Oh dear Julia, I'm getting my dates mixed up lately... to tell you the truth, sometimes I don't even know what day it is. It's all this free time (which I love, alhamdulillah), I seem to be caught in a time warp.
I'm sure you are working hard. I am a natural worker, I stopped school to go to work, I even relax by working. As the result, all my knowledge was derived from the need to adapt to my work, as opposed to being tutored. I suppose Allah tutored me, and the knowledge given by Allah is the best. Why do we work so hard? When I was younger, I was like most others you would find in my field: a reckless clown, but a hard worker. But all that hard work only took me up to a certain point, which I could not pass. There was something I was not aware of, which was not a formal education, because I saw many others with degrees stuck at the same place as I. Sure, show business is tough. Some say that only a few people hold the best positions, and they don't give it away, except maybe to kinfolk. As a result, I was isolated. So I took my relationship with God more and more seriously, until it became my agenda, to please Allah with music. Allah has been my only friend through many hardships. I wish I had attained awareness when I was young, then I wouldn't have made so many errors. But I have to do the best with what Allah gives me.
We cannot take our religion to be mere amusement and play, and put our work for material gains above all else. Forget all those other people Julia, as God forgets them, as they forget God. Please take your religion seriously. It's not just that I cannot marry you unless you become a Muslim, but you must be sincere in your relationship with God, or you will harm us both. Please maintain your prayers, and don't pray where people can see you unless it's a group prayer. Hide.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110627
Oh dear Julia, I'm getting my dates mixed up lately... to tell you the truth, sometimes I don't even know what day it is. It's all this free time (which I love, alhamdulillah), I seem to be caught in a time warp.
I'm sure you are working hard. I am a natural worker, I stopped school to go to work, I even relax by working. As the result, all my knowledge was derived from the need to adapt to my work, as opposed to being tutored. I suppose Allah tutored me, and the knowledge given by Allah is the best. Why do we work so hard? When I was younger, I was like most others you would find in my field: a reckless clown, but a hard worker. But all that hard work only took me up to a certain point, which I could not pass. There was something I was not aware of, which was not a formal education, because I saw many others with degrees stuck at the same place as I. Sure, show business is tough. Some say that only a few people hold the best positions, and they don't give it away, except maybe to kinfolk. As a result, I was isolated. So I took my relationship with God more and more seriously, until it became my agenda, to please Allah with music. Allah has been my only friend through many hardships. I wish I had attained awareness when I was young, then I wouldn't have made so many errors. But I have to do the best with what Allah gives me.
We cannot take our religion to be mere amusement and play, and put our work for material gains above all else. Forget all those other people Julia, as God forgets them, as they forget God. Please take your religion seriously. It's not just that I cannot marry you unless you become a Muslim, but you must be sincere in your relationship with God, or you will harm us both. Please maintain your prayers, and don't pray where people can see you unless it's a group prayer. Hide.
I'm sure you are working hard. I am a natural worker, I stopped school to go to work, I even relax by working. As the result, all my knowledge was derived from the need to adapt to my work, as opposed to being tutored. I suppose Allah tutored me, and the knowledge given by Allah is the best. Why do we work so hard? When I was younger, I was like most others you would find in my field: a reckless clown, but a hard worker. But all that hard work only took me up to a certain point, which I could not pass. There was something I was not aware of, which was not a formal education, because I saw many others with degrees stuck at the same place as I. Sure, show business is tough. Some say that only a few people hold the best positions, and they don't give it away, except maybe to kinfolk. As a result, I was isolated. So I took my relationship with God more and more seriously, until it became my agenda, to please Allah with music. Allah has been my only friend through many hardships. I wish I had attained awareness when I was young, then I wouldn't have made so many errors. But I have to do the best with what Allah gives me.
We cannot take our religion to be mere amusement and play, and put our work for material gains above all else. Forget all those other people Julia, as God forgets them, as they forget God. Please take your religion seriously. It's not just that I cannot marry you unless you become a Muslim, but you must be sincere in your relationship with God, or you will harm us both. Please maintain your prayers, and don't pray where people can see you unless it's a group prayer. Hide.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110626
Dearest Julia, how's life in high fashion today? Most certainly, beautiful clothes suit you, as you are so lovely, my dearest. I certainly need some nice new clothes, especially shoes, for everything I have has been worked to the bone. I have something new for the next Eid, which is about 2 months away. Yes, fasting month is next month or so. I wonder if you have tried fasting? Just do your best with what God has given you: as long as your worship is sincere then insyaAllah, everything will be OK.
While I have stepped down in food and clothing, Chee Cheah has stepped up. Yeah, I adore cats, so I always spoil the ones who stay with me. But in this case, I can't afford packaged cat food, so I make fresh food for little Chee Cheah. My staple right now is rice and mackerel. Whenever I buy mackerel, I fillet the whole lot, and separate the flesh, the bones, the roe, and the heads, then keep them in the freezer. The fish heads I fry up until crispy for her, and I also give her a whole fillet which I steam up with the rice. The fish is best for her skin and fur I think. I also mix up some fish with fresh rice for her. This morning, I served her leftovers, and she gave me a "What?" look. Hold on, let me see if she finished her food... no, she didn't. What a little snob.
But it would be nice to have some new clothes and shoes. I don't pass anymore, so dresses are out of the question until the next life. Which probably makes you happy: less competition! Playing drums was my downfall: since I started playing drums, I became bulky, and God gave me a body to bust skulls with. Also, I'm certainly not young anymore. You be the pretty one for both of us Julia. Besides, I'd rather stare at you than at the mirror. Anyway, I could sure use a fresh pair of jungle boots, and some Doc Martens. Jungle boots are made in China so I might find some here, but Doc Martens are impossible to come by around these here parts.
As I watch Shadowplay TV, I see many fashion designers. I really like Vera Wang... she's so bubbly! I also think Carolina Herrera is very stylish. Oddly enough, I don't see Karl Lagerfeld on TV at all. Isaac Mizrahi comes up a lot. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he should be careful about his food, otherwise he will be busting out of his clothes, which is unflattering for the clothes. But then again, he's been hanging out with some spiritual losers. I don't hang out anymore, I just work. I guess that means that I only hang out with children, and cats. But I would like to have some new clothes anyway.
Don't these guys kind of look like thugs? Nowadays, the thug look is chic. But it also adds some flair to the topic of the song they're singing.
Dearest Julia, how's life in high fashion today? Most certainly, beautiful clothes suit you, as you are so lovely, my dearest. I certainly need some nice new clothes, especially shoes, for everything I have has been worked to the bone. I have something new for the next Eid, which is about 2 months away. Yes, fasting month is next month or so. I wonder if you have tried fasting? Just do your best with what God has given you: as long as your worship is sincere then insyaAllah, everything will be OK.
