Letter to Julia 20140101

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

Happy new year, my dearest Julia and Erin!  I pray you are feel AWESOME!  I didn't do anything outside of normal for the new year.  Bird in a cage, y'know.  I vacuumed my kitchen, had fried chicken for lunch, voice trained, cut the grass around Casa de Julia inshaAllah, now I'm writing this love letter while my chicken and bamboo shoots stew stews on the stove top.  If you were here with me, of course we would have some sort of celebration.  A celebration of being married.  I love you, I love you.  I need you, I need you.

Letter to Julia 20131230

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

In the south of Malaysia, in the state of Johor on the Malaysia-Singapore border, is a development known as Iskandar Malaysia.  It is a multibillion dollar project designed to be a Singapore-like tourist attraction right next to Singapore, with theme parks and malls with designer brands, but not the casinos.  The local patronage is of course, the populations of both Malaysia and Singapore.  May Allah be pleased with their work, and reward them as such.

Up here in the north of Malaysia, on the Malaysia-Thailand border, is another tourist attraction.  Not a billion dollar investment, but rather made from resources already available.  The islands and beaches, local merchandise and foods, indigenous pastimes and activities, set in the clean rural Perlis-Langkawi-South Thailand triangle.  I provide a musical attraction: my mission is to please Allah with music and the people can listen in, and perhaps they may learn to worship and fear Allah.  The situation here glorifies Allah, and by the Will of Allah patronage is attracted, not just the local population of Malaysia and Thailand, but globally.  The power of music, mashaAllah.  Casa de Julia is part of that structure, so it is my duty to stand my ground here, and help protect what is being built here, inshaAllah.  Ya Allah, please protect what is being built here, and grant us peace and prosperity.

Since this situation glorifies Allah, anyone who tries to dismantle or sabotage it is an enemy of Allah.  If they desist then Allah will forgive their past, but if they persist then the punishment of those before them is already upon them.

Letter to Julia 20131228

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

Casa de Julia is under siege!  Oh, the drama! The intrigue!  I'm sure you've been watching, so you know who the traitor is.  But there is nothing you can do.  This is a spiritual situation, or more accurately, an Islamic spiritual situation.  Snakes have baby snakes, kill one snake and 5 others get away, and some snakes only God can kill.  So you're looking at a very long shadow.  So all we can do is stand our ground, and pray for Allah to resolve Casa de Julia in the most detailed fashion.  The good news is that this morning, some of the good kampung folk helped break down the tree that fell on the house, and another tree besides. Praise Allah!  Ya Allah, please grant me the wealth I need soon to acquire Casa de Julia and give my Julia and Erin a happy and secure marriage.  Please protect us, our home, our love, our work, and those we love.

Dearest Julia and Erin, I am yours, I am here for you.  To take good loving care of you, to help protect you.  I don't want you to ever feel abandoned.  I love you, and I need you.

Letter to Julia 20131224

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

Hello my dearest Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today?  Busy, busy, busy?  I don't have much to say today, other than "I love you".  I'm longing for you as usual, so I'm trying to be patient, and I pray that Allah will grant me the wealth I need to give you a good and secure married life soon.  I'm just an old soldier, and there's never getting used to the strife.  But while I still have strength, then my strength is for you inshaAllah.  Please maintain your prayers, and ask Allah to bring us together in marriage soon.  I love you.

Qur'an 20131224

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

1.  They ask you concerning the spoils of war.  Say, "Such spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the messenger.  So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves.  Obey Allah and God's messenger, if you do believe."

2.  For believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear God's Signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put their trust in their Lord.

3.  Who establish regular prayers, and spend out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance.

The Spoils of War 8:1-3
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Such spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the messenger.  So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves.  Obey Allah and God's messenger, if you do believe.

Letter to Julia 20131223

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

Hello Monday, my beloved Julia and Erin.  You must be busy.  I'm busy, but I trying my best to slow down.  My feet hurt.  I've always had bad feet.  All that traveling I've done makes my feet hurt even more.  Standing in one place makes my feet hurt even more.  I'm sorry, but I can't go jogging with you.  We can go on long, slow walks inshaAllah, but we're going to have to get a treadmill if you want to go running.  Unless I follow you around on a motorcycle.  Hey, let's go cycling instead.  Let's ride our bicycles to the international border and have a picnic in a tower overlooking the sugar cane fields.

