In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
On the very top of the mango tree is a mutant fruit. I didn't see it and I didn't know it was there until I was a few steps up the ladder. The problem with the fruits on the higher branches is not just the height, but the branches and leaves themselves block my view and motion. I often find myself teetering on the edge of the ladder holding on to a branch with my left hand and a very long stick with my right hand, trying to shove the mango into a cup at the end of the stick. Oh, who cares about those puny little fruits: I'm only interested in those mondo mangos the size of 38D, even though those don't fit in the cup. More often they balance on the surface of the cup while I slowly slide the stick down where I can reach for it with my left hand, while I gradually climb down the ladder. And those pesky army ants! Anyway, the mutant mango is almost the size of a football, but it's not exactly shaped like a mango: it's like the front end of the fruit is overgrown with with a symmetrical tumor, as if a pumpkin is fused with a mango. I encountered another mutant mango a week ago, but this one is just HUGE. However on the last mutant mango, the tumorous part rotted first. It could be that I dropped it when I picked it, and it fell on a rock which punctured it. InsyaAllah, this mutant mango I have now will ripen perfectly, and I will give it to my Mom. A Mondo Mutant Mango for My Momma!
Hey Julia, the time to really know who your best friends are is when there is trouble. I guess that's the use of trouble, for it brings out the true colors of people. This especially concerns your Islam: who will run, and who will stand their ground? Who will be covetous, and fearful at the prospect of death? And when the trouble is over, who will be the first to bitch and moan?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Qur'an 20120515
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
14. And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides, and they had been incited to sedition, they would have certainly brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
15. And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must be answered for.
16. Say, "Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death or slaughter, and even if, no more than a respite will you be allowed to enjoy!"
17. Say, "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be God's wish to give you punishment, or to give you mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
18. Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back, and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us," but come not to the fight except for just a little while.
19. Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, you will see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one over whom hovers death. But when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of no effect, and that is easy for Allah.
The Confederates 33:14-19
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Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death or slaughter, and even if, no more than a respite will you be allowed to enjoy!
Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be God's wish to give you punishment, or to give you mercy?
14. And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides, and they had been incited to sedition, they would have certainly brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
15. And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must be answered for.
16. Say, "Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death or slaughter, and even if, no more than a respite will you be allowed to enjoy!"
17. Say, "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be God's wish to give you punishment, or to give you mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
18. Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back, and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us," but come not to the fight except for just a little while.
19. Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, you will see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one over whom hovers death. But when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of no effect, and that is easy for Allah.
The Confederates 33:14-19
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Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death or slaughter, and even if, no more than a respite will you be allowed to enjoy!
Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be God's wish to give you punishment, or to give you mercy?
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