While I have stepped down in food and clothing, Chee Cheah has stepped up. Yeah, I adore cats, so I always spoil the ones who stay with me. But in this case, I can't afford packaged cat food, so I make fresh food for little Chee Cheah. My staple right now is rice and mackerel. Whenever I buy mackerel, I fillet the whole lot, and separate the flesh, the bones, the roe, and the heads, then keep them in the freezer. The fish heads I fry up until crispy for her, and I also give her a whole fillet which I steam up with the rice. The fish is best for her skin and fur I think. I also mix up some fish with fresh rice for her. This morning, I served her leftovers, and she gave me a "What?" look. Hold on, let me see if she finished her food... no, she didn't. What a little snob.
But it would be nice to have some new clothes and shoes. I don't pass anymore, so dresses are out of the question until the next life. Which probably makes you happy: less competition! Playing drums was my downfall: since I started playing drums, I became bulky, and God gave me a body to bust skulls with. Also, I'm certainly not young anymore. You be the pretty one for both of us Julia. Besides, I'd rather stare at you than at the mirror. Anyway, I could sure use a fresh pair of jungle boots, and some Doc Martens. Jungle boots are made in China so I might find some here, but Doc Martens are impossible to come by around these here parts.
As I watch Shadowplay TV, I see many fashion designers. I really like Vera Wang... she's so bubbly! I also think Carolina Herrera is very stylish. Oddly enough, I don't see Karl Lagerfeld on TV at all. Isaac Mizrahi comes up a lot. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he should be careful about his food, otherwise he will be busting out of his clothes, which is unflattering for the clothes. But then again, he's been hanging out with some spiritual losers. I don't hang out anymore, I just work. I guess that means that I only hang out with children, and cats. But I would like to have some new clothes anyway.
Don't these guys kind of look like thugs? Nowadays, the thug look is chic. But it also adds some flair to the topic of the song they're singing.
Qur'an 20110626
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
28. When they do something that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so," and "Allah commanded us thus." Say, "No, Allah never commands what is shameful. Do you say of Allah what you know not?"
29. Say, "My Lord has commanded justice, and that you set your whole selves at every time and place of prayer, and call upon God, making your devotion sincere as in God's sight. Such as God created you in the beginning, so shall you return."
30. Some God has guided. Others have deserved the loss of their way, in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance.
31. O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer. Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not the wasters.
32. Say, "Who has forbidden the beauty of Allah, which God has produced for God's servants, and the things, clean and pure, for sustenance?" Say, "They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, purely for them on the Day of Judgment." Thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who understand.
33. Say, "The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret, sins and trespasses against truth or reason, assigning of partners to Allah, for which God has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge."
34. To every people is a term appointed. When their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor can they advance.
The Heights 7:28-34
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No, Allah never commands what is shameful. Do you say of Allah what you know not?
My Lord has commanded justice, and that you set your whole selves at every time and place of prayer, and call upon God, making your devotion sincere as in God's sight. Such as God created you in the beginning, so shall you return.
Who has forbidden the beauty of Allah, which God has produced for God's servants, and the things, clean and pure, for sustenance?
They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, purely for them on the Day of Judgment.
The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret, sins and trespasses against truth or reason, assigning of partners to Allah, for which God has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge.
28. When they do something that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so," and "Allah commanded us thus." Say, "No, Allah never commands what is shameful. Do you say of Allah what you know not?"
29. Say, "My Lord has commanded justice, and that you set your whole selves at every time and place of prayer, and call upon God, making your devotion sincere as in God's sight. Such as God created you in the beginning, so shall you return."
30. Some God has guided. Others have deserved the loss of their way, in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance.
31. O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer. Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not the wasters.
32. Say, "Who has forbidden the beauty of Allah, which God has produced for God's servants, and the things, clean and pure, for sustenance?" Say, "They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, purely for them on the Day of Judgment." Thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who understand.
33. Say, "The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret, sins and trespasses against truth or reason, assigning of partners to Allah, for which God has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge."
34. To every people is a term appointed. When their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor can they advance.
The Heights 7:28-34
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No, Allah never commands what is shameful. Do you say of Allah what you know not?
My Lord has commanded justice, and that you set your whole selves at every time and place of prayer, and call upon God, making your devotion sincere as in God's sight. Such as God created you in the beginning, so shall you return.
Who has forbidden the beauty of Allah, which God has produced for God's servants, and the things, clean and pure, for sustenance?
They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, purely for them on the Day of Judgment.
The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret, sins and trespasses against truth or reason, assigning of partners to Allah, for which God has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110622
Hi Julia, my beloved. Are you being a good girl? I am doing OK, and I thoroughly enjoy having lots of time, broke as I am. I made some prawn injections last night (oh all right, I suppose the correct name is croquettes) with chopped shrimp heads mixed into the batter. And you know how much I love shrimp heads. I must buy some jumbo shrimp in the future, insyaAllah.
Are you making some Muslim friends as I asked you to? Don't try too hard, just do your best. If you have followed this path of adventure, then you would have discovered that there are many sects of Islam, many "isms" per se. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) counted 73 different sects of Islam by the time Judgement Day comes about. The correct one is that of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and those who follow him. Sure, anyone can say that they follow the prophet (peace be on him), but who can PRECISELY follow him, and the commands of the Qur'an, without distortion? I would certainly be hesitant to follow his followers. But as for the sects, just leave them alone. God will deal with them on a one-to-one basis.
I'm sure you can already see all the corruption prevalent in daily life, that is why it is so unique for you to be good, and be righteous, because everyone else accepts the corruption to be "normal", and "practical". Certainly you are being tried for the gift of great beauty that God has given you, so be good, and righteous. No one else can bear your burdens but you, so be good, and righteous. And be proactive in being good, and righteous. For example, if someone is warned about a giant army amassing against them, would they:
1. Wait until it becomes a problem before they do anything,
2. Say, "I'm too small and helpless", then lie back and allow themselves to be pounded,
3. Make preparations (with rhetoric in support) to join them?
Whatever happens, you are my girl, and I love you. Please pray for us, my love.
Are you making some Muslim friends as I asked you to? Don't try too hard, just do your best. If you have followed this path of adventure, then you would have discovered that there are many sects of Islam, many "isms" per se. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) counted 73 different sects of Islam by the time Judgement Day comes about. The correct one is that of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and those who follow him. Sure, anyone can say that they follow the prophet (peace be on him), but who can PRECISELY follow him, and the commands of the Qur'an, without distortion? I would certainly be hesitant to follow his followers. But as for the sects, just leave them alone. God will deal with them on a one-to-one basis.