The countryside certainly can be beautiful, and the flat landscape here makes it easy for weak-footed people like me to traverse on bicycle.  But I have to sing at the same time everyday, so I have to stick to a routine, and can't afford the time to go wandering around.  My feet hurt more than usual today, so I had to sit when I voice trained.  By the Will of Allah, the music is powerful, and can attract people from all over the globe, and therefore gives them a reason to come here.  So let their hearts realize Allah, let them fear and worship Allah.

Qur'an 20131223

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

202.  But their brethren plunge them deeper into error, and never relax.

203.  If you bring them not a revelation, they say, "Why don't you have it together?"  Say, "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord.  These are Lights from your Lord, and Guidance, and Mercy, for any who have Faith."

204.  When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace, that you may receive Mercy.

The Heights 7:202-204
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I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord.  These are Lights from your Lord, and Guidance, and Mercy, for any who have Faith.

Qur'an 20131222

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

194.  Verily those who you call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you.  Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if you are truthful!

195.  Have they feet to walk with?  Or hands to lay hold with?  Or eyes to see with?  Or ears to hear with?  Say, "Call your 'god-partners', scheme against me, and give me no respite!"

196.  "For my protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book, and God will choose and befriend the righteous."

197.  "But those you call upon besides God are unable to help you, and indeed to help themselves."

The Heights 7:194-195
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Call your 'god-partners', scheme against me, and give me no respite!

Letter to Julia 20131221

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

AAAAAA!!!!  The tree fell on top of the house AGAIN!!!  I thought for sure that it would fall parallel to the house but it didn't, it's wedged into the roof, being held up by the rafters exactly like the last tree.  But this time it's a mature coconut tree laden with fruit, weighing about a few tons.  If that thing fell on top of me, I would be like a flat squid.  The good news is that my Dad said for me not to try to bring it down, because he would get the villagers to help.  Praise Allah!  How nice of them to do so, may Allah reward them.  The juice and flesh of young coconuts make a delightful cold beverage, which pleases my Mom's sweet tooth, the sweetest of sweet tooths.  So I took a curved machete and struck off the top, made a hole and let the juice pour into a container, then split the fruit in half to scrape out the flesh with a spoon.  I think you would love this stuff.  Just don't overdo the good food!

I'm sure you both are busy with the Christmas season, because you grew up with it, and it's part of your nostalgia.  I must warn you that Muslims don't celebrate Christmas: we celebrate the 2 Eids, one at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, and another to mark the end of the Hajj ritual.  So when we marry inshaAllah, you will have to transfer your ritual to the month of Ramadan.  Instead of decorating a tree, you will be decorating the house and compound, there will be no Santa Claus but you will be waking up everyday at about 4am to eat then fast during the day, celebration will be for a month instead of a couple of days, it will be overbearingly social, we will prepare a feast for the Eid and we can exchange gifts if you want, but the small children prefer cash.  Don't blame me!  Blame them!  They visit your house in gangs to kiss your hands, and you give them cash.  Don't worry, the Ramadan crowds are every bit as obnoxious as the Christmas crowds except that it lasts for about a month.  New clothes are a must!  The Prophet (peace be on him) said we have to wear our best clothes for the Eid!  So please be ready to transfer your nostalgia to a different routine.  Mrs. Global!  I personally don't enjoy how social the festive season is because I'm such a recluse, so I'll just let you take charge.  I love you, and I need you.

Qur'an 20131221

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

186.  To such as Allah rejects from God's Guidance, there can be no guide.  God will leave them in their trespasses, wandering in distraction.

187.  They ask you about the Hour: when will be its appointed time?  Say, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord.  None can reveal as to when it will occur.  Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth.  Only all of a sudden will it come to you."  They ask you if you were eager in search thereof.  Say, "The knowledge thereof is with Allah, but most humans know not."

188.  Say, "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah Wills.  If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me.  I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."

The Heights 7:186-188
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The knowledge thereof is with my Lord.  None can reveal as to when it will occur.  Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth.  Only all of a sudden will it come to you.

The knowledge thereof is with Allah, but most humans know not.

I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah Wills.  If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me.  I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith.

