Letter to Julia 20121027

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

Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today?  You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, you are all I could ever dream of in a girl for me.  I love you, and I choose you to be my wife.  I'm not trying to delay our marriage, my love.  You must understand that I must always think about your well-being.  I cannot take any other position than this as regards to our marriage.  That is why I don't want you to marry into my poverty.  At the same time, I have faith that Allah will grant me the means to give you a good and happy marriage.  If you simply can't wait to be married, then all I have is this little house that I live in by the grace of others.  It will need at least a separate bathroom for you, the doorways need to be made taller, and we could probably convert the living room into a bedroom.  Oh yes, we'll need a bed.  I like sleeping on the floor, though.  But whatever you choose to do, please know that I cannot leave the kampung!  This is because of my mission to please Allah with music!  You must accept this!  If you need to go somewhere, then it must be planned way ahead, because I must go with you, because you must not travel alone once we're married.  Otherwise be prepared to stay put and create a family.  Better yet, please be patient, and have faith that Allah will grant us what we need.

I need to remind you not to ask too many questions that it makes your life difficult.  But if you ask questions about the Qur'an as it is being revealed to you, then Allah will forgive that.  It has been raining everyday lately.  The odd thing is that I have a sunburn on my chest.  So I treat it with the snake oil I told you about.  Snake oil is great for itchy rashes and sunburns, but I'm running out.  I might have to open your bottle.  Don't worry, we'll go find the snake oil guy and buy more.  InsyaAllah.

Qur'an 20121027

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

30.  Or do they say, "A poet!  We await for him some calamity by time!"

31.  Say you, "Await you!  I too will wait along with you!"

32.  Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?

33.  Or do they say, "He fabricated this?"  No, they have no faith!

34.  Let them produce a recital like unto it, if they speak the truth!

The Mountain 52:30-34
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Await you!  I too will wait along with you!