Letter to Julia 20110815

I need to remind you that I am somewhat of a recluse, so our marriage ceremonies would mostly consist of your friends. That is why I suggest 2 marriage ceremonies: one for your business, and the other for the benefit of my parents, and the country I was born in. Politics? Maybe. More accurately, the politics of my parents. I'm a musician, not a politician. Anyway, all I need is a small ceremony at the local mosque, something for my parents and God to look at, my ceremony first. You can do whatever spectacle in whatever country you wish, just remember that you are an ambassador for Islam.

I also need to remind you that politics hasn't changed one bit since the time of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and what he had to put up with from his people, most likely things have deteriorated. That's one of the reasons why I would like to remain in this village: less people to deal with. Face to face, at least. Back during the days of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him), all communication was by word of mouth. Nowadays, that word of mouth is amplified electronically, and globally. Therefore, I would just like to stay at this house and perfect it, extend it when necessary, and let our business come to us. Any traveling to be done is to be done strictly for your sake, and not too often please. I'm really weary of travel: I even dislike the commute to town. I need to perform my Hajj, but otherwise I just want to take root, and never be seen without you. Oh, I do have to go to Salt Lake City, and find the mysterious piano player. Drat! I guess I should do some shopping when I'm in the USA, but it's going to be tough to haul a Krank amp and other stuff onto the plane.

Then, there's the journey to get you. I have a picture in my head that you are being held prisoner in some way... If I'm your knight, then I'm the supernatural type, in an armor of shadow. I do have a plan but of course, we will have to wait for Allah to give the go-ahead, so please be patient, and maintain your prayers.

But seriously Julia, I am extremely weary of travel. That is why I want our business to come to us. You may argue, "You have to be where the action is!" and that's why you would work in New York, Paris or Berlin. However there is, insyaAllah, a heavy spiritual element in the work I do. Some people would travel many kilometers to see water dripping from a tree in an obscure village by the jungle just because they think it's divine, so what do you think would happen if the attraction is approved of by Allah? I've been toying for a few years already with the idea of audiences coming to see Shadowplay concerts, as opposed to my having to tour, and now my situation forces me to do so. Allah provided me with the ability to mirror the voices of Karen Carpenter, Doris Day, Billie Holiday, and a little bit of Janis Joplin, and with Allah as my witness, people are already coming from far away to hear my rehearsals with a karaoke machine. So eventually, insyaAllah, there will be successful concerts here in Perlis that will pull people from all over the world. Now, my voice doesn't match my ugly mug and my bulky body, so I would rather have the spotlight on you, wearing the best fashions while lip-syncing into an unplugged microphone, while I sit on a couch somewhere onstage watching Shadowplay TV and doing the actual singing, and the audience can have the option of glancing at me if they feel like it. Kind of like a "Jurassic Park" without the mayhem, insyaAllah. Charity work would be a challenge because we don't want to turn the unfortunate into a park attraction, but insyaAllah these people will pool into an area where we can help them, and weed out the frauds. If anyone out there is interested in helping, they can contact the boss of the music school I work at.

Qur'an 20110815

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

104. Know they not that Allah does accept repentance from God's votaries, and receives their gifts of charity, and that Allah is verily God, the Oft-Returning, most Merciful?

105. And say, "Work! Soon will Allah observe your work, and God's messenger, and the believers. Soon will you be brought back to the Knower of what is hidden, and what is open. Then will God show you the truth of all that you did."

The Repentance 9:104-105
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Work! Soon will Allah observe your work, and God's messenger, and the believers. Soon will you be brought back to the Knower of what is hidden, and what is open. Then will God show you the truth of all that you did.