Letter to Julia 20131219

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

Hello again Julia and Erin, my precious beauties!  How are those emotions today?  Today was such a busy day for me.  I woke up late, right when they called the Fajr prayer at 6am.  But I didn't go back to sleep.  I did my laundry, I made breakfast, shaved and showered then took Chee Cheah to the vet for an antifungal shot.  Poor little kitty!  She's so sensitive to the weather, she breaks out in fungus whenever there's a prolonged rainy spell.  On the way back, I picked up my Dad's paper and some green hot chilli peppers for my Mom.  Then I went to the main market downtown for some wonton skins and fishballs.  Hey, there's a Bruce Lee movie on TV right now!  Then I stopped to blog yesterday's letter, and went home and made stuffed wontons for lunch.  Want some?  Oh, I ate them all!  I had time for a nap before the noon prayer, which was good because I was feeling hammered.  After the prayer, I voice trained for 2 hours.  During the evening, I cleaned up a little around Casa de Julia inshaAllah, and prepared a tree for chopping down.  I also prepared some plastic pots for planting produce.  I watered the flowers, and went out for dinner.  I had rice with egg and anchovies, and iced tea.  Then I took a shower and prayed the sunset prayer, now I'm writing this love letter to you.  I love you.

There is the type of man who sees the Signs of God, yet  he passes them by.  So instead of God, Satan follows him up.  Obviously, God and whatever thereof have less value to him than his own desires.  God could have elevated him if it had been God's will.  But he is like a dog: if you beat it, it lolls out its tongue, and if you leave it alone, it lolls out its tongue.  God will deal with those who reject the signs of God gradually, in ways that they do not perceive.

Letter to Julia 20131218

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

Hi beloved Julia and Erin!  How are you feeling today?  My Mom gave me a blender recently.  And what do you know, the light in my kitchen blacked out when I went to hook it up.  I didn't even get a chance to plug it in.  The starter for the fluorescent lamp died, so praise Allah I had a spare starter.  But when I tried to take the old starter out, the casing came off, leaving the insides jammed into the fixture.  So I had to climb up onto the counter top, dismantle the fixture so I could scrape out what was left of the starter with a screwdriver.  All this while sweating profusely in the dark.  The problem with having the body of a jock is that I sweat like a jock, and therefore smell like a jock.  Oh!  How I would love to have a nice dainty body like you, and smell like strawberries!

Anyway, baby squid was going for cheap over at the night market, so I bought a kilo.  So today, I separated the heads from the bodies, then took out the ink sacs.  Then I threw all the heads into the blender along with some garlic, onion, ginger, and an egg.  Oh no, I forgot the lemongrass!  No water, though.  Squid has the same consistency as water (which is probably why it shrinks when you cook it, because you're evaporating all the water).  I poured the mix into a bowl to add some flour, and made squid meatballs.  The fluid in the eyes darkened the mix a bit.  Next time, I'll use the bodies for meatballs and the heads for fried calamari.  But it's not so bad as the stuff browns quickly and nicely when I fry it.  Hey, that stuff is pretty good!  Pink with a crispy brown shell!  Praise Allah!  I think I'll buy some wonton skins tomorrow, and make mixed stuffed wontons.  You want some?  Stuffed wontons are so dainty, I'm sure you would love them!  You're so dainty.  I love you!

Please maintain your prayers, and ask Allah to bring us together in marriage soon.

Letter to Julia 20131216

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

EEEEK!!!!  I just had the fright of my life!  My ex-schoolmates finally tracked me down to my home and visited me!  I knew it would happen eventually, and even though I knew it would happen, I was still scared shitless!!  As you know, I don't have any friends.  Back in high school, I was the most hated person.  Suddenly they want me to go to their parties!  But I have no interest in making friends now.  I'm only interested in being with my Sweeties Julia and Erin at all times.

Anyway, please be sure to go out and eat or shop for food wherever you feel.  Say the word of peace when you enter.

Qur'an 20131216

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

158.  Say, "O humans!  I am sent unto you all, as the messenger of Allah, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.  There is no god but God.  It is God that gives both life and death.  So believe in Allah and God's messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and God's Words.  Follow him, that you may be guided."