I'm sure you can already see all the corruption prevalent in daily life, that is why it is so unique for you to be good, and be righteous, because everyone else accepts the corruption to be "normal", and "practical". Certainly you are being tried for the gift of great beauty that God has given you, so be good, and righteous. No one else can bear your burdens but you, so be good, and righteous. And be proactive in being good, and righteous. For example, if someone is warned about a giant army amassing against them, would they:
1. Wait until it becomes a problem before they do anything,
2. Say, "I'm too small and helpless", then lie back and allow themselves to be pounded,
3. Make preparations (with rhetoric in support) to join them?
Whatever happens, you are my girl, and I love you. Please pray for us, my love.
Qur'an 20110622
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
158. Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or your Lord, or certain of the Signs of your Lord! The day that certain of the Signs of your Lord does come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before, nor earned righteousness through its Faith. Say, "Wait you: we too are waiting."
159. As for those who divide their religion, and break up into sects, you have no part in them in the least. Their affair is with Allah. God will, in the end, tell them the truth of all they did.
160. He that does good shall have ten times as much to his credit. He that does evil shall be recompensed according to his evil. No wrong shall be done unto them.
161. Say, "Verily, my Lord has guided me to a Way that is straight, a religion of Right, the Path of Abraham, the true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."
162. Say, "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds."
163. No partner has God. This am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to God's Will.
164. Say, "Shall I seek for cherisher other than Allah, when God is the Cherisher of all things? Every soul draws the results of its acts on none but itself. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. God will tell you the truth of the things wherein you disputed."
The Cattle 6:158-164
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Wait you: we too are waiting.
Verily, my Lord has guided me to a Way that is straight, a religion of Right, the Path of Abraham, the true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah.
Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds.
Shall I seek for cherisher other than Allah, when God is the Cherisher of all things? Every soul draws the results of its acts on none but itself. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. God will tell you the truth of the things wherein you disputed.
Most people want the Signs of God to manifest in reality before they have any faith. They want to be CERTAIN, they want something they can see, and touch. It's not enough for them to be warned that they are going to get their asses kicked, they just want to get their asses kicked. Only then will they believe. But that's not faith: that's MATERIALISM.
158. Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or your Lord, or certain of the Signs of your Lord! The day that certain of the Signs of your Lord does come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before, nor earned righteousness through its Faith. Say, "Wait you: we too are waiting."
159. As for those who divide their religion, and break up into sects, you have no part in them in the least. Their affair is with Allah. God will, in the end, tell them the truth of all they did.
160. He that does good shall have ten times as much to his credit. He that does evil shall be recompensed according to his evil. No wrong shall be done unto them.
161. Say, "Verily, my Lord has guided me to a Way that is straight, a religion of Right, the Path of Abraham, the true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."
162. Say, "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds."
163. No partner has God. This am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to God's Will.
164. Say, "Shall I seek for cherisher other than Allah, when God is the Cherisher of all things? Every soul draws the results of its acts on none but itself. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. God will tell you the truth of the things wherein you disputed."
The Cattle 6:158-164
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Wait you: we too are waiting.
Verily, my Lord has guided me to a Way that is straight, a religion of Right, the Path of Abraham, the true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah.
Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds.
Shall I seek for cherisher other than Allah, when God is the Cherisher of all things? Every soul draws the results of its acts on none but itself. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. God will tell you the truth of the things wherein you disputed.
Most people want the Signs of God to manifest in reality before they have any faith. They want to be CERTAIN, they want something they can see, and touch. It's not enough for them to be warned that they are going to get their asses kicked, they just want to get their asses kicked. Only then will they believe. But that's not faith: that's MATERIALISM.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110620
Have you been eating properly? I look at your photos, and sometimes I see that you are too thin, wearing a dress that's too small. One image that sticks out in my mind is an ad by Dolce and Gabbana, with 3 models (including you) in the forest- so emaciated! Do they think that's beauty? Or art? Such deathly thin models DO NOT flatter the clothes that they are wearing. If they want to show off a size 2 dress, then get a small model! Someone who's 5'2"! Don't force a model who is 5'11" into a size 2! I see everywhere many flattering photos of small women with beautiful clothes. Don't they know how to make people look good in photographs? Keep the girls healthy, and fit them with the right size!
Anyway, the message today is about those who forbid the sustenance of others. They come up with excuses to restrict food and income, so they can hog and control, for whatever reason. Some of them behave like mobsters, then expect others to consider them as civilized, and "developed"! And like those fashion photos, they think that other people don't notice. I remember Phoenix, Arizona which is close to Mexico. There is a huge number of undocumented aliens close to the border. The financial condition of many Mexicans is frustratingly poor, because most of the area is controled by mobsters. Owning a small business means getting a loan from the mob, because they are the ones with the money- drug money, that is. So these people run to the north to escape the iron fist, but they are illegal aliens. So it is easy for the iron fist to follow them. Though it's not as easy to enforce mob rule in USA as opposed to Mexico, it still gets done.
This is definitely a god complex, to forcibly restrict the sustenance of others. And anybody with a god complex (or follows a tyrant) certainly doesn't believe in God, because they hold others as equals to God: namely themselves. And they get away with it because they impose fear. However, there is always a bigger gun, and it could be pointing at them from thousands of miles away. And God holds the biggest gun of all.
Anyway, I would like you to stay at a size 7. I think you are naturally thin anyway, and filling out a size 7 is most flattering for you, and probably most healthy too. Go out and enjoy food with your buddies. The simple rules are: no pig, no carrion, no blood, and make sure you say, "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before the first bite/sip. Have a ribeye steak for me! I can't afford meat right now, but the house my mother gave me has plenty of fruit trees, so I'm OK for now, alhamdulillah. Please pray for us, my beloved.
Anyway, the message today is about those who forbid the sustenance of others. They come up with excuses to restrict food and income, so they can hog and control, for whatever reason. Some of them behave like mobsters, then expect others to consider them as civilized, and "developed"! And like those fashion photos, they think that other people don't notice. I remember Phoenix, Arizona which is close to Mexico. There is a huge number of undocumented aliens close to the border. The financial condition of many Mexicans is frustratingly poor, because most of the area is controled by mobsters. Owning a small business means getting a loan from the mob, because they are the ones with the money- drug money, that is. So these people run to the north to escape the iron fist, but they are illegal aliens. So it is easy for the iron fist to follow them. Though it's not as easy to enforce mob rule in USA as opposed to Mexico, it still gets done.
