need a vent for the stove top and oven, which could be connected to the clothes dryer vent. In Malaysia, rooms are generally divided by brick, not dry wall panels with frames. I don't know why, but every house here is like that, except for the houses that are made of wood. So, any ventilation tubing will have to punch through brick, so I think you should plan your kitchen and laundry room side-by-side for minimal construction issues. We can probably experiment with a kitchen and dryer vent system in this little house, but once installed it cannot be removed, so we would have to install a separate system for Casa de Julia. InshaAllah. Perhaps you might want to add a fireplace for cold nights and indoor BBQs. No BBQs when you're pregnant! Burning animal fat is a mutagen!
Erin my dearest, the Qur'an is more powerful than any book of magic. This is because it is not magic, but the Word of God. Allah is the Reality, just as much as there be people who believe in Allah is reality, as much as there be people who reject Allah is reality. I find it funny that humans would rather believe in sorcery over God. Allah has Power over all. Glory to Allah. Both of you please do not socialize with people who babble ignorantly about Islam unless they turn to a different topic.
Qur'an 20131030
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
63. Say, "Who is it that delivers you from the dark recesses of the land and sea, when you call upon God in humility, and in silent terror; 'If God only delivers us from these, we shall truly show our gratitude.'?"
64. Say, "It is Allah that delivers you from these, and all distresses, yet you worship false gods."
65. Say, "God has power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance, each from the other." See how We explain the Signs in various ways, that they may understand.
66. But your people reject this, though it is the Truth. Say, "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs."
The Cattle 6:63-66
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Who is it that delivers you from the dark recesses of the land and sea, when you call upon God in humility, and in silent terror; 'If God only delivers us from these, we shall truly show our gratitude.'?
It is Allah that delivers you from these, and all distresses, yet you worship false gods.
God has power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance, each from the other.
Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs.
63. Say, "Who is it that delivers you from the dark recesses of the land and sea, when you call upon God in humility, and in silent terror; 'If God only delivers us from these, we shall truly show our gratitude.'?"
64. Say, "It is Allah that delivers you from these, and all distresses, yet you worship false gods."
65. Say, "God has power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance, each from the other." See how We explain the Signs in various ways, that they may understand.
66. But your people reject this, though it is the Truth. Say, "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs."
The Cattle 6:63-66
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Who is it that delivers you from the dark recesses of the land and sea, when you call upon God in humility, and in silent terror; 'If God only delivers us from these, we shall truly show our gratitude.'?
It is Allah that delivers you from these, and all distresses, yet you worship false gods.
God has power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance, each from the other.
Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs.
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