The Heights 7:158
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I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship other than Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

Letter to Julia 20131214

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

Hi there, my beloved beautiful Queen Julia.  How are you feeling today?  How's business?  Ah!  I told you many times before that people will go bonkers over what you eat, so you had better pay more attention to your job as a professional endorser of food products.  This isn't an issue of privacy or pressure, so please don't be worried.  It is about the business of marriage, to ME.  You are MY girl, so people go crazy about your food.  So have fun with it, OK?  Be a diva about your food, OK?  Eat what you like, and what doesn't hurt your tummy.  Just remember the rules of halal, and don't overdo it.  I love you, Julia.

My dearest Erin, my dreamy beauty.  I finally got to watch the latest VS fashion show.  You are so beautiful, my heart soars to see what a wonderfully gorgeous woman you are.  I am so proud of you my mysterious princess, and I love you with all my heart. 

The same applies to you Erin, that people will go insane over what you eat, because it affects their income in some way.  MashaAllah.  Just don't forget the rules, and try to have fun OK?

Letter to Julia 20131210

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

Love and greetings my beautiful ladies, my beloved Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today?  I had to vacuum clean my kitchen and living room yesterday, and it's been over a month since I last did that.  I'm so lazy!  But after all, I'm still alone and without you.  I wish we could be together during these intense times, but as you know, I cannot have you marry into my poverty, for your well-being is of highest priority to me, by the Will of Allah.  I would have to exert whatever influence I have from a distance to help you, confront some nasty bitches for example.  But I think it should be easier for you (as opposed to me) to capitalize on whatever fame Allah has given me, while I'm the one who takes the slide.  Just tell them, "I'm his wife, inshaAllah".  Being a woman has the general advantage that you don't have to face off enemies on a regular and physical basis: you would have a man do that for you.  Kill one snake, and there are five more that get away.  Big, fat ones too.  So I attract the snakes to me, away from you inshaAllah.  But Allah is the Best to Protect.

But Allah does not heap any burden on a soul more than it can bear.  So if you so happen to capitalize on whatever fame Allah has given me, then make sure you have your own route ready back to your comfort zone.  Like when Fluffy climbed onto my roof via the cherry tree in front of my bedroom window, she stays on the roof pleading with me to bring her down.  Get down the same way you got up, Fluffy!  I'm too heavy to climb up that cherry tree!

Anyway, please pray and make sure you thank Allah for whatever advantage that God has given you.  Thank you for your love, my precious wives.  Ya Allah, thank you for Julia and Erin.

Letter to Julia 20131210

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

Hugs and loving greetings, my dearest beloved Julia and Erin.  Yesterday I was feeling so agitated, my hands were still shaking at sunset.  I had to drive all over town to find drugs for the drug addict cat, and to find a place to blog.  Then I had to deal with nasty bitches trying to muscle my Sweeties.  Nasty bitches!  They probably earned their modeling positions through politics as opposed to actual beauty.  Everyone can tell who they are.  They are the ones who look like beef jerky wearing beautiful lingerie.

Of course it is important for you to wear beautiful clothes, because you are my Sweeties and you are Top Models, and since you are MY Sweeties that makes topper than any other top model.  Just don't be wasteful and excessive in your fashion, because Allah does not love those who waste by excess.  Dress beautifully wherever you go.  Don't dress sexy, dress beautifully.

Letter to Julia 20131209

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

Hey there, my dearest Julia and Erin.  Wow, it's getting more and more tedious to blog this letter.  Too much fame is the problem.  Please be patient and pray, and inshaAllah our situation will be resolved with ease.  You must have some nasty bitches trying to put a cap on how high and how quickly you are rising.  Well, you are MY girls, and I love YOU, so in my eyes you are way better than them.

I attended a wedding yesterday, just up the street next to the elementary school.  I went early to join the village men in saying a prayer.  Then I ate, which was rice with chicken, fish, salted fish and eggplant.  I didn't stay long because I didn't want to hang around.  They had an India-style drum troupe for entertainment with a snake charmer flute going.  I had to voice train over that, but my singing should have matched well with them in a ghostly sort of way.  I have to admit I was a little bummed out, because I want to be married to you.  So please be patient with me and have faith in Allah, and pray with me that Allah will grant me the wealth I need to give you a happy and secure married life soon.

I love you, and I need you.

Letter to Julia 20131207

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

Good Saturday, my dearest Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today?  Are you keeping safe, and taking good, loving care of yourself?  Please remember how important you are and are to me, Mrs. Global.  I am waiting as you are waiting, for Allah to bless me with the wealth I need to give you a happy and secure married life.  That is my commitment, and I intend to keep it, inshaAllah.  Please pray with me that it will be soon.