This is definitely a god complex, to forcibly restrict the sustenance of others. And anybody with a god complex (or follows a tyrant) certainly doesn't believe in God, because they hold others as equals to God: namely themselves. And they get away with it because they impose fear. However, there is always a bigger gun, and it could be pointing at them from thousands of miles away. And God holds the biggest gun of all.
Anyway, I would like you to stay at a size 7. I think you are naturally thin anyway, and filling out a size 7 is most flattering for you, and probably most healthy too. Go out and enjoy food with your buddies. The simple rules are: no pig, no carrion, no blood, and make sure you say, "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before the first bite/sip. Have a ribeye steak for me! I can't afford meat right now, but the house my mother gave me has plenty of fruit trees, so I'm OK for now, alhamdulillah. Please pray for us, my beloved.
Qur'an 20110620
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
142. Of the cattle are some for burden, and some for meat. Eat what Allah has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan, for he is to you an avowed enemy.
143. Eight in pairs, of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair. Say, "Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if you are truthful."
144. Of camels a pair, and of oxen a pair. Say, "Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead men astray without knowledge? For Allah guides not people who do wrong."
145. Say, "I find not in the Message received by me by inspiration any forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for it is an abomination, or what is impious, on which a name has been invoked other than Allah's." But, if a person is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor trangressing due limits, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
146. For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade all with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone. This in recompense for their willful disobedience, for We are True.
147. If they accuse you of falsehood, say, "Your Lord is full of Mercy, All-Embracing." But from people in guilt, never will God's wrath be turned back.
148. Those who give partners will say, "If Allah had wished, we would not have given partners to God, nor would our fathers, nor would we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until they tasted of Our wrath. Say, "Have you any knowledge? If so, produce it before us. You follow nothing but conjecture, you do nothing but lie."
149. Say, "With Allah is the argument that reaches home. If it had been God's Will, God could indeed have guided you all."
150. Say, "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not you amongst them, nor follow you the vain desires of such as treat Our Signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, for they hold others as equals with their Guardian-Lord.
151. Say, "Come, I will rehearse what Allah has prohibited you from." Join not anything as equal with God. Be good to your parents. Kill not your children on a plea of want: We provide sustenance for you and them. Come not nigh to shameful deeds, whether open or secret. Take not life, which Allah has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does God command you, that you may learn wisdom.
The Cattle 6:143-151
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Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if you are truthful.
Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead men astray without knowledge? For Allah guides not people who do wrong.
I find not in the Message received by me by inspiration any forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for it is an abomination, or what is impious, on which a name has been invoked other than Allah's.
Your Lord is full of Mercy, All-Embracing.
Have you any knowledge? If so, produce it before us. You follow nothing but conjecture, you do nothing but lie.
With Allah is the argument that reaches home. If it had been God's Will, God could indeed have guided you all.
Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so.
Come, I will rehearse what Allah has prohibited you from.
142. Of the cattle are some for burden, and some for meat. Eat what Allah has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan, for he is to you an avowed enemy.
143. Eight in pairs, of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair. Say, "Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if you are truthful."
144. Of camels a pair, and of oxen a pair. Say, "Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead men astray without knowledge? For Allah guides not people who do wrong."
145. Say, "I find not in the Message received by me by inspiration any forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for it is an abomination, or what is impious, on which a name has been invoked other than Allah's." But, if a person is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor trangressing due limits, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
146. For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade all with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone. This in recompense for their willful disobedience, for We are True.
147. If they accuse you of falsehood, say, "Your Lord is full of Mercy, All-Embracing." But from people in guilt, never will God's wrath be turned back.
148. Those who give partners will say, "If Allah had wished, we would not have given partners to God, nor would our fathers, nor would we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until they tasted of Our wrath. Say, "Have you any knowledge? If so, produce it before us. You follow nothing but conjecture, you do nothing but lie."
149. Say, "With Allah is the argument that reaches home. If it had been God's Will, God could indeed have guided you all."
150. Say, "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not you amongst them, nor follow you the vain desires of such as treat Our Signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, for they hold others as equals with their Guardian-Lord.
151. Say, "Come, I will rehearse what Allah has prohibited you from." Join not anything as equal with God. Be good to your parents. Kill not your children on a plea of want: We provide sustenance for you and them. Come not nigh to shameful deeds, whether open or secret. Take not life, which Allah has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does God command you, that you may learn wisdom.
The Cattle 6:143-151
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Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if you are truthful.
Has God forbidden the two males, or the two females, or which the wombs of the two females enclose? Were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead men astray without knowledge? For Allah guides not people who do wrong.
I find not in the Message received by me by inspiration any forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for it is an abomination, or what is impious, on which a name has been invoked other than Allah's.
Your Lord is full of Mercy, All-Embracing.
Have you any knowledge? If so, produce it before us. You follow nothing but conjecture, you do nothing but lie.
With Allah is the argument that reaches home. If it had been God's Will, God could indeed have guided you all.
Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so.
Come, I will rehearse what Allah has prohibited you from.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110618
But at best, nothing has changed since the time of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him). Many "Muslims" believe that Islam has advanced since the prophet (peace be on him) passed away, but he was the purest Muslim, and without him we have become corrupt. Rather, things have deteriorated since prophet Muhammad (peace be on him), as we are nearing Judgement Day. Humans still oppress, at all levels, in the name of power. Humans are using Islam as a tool to further their personal agenda. Instead, we humans are either the tools, or the fodder. There is a giant army amassing, or did you not notice?
We are all replacable, my Julia. Whatever power we think we have, can be transferred to others. Especially from the perspective of God, whatever talent or beauty we have can be transferred to others. We come from the lives of other people, thus we have our successors. Don't think the politics of where you are is better than where I am, Julia. It is the same everywhere, people are fooled by the material.
But to be positive, there is a balance for those who do good, so let that be us, my Julia. Hey Julia, don't fall off that skyscraper with all those diamonds around your neck. Here's my hand, let me catch you, my love. Please have faith in Allah, and look to the Hereafter, then if you believe in our love, Allah will bring us together. InsyaAllah.
We are all replacable, my Julia. Whatever power we think we have, can be transferred to others. Especially from the perspective of God, whatever talent or beauty we have can be transferred to others. We come from the lives of other people, thus we have our successors. Don't think the politics of where you are is better than where I am, Julia. It is the same everywhere, people are fooled by the material.
But to be positive, there is a balance for those who do good, so let that be us, my Julia. Hey Julia, don't fall off that skyscraper with all those diamonds around your neck. Here's my hand, let me catch you, my love. Please have faith in Allah, and look to the Hereafter, then if you believe in our love, Allah will bring us together. InsyaAllah.
