Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120816

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

Oh my precious Julia, I want and pray for us to be safe and happy.  I believe war is inevitable, not because of stockpiling arms, spiraling debt and corruption, but because I believe in Judgement Day.  This war exhilarates and excites some others, just like in World War 1.  I do not crave war like others do.  I am very exhausted with conflict.  But life isn't perfect, so I must be ready InsyaAllah, to defend our peace and our love.  We must stick together, all the time!  Please pray with me for our peace, safety and happiness together.

Qur'an 20120816

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

10.  God set on it mountains standing firm, high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measured therein all things to give them nourishment in due proportion in 4 days, in accordance with those who seek.

11.  Moreover, God comprehended in God's design the sky, and it had been smoke.  God said to it and to the earth, "Come you together, willingly or unwillingly."  They said, "We do come in willing obedience."

12.  So God completed them as 7 firmaments in 2 days, and God assigned to each heaven its duty and command.  And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and with guard.  Such is the Decree of the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.

13.  But if they turn away, say "I have warned you of a stunning punishment like that of the 'Ad and the Thamud!"

Expounded 41:10-13
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I have warned you of a stunning punishment like that of the 'Ad and the Thamud!

OK so God created the earth in 2 days (41:9).  Then God shaped the mountains, bestowed blessings, and measured sustenance for those who seek it in 4 days (41:10).  2 days + 4 days = 6 days.  The sky had already been there as smoke or gas, then God joined the earth and the sky.  God completed the earth and the sky as 7 levels in 2 days, these 2 days I believe being the last 2 days of the creation of the earth.  Of course God can multitask!  Such is easy for the Master of Time. 

So a day to God is like 1000 years to human reckoning (22:47).  But the Master of Time is also the Master of time distortion, so once we humans have grasped that God's day is 1000 years of our time, our act of comprehension would multiply that 1000 years by another 1000.  And so on, and so on.  Don't think too much about it.  Just think about pleasing God.