I had fish for dinner.  It's the mackerel I bought for Batty and I had to finish it, now that's he's all grown up and gone female hunting.  The pulverized shrimp I told you about worked excellently for stuffed wontons, and it was OK for stuffing grilled fish.  It took only 2 days in the cooler for it to ferment, and after it did, it can only be used as flavoring or fond.  Which I did use for fond for my fried rice, which would have been perfect if I hadn't put too much water in the rice when I steamed it.  It was the normal amount of water I normally use, but this time I put bamboo shoots into the rice when I cooked it.  Perhaps that was what made it sticky.  I plan to work on my dessert skills in the future.  I don't eat much sweets: I prefer savory over sweet, but I want to make many chocolate goodies for you, because I love you, and I want to pamper you.  Please don't overdo the munchies, and we will have a home blood sugar level tester, inshaAllah.

Letter to Julia 20131205

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

Hi there my most beloved, how are you feeling?  It's been raining everyday lately, and I've barely been able to get out of the house to blog without getting drenched.  Julia, I hope you are staying safe and healthy.  Please realize that you are not the same as you were 4 years ago in respect of the Public Eye,  Yeah, fame is not a blessing, and can be a real drag, but it can make money.  So please be a wise businesswoman, and remember that the goal of our marriage is to slow down, and have the business come to us.  InshaAllah.  The same goes to you, Erin.  Plus, one thing about being married to me is the supernatural: it has a habit of being real most of the time, if not all the time.  The community here accepts the supernatural as part of their daily lives, and so does the environment.  I have no choice but to live a spiritual life, that's why it is important to me that both of your Islam is genuine.  You don't have to be extreme, just sincere.  My job is to provide for you, love you, and help protect you.  InshaAllah.  You are loved.  Please don't ever feel abandoned, and always know that you are loved.

Letter to Julia 20131202

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

Hey there, my beautiful precious Julia.  It's raining right now, but I'm only partially drenched.  I bought some shrimp last night at the night market.  I plan to pulverize it with garlic, lemongrass, and onion into a stuffing.  My Dad bought me one of those large Scads, so I'll be grilling a fish tomorrow, and I won't be in to blog perhaps.  Grilling anything is such an involved project.  I also bought some wonton skins for my shrimp stuffing.  Wanna join me for munchies?  How about you, Erin?  Julia, I hope you haven't been trying to make friends with people who wish to harm you.  Please don't do that.  Stay in your own territory.  Come to me.  I love you, and will embrace you.  I will help to protect you.  InshaAllah.  Allah is the Best to protect.  Please do not annoy God by making friends with people who wish to harm you.

Hey Erin, you gorgeous thing you!  How are you feeling, Gorgeous?  I'm watching the VS fashion show backstage right now.  Oh, you are so beautiful!  Is that natural beauty?  Wow!  The fashion show hasn't hit the Web yet, so I haven't seen it.  I can't wait to see you in your awesome outfits.  Oh, the anticipation!  I love you, Erin.

Letter to Julia 20131201

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

Dearest Julia, I don't normally blog on a Sunday, but I just had to tell you something.  My sources tell me that you are accident prone right now, so please avoid travel as much as possible.  This is compounded by the fact that more people are jealous of you now more than ever.  You know jealousy, right?  It's a Biblical thing.  Qur'anic, rather.  Be suspicious of business that underpays you and forces you to travel.  I hate it when people don't know how much you're worth.  They had better start treating you better now before they have to go through me to get your business.  I would dig up all their skeletons in their closets just to protect my Julia.  InshaAllah.

You take care too, Erin.  You both mean the world to me, and I love you with all my heart.

Letter to Julia 20131130

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

My little Batty-Watty Bat Cat is all grown up!  *sob*  He's become a full grown cat now, and he doesn't play around and isn't mischievous anymore, and he sneers at all the females that are not in heat.  All business.  There's nothing wrong with his health, he still has a tremendous appetite.  It's his attitude.  It's like he's turned into the Godfather.

As you can tell, I'm still typing in my letter live.  I hate it, because I have to be blunt and extra cautious of saying something that would hurt your precious feelings.   I love you with all my heart.