Qur'an 20110618
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
133. Your Lord is Self-Sufficient, Full of Mercy. If it were God's Will, God could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom God Will as your successors, even as God raised you up from the posterity of other people.
134. All that has been promised to you will come to pass, nor can you frustrate it.
135. Say, "O my people! Do whatever you can. I will do. Soon will you know who it is whose end will be, in the Hereafter. Certain it is that the wrongdoers will not prosper."
The Cattle 6:133-135
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O my people! Do whatever you can. I will do. Soon will you know who it is whose end will be, in the Hereafter. Certain it is that the wrongdoers will not prosper.
133. Your Lord is Self-Sufficient, Full of Mercy. If it were God's Will, God could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom God Will as your successors, even as God raised you up from the posterity of other people.
134. All that has been promised to you will come to pass, nor can you frustrate it.
135. Say, "O my people! Do whatever you can. I will do. Soon will you know who it is whose end will be, in the Hereafter. Certain it is that the wrongdoers will not prosper."
The Cattle 6:133-135
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O my people! Do whatever you can. I will do. Soon will you know who it is whose end will be, in the Hereafter. Certain it is that the wrongdoers will not prosper.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110616
Oh Julia my beloved, I was off by a year in the events I stated in my last letter. I'm certainly getting old. Perhaps Allah is making me forget some of the past, and focus on the future. Certainly the past is filled with darkness, with a stairway to the abyss. But how can I forget, when human nature remains the same?
Well, I'd certainly rather be having fun with Julia. How are you, my sweetie? Are you taking good care of your beautiful body? Please make sure you are eating properly, since you are working so hard. Your bosses may not agree, but I would like you to stay at a size 7. Yum! But please eat adequately, and remember to invoke the name of Allah before the first bite/sip. As my mate, there is no such thing for us as a private meal, especially at this stage of our love. We have no privacy, so please be a good girl, open and secret! Don't eat the food on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, like food prepared for pagan rituals. People are going to trick you with this, for they intend to corrupt you, so don't obey them.
Of course you are going to have enemies, especially considering how beautiful you are and how powerful you've become. Sad to say, enemies behave most reliable- you can always count on enemies to act the same way, huh? Be aware of the intelligent and smooth talkers, who try to manipulate you with "logic", either directly or by innuendo (like mass media). This includes those who whisper at you from the nothingness. Ignore them and their words. Yes, it's easy to ignore them- just walk around in a divine spotlight of purity, which sets up a force field against their words. Kind of like in Star Wars.
Please forgive me for not writing as regularly as before. Right now, it's 50 cents a blog plus a journey downtown every time, so I try to write my love letter and Qur'an blog at the same time. Interesting. It's like being caught up in a time warp that sends me back to the active days of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him). Julia, I love you and I want to marry you! Now please excuse me, as I have to go and feed the Zam.
Well, I'd certainly rather be having fun with Julia. How are you, my sweetie? Are you taking good care of your beautiful body? Please make sure you are eating properly, since you are working so hard. Your bosses may not agree, but I would like you to stay at a size 7. Yum! But please eat adequately, and remember to invoke the name of Allah before the first bite/sip. As my mate, there is no such thing for us as a private meal, especially at this stage of our love. We have no privacy, so please be a good girl, open and secret! Don't eat the food on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, like food prepared for pagan rituals. People are going to trick you with this, for they intend to corrupt you, so don't obey them.
Of course you are going to have enemies, especially considering how beautiful you are and how powerful you've become. Sad to say, enemies behave most reliable- you can always count on enemies to act the same way, huh? Be aware of the intelligent and smooth talkers, who try to manipulate you with "logic", either directly or by innuendo (like mass media). This includes those who whisper at you from the nothingness. Ignore them and their words. Yes, it's easy to ignore them- just walk around in a divine spotlight of purity, which sets up a force field against their words. Kind of like in Star Wars.
Please forgive me for not writing as regularly as before. Right now, it's 50 cents a blog plus a journey downtown every time, so I try to write my love letter and Qur'an blog at the same time. Interesting. It's like being caught up in a time warp that sends me back to the active days of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him). Julia, I love you and I want to marry you! Now please excuse me, as I have to go and feed the Zam.
Qur'an 20110616
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
109. They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a Sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say, "Certainly, Signs are in the Power of Allah, but what would make you realise that if Signs came, they will not believe?"
110. We shall turn to their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in the first instance. We shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction.
111. Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak to them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's Plan. But most of them ignore.
112. Likewise did We make for every messenger an enemy- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If your Lord had so planned, they would not have done it. So leave them and their inventions alone.
113. To such let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the Hereafter. Let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may.
114. Say, "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? When God it is who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well to whom We have given the Book, that it has been sent down from your Lord in Truth. Never be then of those who doubt.
115. The Word of your Lord does find its fulfillment in truth and justice. None can change God's Words, for God is the One who Hears, and Knows all.
116. Were you to follow the common run of those on earth, they will lead you away from the Way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjecture, they do nothing but lie.
117. Your Lord knows best who strays from God's Way. God knows best who they are that receive guidance.
The Cattle 6:109-117
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Certainly, Signs are in the Power of Allah, but what would make you realise that if Signs came, they will not believe?
Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? When God it is who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail.
109. They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a Sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say, "Certainly, Signs are in the Power of Allah, but what would make you realise that if Signs came, they will not believe?"
110. We shall turn to their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in the first instance. We shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction.
111. Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak to them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's Plan. But most of them ignore.
112. Likewise did We make for every messenger an enemy- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If your Lord had so planned, they would not have done it. So leave them and their inventions alone.
113. To such let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the Hereafter. Let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may.
114. Say, "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? When God it is who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well to whom We have given the Book, that it has been sent down from your Lord in Truth. Never be then of those who doubt.
115. The Word of your Lord does find its fulfillment in truth and justice. None can change God's Words, for God is the One who Hears, and Knows all.
116. Were you to follow the common run of those on earth, they will lead you away from the Way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjecture, they do nothing but lie.
117. Your Lord knows best who strays from God's Way. God knows best who they are that receive guidance.
The Cattle 6:109-117
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Certainly, Signs are in the Power of Allah, but what would make you realise that if Signs came, they will not believe?
Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? When God it is who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110612
Hi Julia, my love. I love you! Can you hear my voice? How's life in the city? Do you believe in our love, and in God? If so, then please maintain your prayers.
Did you know that this is election year in Malaysia? The last election year was 2007. I was still in the USA at that time: I had just lost my home & studio then, and I was staying at a mosque. I'm as equally destitute now: by some odd coincidence I lost most of my music students when my karaoke arcade was shut down. Since I'm poor anyway, why bother fighting to re-open my arcade? And I'll have more time. I'll just wait for Allah to be nice enough to give me more students. Alhamdulillah, I'm not forced to live at a mosque right now. But I don't regret the time I spent at the mosque, quite the opposite really: Allah taught me to read the Qur'an lucidly, and improved my voice at the same time. It happened all of a sudden too: God flipped a switch, and I my Arabic speech flowed, when before I had always struggled and crawled in Arabic, and had to study the Qur'an in entirely in English. I still have to study in English, to know what the words mean.
Back then I had to bear the process of getting my papers ready for travel back to Malaysia. I won't bore you with why my status was so complicated. Let's just say that I spent most of my life creating music. When I got back here, it was nice to find out that the poor in Malaysia are as equally unwanted as in the USA. Not to blame local politics, it's just human nature all over the world. My Dad got me some work, but really I've gotten too old to be employed. Eventually, I had to run my own business, or work by commission. But this is public knowledge. I remember back in September 2007 staying up late every night watching the Bloomberg channel. It's not that I knew what was going to happen, I only study the Qur'an. Being forewarned doesn't change the decree of God: in 2008 I still had to bear 9 days in the hospital for my swollen feet, even though I didn't want to go.
Anyway, I don't want to babble too much in this public speech. Julia, we must be face to face! But speaking of politics, I have have long chosen my side: I am on the side of Allah! A fair leader is best, regardless of his religious affiliation, and his personal case is for God to decide. Do know that Allah chooses some over others. And if Allah is my friend, then my enemies are the enemies of Allah.
Did you know that this is election year in Malaysia? The last election year was 2007. I was still in the USA at that time: I had just lost my home & studio then, and I was staying at a mosque. I'm as equally destitute now: by some odd coincidence I lost most of my music students when my karaoke arcade was shut down. Since I'm poor anyway, why bother fighting to re-open my arcade? And I'll have more time. I'll just wait for Allah to be nice enough to give me more students. Alhamdulillah, I'm not forced to live at a mosque right now. But I don't regret the time I spent at the mosque, quite the opposite really: Allah taught me to read the Qur'an lucidly, and improved my voice at the same time. It happened all of a sudden too: God flipped a switch, and I my Arabic speech flowed, when before I had always struggled and crawled in Arabic, and had to study the Qur'an in entirely in English. I still have to study in English, to know what the words mean.
Back then I had to bear the process of getting my papers ready for travel back to Malaysia. I won't bore you with why my status was so complicated. Let's just say that I spent most of my life creating music. When I got back here, it was nice to find out that the poor in Malaysia are as equally unwanted as in the USA. Not to blame local politics, it's just human nature all over the world. My Dad got me some work, but really I've gotten too old to be employed. Eventually, I had to run my own business, or work by commission. But this is public knowledge. I remember back in September 2007 staying up late every night watching the Bloomberg channel. It's not that I knew what was going to happen, I only study the Qur'an. Being forewarned doesn't change the decree of God: in 2008 I still had to bear 9 days in the hospital for my swollen feet, even though I didn't want to go.
Anyway, I don't want to babble too much in this public speech. Julia, we must be face to face! But speaking of politics, I have have long chosen my side: I am on the side of Allah! A fair leader is best, regardless of his religious affiliation, and his personal case is for God to decide. Do know that Allah chooses some over others. And if Allah is my friend, then my enemies are the enemies of Allah.
Qur'an 20110612
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 worshippers. 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 worshippers. 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.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110609
Need I remind you not to join any ignorant discourses or conversations that babble on about Islam, and about us? Don't talk with them until they talk about something else. If you somehow forget, then walk away from them when you do remember. We don't have to carry their problems: we only need remind them to fear God.
Then there are those who, all they care about is having fun and making fun of things, and that is their religion. All they see is the life of this world, and are deceived by it. Enthralled by fame and wealth, and that is all they care about. Leave them alone, Julia. Every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own actions. This is so plain to see, buying themselves into addiction and destruction. The process may be longer for some than others, but the result is the same. Stubborn they are, and how short is life. For these, the only one to protect and to help them is Allah. But they are so stubborn, they don't want any help.
Then there are those who, all they care about is having fun and making fun of things, and that is their religion. All they see is the life of this world, and are deceived by it. Enthralled by fame and wealth, and that is all they care about. Leave them alone, Julia. Every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own actions. This is so plain to see, buying themselves into addiction and destruction. The process may be longer for some than others, but the result is the same. Stubborn they are, and how short is life. For these, the only one to protect and to help them is Allah. But they are so stubborn, they don't want any help.
Qur'an 20110609
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
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 6:71
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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.
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 6:71
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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, June 7, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110608
Time. I seem to have a lot of time nowadays, while things are in flux. I suppose you already know that I no longer work an internet cafe, and no longer have to eye and educate the rugrats of others on information technology? Ach, kids are OK I suppose, however they do grow up into adults, who can be thoroughly obnoxious. Lately it's been happening quicker... did you notice? It must be the effects of time distortion pertaining to Judgement Day.
But anyway, I have to patronize internet cafes now to declare my love to my beloved Julia, so please forgive me my dear if I don't write as frequently as before, for now at least. Really, we should be face to face, so I can reach out and grab you. But until then, even 50 cents a blog is pushing the wages of this music teacher, who has to tolerate all the ridiculous controversies of some rockstar. Darn those rockstars! I wonder what I would have turned into if I had become wealthy at the age of 22. Hmmm...
Well, I like what Allah has given me. Most humans don't respect me because I'm not rich, but I don't like them either, so I suppose that's OK. I do enjoy all this time I have right now. I spend most of it outside watching Shadowplay TV, or playing video games on the porch. I work on the yard when it gets closer to sunset. I can cook very slowly too, which is wonderful because it doesn't stress out the food. Experience tells me that this luxury too is temporary, so I enjoy it while I can.
But anyway, I have to patronize internet cafes now to declare my love to my beloved Julia, so please forgive me my dear if I don't write as frequently as before, for now at least. Really, we should be face to face, so I can reach out and grab you. But until then, even 50 cents a blog is pushing the wages of this music teacher, who has to tolerate all the ridiculous controversies of some rockstar. Darn those rockstars! I wonder what I would have turned into if I had become wealthy at the age of 22. Hmmm...
Well, I like what Allah has given me. Most humans don't respect me because I'm not rich, but I don't like them either, so I suppose that's OK. I do enjoy all this time I have right now. I spend most of it outside watching Shadowplay TV, or playing video games on the porch. I work on the yard when it gets closer to sunset. I can cook very slowly too, which is wonderful because it doesn't stress out the food. Experience tells me that this luxury too is temporary, so I enjoy it while I can.