My dearest, beautiful Julia.  The crisis of ownership over Casa de Julia is not over yet.  And to be practical, the crisis will not be over until the title is in my name.  But please don't worry.  Please pray that Allah grants success and happiness in our marriage with promptness and ease.  I love you, Julia.

Oh Erin, I still haven't seen the latest VS fashion show.  It's not on the Internet yet.  I can't wait to see how beautiful and ravishing you are.  I love you, Erin.

Letter to Julia 20131127

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

My dearest and beloved Julia, please don't be saddened about your house.  If it be destined that Allah brings us together in marriage, that would include your house, right?  Normally, the situation is something I would get loud and aggressive about, but this time it's best to be patient.  I love you so much, my Julia.  Please call upon Allah in humility and in private.

Have you been in a rather silly mood lately, Erin?  I'm quite a silly person myself at times.  Just to lighten up the seriousness of it all.  Could you please be serious just for a moment, and pray for Julia's house?  I love you, Erin.  But here's a little video to help make you and Julia smile.

Letter to Julia 20131125

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

Hello there, my dearest Julia and Erin.  How are your precious emotions today?  So valuable are your feelings, the world knows.  So valuable to me, for I love you.  My usual Internet cafe is shut down (supposedly momentarily), so I'm at this new place, having to type in my love for you live because the computers here reject my USB drive.  I hope I don't have to upload or download anything.  I also hope I don't say anything to hurt your feelings, because I usually get to ponder on my letters and edit them before I go out to post.  If I do make an error, please forgive me.

My beloved Julia, you are my most dignified princess, and I love you so much.  Your polished and intense beauty elevates my heart.  I have been chopping down large trees around Casa de Julia inshaAllah, and I have been using the heavy logs to block off the driveway to the compound so that unwanted vehicles do not enter.  Well, at least make it very inconvenient for them to enter.  I think I'll put 2 more heavy logs there.  Perhaps you are aware that some unmentionables are trying to take over your house.  I'm handicapped by my poverty, so I can't buy the property yet.  I want you to pray that Allah helps and protects us, and that I get to build Casa de Julia for you with incredible ease.  Please pray.  I love you Julia.

My sweet Erin.  Yes, you are very sweet to me.  I adore you for your sweetness and your precious pure heart.  Did you know your emotions show in your face and your body?  Your precious, pure heart.  I love you, and I want to embrace and protect you.  However, Allah is the Best to protect.  I don't ever want you to feel abandoned.  I want you to always know that you are loved, and when the time comes I will take you into our house as my wife.  InshaAllah.  Please pray also that Allah helps and protects us, and that I get to build Casa de Julia with tremendous ease.

Qur'an 20131124

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

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 7:32-34
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131123

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

Hi there my beloved Julia and Erin.

I my usual Internet cafe is shut down for a while, so I probably won't be blogging much in the near future.  Plus, it's been raining every day, so commute is difficult.  It doesn't mean that I love you less, no I love you even more every day.

I suppose I have to say something to remember JFK.  He wasn't an angel, but neither is any human.  It means a lot to me that he tried to return to the gold standard.  But I don't believe he would have made much difference had he survived.  The machine was already set in motion, and the corruption was handed down to the next generation, and the next.  Please know and remember, that the righteous try to slow down Judgement Day, not speed it up.

Qur'an 20131123

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.

The Heights 7:28-30
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131121

Hey there, my awesomely gorgeous Rock and Roll babes!  How are those emotions today?  I love you with all my heart.  The weather here is cold and rain, rain, rain.  It's been raining all day.  The sliced cheese turned out a success as cheese spread when rolled around and squished in my hand.  Australian cheese is cheaper I guess, because it's closer to here than the USA or Europe.  But I suppose it's not enough for cheesecake.  The paste I made from the mustard powder is an excellent substitute for wasabi.  Too bad my baby squid is already 3 days old, so I didn't enjoy it as much.  I think I'll use the rest for a squid and mackerel liver omelet tomorrow.

OK let's get back to the topic of Julia's laundry.  And it's not just about the clothes dryer.  There's also the oven, boiler, backup power, etc.  Of course, we could tolerate our living conditions just like everybody else here, but why not be progressive?  Why not make a solution that could help make the lives of others easier inshaAllah?  My answer to the lack of gas pipelines here is the LPG (low pressure gas) cylinder.  LPG cylinders in Malaysia are about 10 to 12 kilos each, which is a lot of gas, and each house has at least one.  Not the same size as in India and some other countries, but let's focus on Malaysia.  All LPG cylinders are controlled by regulators, which ensures that the gas flow is consistent.  The gas intake for gas-powered appliances in the West is a permanent fixture.  So instead of the permanent fixture, there could be a nozzle similar to the nozzle on the regulator, which would fit a rubber hose.  Now the gas pressure would most likely be less than the gas pressure of the typical Western gas pipeline, but so what if the flame inside the appliance be smaller?  Just change the numbering on the thermostat.  And so what if the gas runs out?  Just change the LPG cylinder.

Letter to Julia 20131120

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

My dearest Julia and Erin, how are you feeling today?  I pray you are feeling healthy and confident.  Please forgive me for taking yesterday off.  I wanted to sleep in and eat squid all morning.  Just squid.  Baby squid is going for damn cheap at the night market, and it makes convenient sashimi, but anything else is tedious.  I don't have any wasabi, but I just bought mustard powder which I plan to mix into a thick paste.  Also, I plan to eat my Ritz crackers with sliced cheese.  Hey, squash the cheese in your hand and rub it around and it turns into a spread.  It's a lot cheaper than cream cheese, tastier too.  As I told you before, as my wives inshaAllah you are automatically professional endorsers of food products, whether you eat at a restaurant or buy groceries to eat at home.  This makes people (and the market) go bonkers over what you eat.  So please enjoy yourselves at your favorite and trusted restaurants, and experiment with cooking, and devour your favorite snacks.  Just don't overdo it.

There is certainly much attention to what we eat in Islam.  Food can bring us closer to God inshaAllah, mostly because we need to eat to live.  But the pleasure of food can sometimes give us that glimpse of perfect happiness, that all of us crave.  So eat of the good and lawful food that Allah has provided for you, but fear Allah.  Don't forget Allah!  Don't forget to say, "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before your first bite.  There is no blame on you for what you ate in the past as long as you believe in Allah, guard yourselves from evil, and do good deeds.  Again, believe in Allah, guard yourselves from evil, and do good deeds.  Again, believe in Allah, guard yourselves from evil, and be righteous.

Letter to Julia 20131118

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

My dearest beloved Julia, I truly, truly love you with all my heart.  You are so very beautiful, and I cherish you deeply.  You are a blessing to me, and I am grateful to God and to you for your love.  I don't mind at all building your house.  It is my job to provide for you and Erin, to house you and Erin, and to enhance your business connections.  InshaAllah.  You don't have to buy me anything in return.  Of course I can't stop you if you do, just remember that Muslim men cannot wear gold or silk until after Judgement Day, if they are allowed into heaven.  I don't want to hurt your feelings by not wearing what you give me.

My beautiful precious Erin, I haven't had a chance yet to see you at the Victoria's Secret fashion show, but I do have one photo from that show, and I must say that you are so gorgeous and ravishing.  You are truly a wonderful and beautiful woman, and I am profoundly blessed to have you as my wife.  I love you so much Erin, I want to look after you and embrace you, and take tender loving care of you.  InshaAllah.

Qur'an 20131118

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.

Letter to Julia 20131116

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

Hello there, my most beloved beauties.  The most beautiful girls in the world.  How are you feeling today?  I pray you are feeling healthy and confident.  How's business?  My parents gave a box of Ritz crackers the other day.  I didn't really eat all that much Ritz crackers back in the States.  I would buy a box of generic saltines and a block of Cracker Barrel extra sharp cheddar for a better crackers and cheese per dollar value.  But I asked my Mom, "Do you have any cheese?"  She said no.  So yesterday I went searching for some cheese spread.  I can't get Cracker Barrel here, but any cream cheese spread would do.  I went from store to store searching in vain for cheese spread, or even plain cream cheese, and the weather was bloody hot.  I swear, cheese sells like mad here locally.  Especially cream cheese.  And it's damn expensive, too.  I don't know what the locals do with all that cream cheese, all I know is that it sells.  If someone opened a cheese store here, I'm certain they would make a lot of money.  The demand for cheese here seems insatiable, even though most Asians are lactose-intolerant.  What does it take to make cheese anyway?  A lot of milk, slow heat, some lemon juice, and a way to separate curds from whey, and a means to age and dehydrate cheese.  The quality of milk is certainly an issue, so the diet of milk cows is important.  Soybeans.  If they can make soy sauce, then they can feed milk cows with soybeans, and there are plenty of soybeans in Asia.  Gah!  I'm irritated.  I don't want to enter the food business just to get some cheese for my crackers, let alone the dairy industry.  I think I saw some Philadelphia cream cheese at the Chinese store.  I hope it's still there.  I wish someone would sell Cracker Barrel here.  Maybe I should just buy some milk and make my own cheese.  Or eat my crackers without cheese.