Qur'an 20110608
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
56. Say, "I am forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom you call upon." Say, "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive Guidance."
57. Say, "For me, I'm on a clear Sign from my Lord. But you reject God. What you would see hastened, is not in my power. The Command rests with none but Allah. God declares the Truth, and God is the Best of Judges."
58. Say, "If what you would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knows best those who do wrong."
59. With God are the keys of the Unseen, the treasures that none knows but God. God knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf does fall but with God's knowledge. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry, but is in a Record clear.
60. It is God Who does take your souls by night, and has knowledge of all that you have done by day. By day does God raise you up again, that a term appointed be fulfilled. In the end unto God will be your return. Then will God show you the truth of all that you did.
61. God is Irreristible, from above God's worshippers, and God sets guardians over you. At length when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty.
62. Then are men returned unto Allah, their True Protector. Surely God's is the Command, and God is the Swiftest in taking account.
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 6:56-66
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I am forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom you call upon.
I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive Guidance.
For me, I'm on a clear Sign from my Lord. But you reject God. What you would see hastened, is not in my power. The Command rests with none but Allah. God declares the Truth, and God is the Best of Judges.
If what you would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knows best those who do wrong.
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.
56. Say, "I am forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom you call upon." Say, "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive Guidance."
57. Say, "For me, I'm on a clear Sign from my Lord. But you reject God. What you would see hastened, is not in my power. The Command rests with none but Allah. God declares the Truth, and God is the Best of Judges."
58. Say, "If what you would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knows best those who do wrong."
59. With God are the keys of the Unseen, the treasures that none knows but God. God knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf does fall but with God's knowledge. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry, but is in a Record clear.
60. It is God Who does take your souls by night, and has knowledge of all that you have done by day. By day does God raise you up again, that a term appointed be fulfilled. In the end unto God will be your return. Then will God show you the truth of all that you did.
61. God is Irreristible, from above God's worshippers, and God sets guardians over you. At length when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty.
62. Then are men returned unto Allah, their True Protector. Surely God's is the Command, and God is the Swiftest in taking account.
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 6:56-66
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I am forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom you call upon.
I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive Guidance.
For me, I'm on a clear Sign from my Lord. But you reject God. What you would see hastened, is not in my power. The Command rests with none but Allah. God declares the Truth, and God is the Best of Judges.
If what you would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knows best those who do wrong.
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.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110607
When we think about the cycles of life, the ebb and flow of good and bad things, can we see the perspective of God within? God placed suffering and adversity on people so that they might learn humility. Innocent children are taken to test their parents. But the suffering did not teach the humans any humility. Look at history: in times of suffering, the killer kills more, the plunderer takes more, their hearts became hard, the suffering increased.
When at last the hard times ceased and the humans forgot the past. Then abundance came upon them, and they reveled in decadence and excess. Then suddenly bad times came again, and they fell into despair. And they turn away now- do you think it is pointless to explain anything at all to them, since they are going to turn away anyway?
Not so, for there are still people who believe in all sincerity in God, and that they will have to face God. God is their only Protector and Intercessor. They are people who call on God all the time, day or night. We cannot turn them away, even though we are not responsible for their actions, nor are they responsible for our actions. Then they see some more gifted than others, and they question Allah's fairness? Allah is the One who knows best who is grateful. So whenever you meet those who believe in the Signs of God, say to them "Peace be on you."
When at last the hard times ceased and the humans forgot the past. Then abundance came upon them, and they reveled in decadence and excess. Then suddenly bad times came again, and they fell into despair. And they turn away now- do you think it is pointless to explain anything at all to them, since they are going to turn away anyway?
Not so, for there are still people who believe in all sincerity in God, and that they will have to face God. God is their only Protector and Intercessor. They are people who call on God all the time, day or night. We cannot turn them away, even though we are not responsible for their actions, nor are they responsible for our actions. Then they see some more gifted than others, and they question Allah's fairness? Allah is the One who knows best who is grateful. So whenever you meet those who believe in the Signs of God, say to them "Peace be on you."
Qur'an 20110607
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
39. Those who reject Our Signs are deaf and dumb, in the midst of darkness profound. Whom Allah wills, God leaves to wander, Whom God wills, God places on the Way that is straight.
40. Say, "Do you think, if there comes upon you the Wrath of Allah, or the Hour, would you call upon other than Allah? If you are truthful!"
41. No, on God would you call, and if it be God's Will, God would remove what occasioned your call upon God, and you would forget those you join with God!
42. Before you, We sent to many nations, and We afflicted those nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
43. When the suffering reached them from Us, why then did they not learn humility? On the contrary, their hearts became hard, and Satan made their acts seem alluring to them.
44. When they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, of a sudden We called them to account, when lo! They were plunged into despair!
45. Of the wrongdoers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds.
46. Say, "Do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who, a god other than Allah, could restore them to you?" See how We explain the Signs in various ways. Yet they turn aside.
47. Say, "Do you think, if the Punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?"
48. We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and mend- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
49. But those who reject Our Signs- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing.
50. Say, "I tell you not that with me are the Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will you then consider not?
51. Give this warning to those in who is the fear that they will be brought before their Lord: except for God, they will have no protector nor intercessor, that they may guard.
The Cattle 6:39-51
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Do you think, if there comes upon you the Wrath of Allah, or the Hour, would you call upon other than Allah? If you are truthful!
Do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who, a god other than Allah, could restore them to you?
Do you think, if the Punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
I tell you not that with me are the Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me.
Can the blind be held equal to the seeing?
39. Those who reject Our Signs are deaf and dumb, in the midst of darkness profound. Whom Allah wills, God leaves to wander, Whom God wills, God places on the Way that is straight.
40. Say, "Do you think, if there comes upon you the Wrath of Allah, or the Hour, would you call upon other than Allah? If you are truthful!"
41. No, on God would you call, and if it be God's Will, God would remove what occasioned your call upon God, and you would forget those you join with God!
42. Before you, We sent to many nations, and We afflicted those nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
43. When the suffering reached them from Us, why then did they not learn humility? On the contrary, their hearts became hard, and Satan made their acts seem alluring to them.
44. When they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, of a sudden We called them to account, when lo! They were plunged into despair!
45. Of the wrongdoers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds.
46. Say, "Do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who, a god other than Allah, could restore them to you?" See how We explain the Signs in various ways. Yet they turn aside.
47. Say, "Do you think, if the Punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?"
48. We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and mend- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
49. But those who reject Our Signs- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing.
50. Say, "I tell you not that with me are the Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will you then consider not?
51. Give this warning to those in who is the fear that they will be brought before their Lord: except for God, they will have no protector nor intercessor, that they may guard.
The Cattle 6:39-51
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Do you think, if there comes upon you the Wrath of Allah, or the Hour, would you call upon other than Allah? If you are truthful!
Do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who, a god other than Allah, could restore them to you?
Do you think, if the Punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
I tell you not that with me are the Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me.
Can the blind be held equal to the seeing?
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110606
Dearest Julia, are you finally receiving ample evidence of our global love affair? It's more than merely "global" my dearest: it is spiritual, supernatural, and timeless. Most blondes would run screaming for cover by now, in spite of agreements and promises. I pray you will stay by my side.
Wasn't it Helen of Troy that caused a war from having men fight over her? This is not your situation Julia, but it is as intense as yours. God knows, and I know, how much grief the babble of others gives you. It is not you, or me, that they reject: it is the Signs of God that they condemn. If it were God's Will, they would be guided, so don't YOU be swayed by ignorance.
**sigh** I knew this year would be tough. I hate politics.
Wasn't it Helen of Troy that caused a war from having men fight over her? This is not your situation Julia, but it is as intense as yours. God knows, and I know, how much grief the babble of others gives you. It is not you, or me, that they reject: it is the Signs of God that they condemn. If it were God's Will, they would be guided, so don't YOU be swayed by ignorance.
**sigh** I knew this year would be tough. I hate politics.
Qur'an 20110606
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
35. If their spurning is hard on your mind, yet if you were able to seek a tunnel in the ground, or a ladder to the skies, and bring them a Sign... If it were Allah's Will, God could gather them together unto true guidance. So be not you amongst those who are swayed by ignorance!
36. Those who listen, be sure, will accept. As to the dead, Allah will raise them up: then will they be returned unto God.
37. They say, "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Allah has certainly Power to send down a Sign but most of them understand not."
38. There is not an animal on the earth, nor a bird on its wings, but communes like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book, and they shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.
The Cattle 6:35-38
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Allah has certainly Power to send down a Sign but most of them understand not.
It is not the Plan of Allah to save everybody. Why bother saving the unfaithful, the hypocrites, the murderers, the cruel and oppressive power-mongers, the roving plunderers, the greedy bankers? Why bother saving the whining skeptics, who constantly bitch about the existence of God? Why bother?
Let them bitch and whine as they toss around naked in a giant saute pan in the next life. Now, that's entertainment.
35. If their spurning is hard on your mind, yet if you were able to seek a tunnel in the ground, or a ladder to the skies, and bring them a Sign... If it were Allah's Will, God could gather them together unto true guidance. So be not you amongst those who are swayed by ignorance!
36. Those who listen, be sure, will accept. As to the dead, Allah will raise them up: then will they be returned unto God.
37. They say, "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Allah has certainly Power to send down a Sign but most of them understand not."
38. There is not an animal on the earth, nor a bird on its wings, but communes like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book, and they shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.
The Cattle 6:35-38
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Allah has certainly Power to send down a Sign but most of them understand not.
It is not the Plan of Allah to save everybody. Why bother saving the unfaithful, the hypocrites, the murderers, the cruel and oppressive power-mongers, the roving plunderers, the greedy bankers? Why bother saving the whining skeptics, who constantly bitch about the existence of God? Why bother?
Let them bitch and whine as they toss around naked in a giant saute pan in the next life. Now, that's entertainment.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Letter to Julia 20110604
Hi Julia. Due to reasons beyond my control, I am blocked out of updating my own website. Therefore, I will continue my love letter to you on my Qur'an blog. Fitting, isn't it? After all, only God can bring us together. Please stay tuned, and I love you.
Qur'an 20110604
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
8. They say, "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If We did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.
9. If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion, in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
10. Mocked were messengers before you, but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
11. Say, "Travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth."
12. Say, "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say, "To Allah. God has inscribed for Godself Mercy. That God will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe."
13. To God belongs all that that dwells in the night and in the day. For God is the One who Hears, and Knows all things.
14. Say, "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And God it is that feeds, but is not fed." Say, "No! But I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah, and be not you of the company of those who join gods with Allah."
15. Say, "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have the fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
16. On that day, if the Penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah's Mercy, and that would be the obvious fulfillment of all desire.
17. If Allah touches you with affliction, none can remove but God. If God touches you with happiness, God has power over all things.
18. God is the Irresistible, from above over God's worshippers, and God is the Wise, Acquainted with all things.
19. Say, "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say, "Allah is witness between me and you. This Qur'an has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you, and all that it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah, there is another god?" Say, "But in truth, God is the One God, and I am innocent of joining others with God."
20. Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
The Cattle 6:15-20
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Travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.
To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?
To Allah. God has inscribed for Godself Mercy. That God will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.
Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And God it is that feeds, but is not fed.
No! But I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah, and be not you of the company of those who join gods with Allah.
I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have the fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day.
What thing is most weighty in evidence?
Allah is witness between me and you. This Qur'an has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you, and all that it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah, there is another god?
But in truth, God is the One God, and I am innocent of joining others with God
8. They say, "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If We did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.
9. If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion, in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
10. Mocked were messengers before you, but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
11. Say, "Travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth."
12. Say, "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say, "To Allah. God has inscribed for Godself Mercy. That God will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe."
13. To God belongs all that that dwells in the night and in the day. For God is the One who Hears, and Knows all things.
14. Say, "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And God it is that feeds, but is not fed." Say, "No! But I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah, and be not you of the company of those who join gods with Allah."
15. Say, "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have the fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
16. On that day, if the Penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah's Mercy, and that would be the obvious fulfillment of all desire.
17. If Allah touches you with affliction, none can remove but God. If God touches you with happiness, God has power over all things.
18. God is the Irresistible, from above over God's worshippers, and God is the Wise, Acquainted with all things.
19. Say, "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say, "Allah is witness between me and you. This Qur'an has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you, and all that it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah, there is another god?" Say, "But in truth, God is the One God, and I am innocent of joining others with God."
20. Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
The Cattle 6:15-20
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Travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.
To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?
To Allah. God has inscribed for Godself Mercy. That God will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.
Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And God it is that feeds, but is not fed.
No! But I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah, and be not you of the company of those who join gods with Allah.
I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have the fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day.
What thing is most weighty in evidence?
Allah is witness between me and you. This Qur'an has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you, and all that it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah, there is another god?
But in truth, God is the One God, and I am innocent of joining others with God
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