Qur'an 20131116

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

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 6:148-151
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131114

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

Hello there Julia, my beautiful and most dignified princess.  You are my Queen, and I love you with all my heart, my most precious darling.  I have been talking a lot lately, haven't I?  I was hoping to take a little bit of a break from blogging, but it didn't turn out that way.  I do love you so, and I hate to be separated from you.  I've been thinking about why houses here have no drywall and studs, and are generally made entirely out of brick.  I'm thinking termites.  Termites flourish in this weather, and they can fly.  Wooden houses get ravaged by them.  Plus, there are many other critters out here in the tropics that could potentially make a home inside drywall panels.  I look at my floor, and it is made of concrete.  Which is fine for the ground floor, but what about the second level?  We don't want wooden beams holding up a wooden floor, would we?  The option is steel beams holding up a floor that can be tiled.  I don't expect Casa de Julia to inexpensive, otherwise I wouldn't be married at all.  I cannot take any other position than to consider your well-being.  Ya Allah, please grant me the wealth I need to be happily and securely married to Julia and Erin.

Are you being a naughty girl, Erin?  That little devil can turn into a monster if you let him take over, so you control him.  I hope you're not getting back at me for that joke I told.  Sometimes I like to tell jokes to make you and Julia smile, because I love you, and I want you to be cheerful.  That's just who I am, take it or leave it.  So please be a good girl.  A pure, chaste, and honorable woman.  A role model for girls all over the world.  There is no more "pain".  You're not on your own anymore.  You are loved.  I love you, and I will marry you inshaAllah.  You are a very precious thing, more people need you than you know.  Since your country was sold off by the bankers, what's left are natural resources like you.  So please take tender loving care of yourself in my absence.  And I will look after you when we marry, and help protect you.  InshaAllah.  Meanwhile, please eat a nice ribeye steak for me, you know, a sizzling piece of beef with the big bone sticking out.

Both of you, if the Public Eye gets too nosy and aggressive with you, just tell them "I'm his wife, inshaAllah", then refer them to me.  I will refer them to Allah.  Let them worship and fear Allah.

Qur'an 20131114

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 transgressing 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.

The Cattle 6:143-147
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131112

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

Hi there, my beautiful, precious Julia.  How are you feeling today, my beloved darling?  I suppose you can tell that lately I've been watching a lot of episodes of "This Old House".  I just want my Julia to have the most awesome house, not too big I hope, but the most awesome.  InshaAllah.  I want my Julia to have a house like in those comic books, a sentient house, that speaks and self-cleans and self-repairs.  Well, at least she could have a house with the best of modern amenities.  I wonder if we could contract those guys from "This Old House".  I see they even do jobs in Mumbai, the heart of the Global Financial Gap.  So they possibly could help build Julia's house in Malaysia, where drywall and gas pipelines don't exist.  Check out this episode of "This Old House rebuilds New Orleans", Julia my dearest.  Check out the automatic power backup and the Green House.

Oh hi, Erin!  Of course I love you, and I always think of you.  I want to be there with you and embrace you, and help fight off those horrible monsters that make you feel bad.  I'm sure you are busy with your Victoria's Secret business nowadays.  I used to love making jokes about your half-naked friends, but I guess I have to stop doing that.  But I have one last joke!  I promise, no more after this one!  I'll have to admit, this is a pretty stupid joke, but here goes....  If Victoria's Secret opened a fast food chain where the staff wore only lingerie, what would you call it?  Vicky D's!  Ar! Ar! Ar!  Funny, huh?  Oh, well.

Qur'an 20131112

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.  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.  Soon will you know who it is whose end will be, in the Hereafter.  Certain it is that the wrongdoers will not prosper.

Letter to Julia 20131111

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

Hello there Julia and Erin, my dearest heart.  How are you feeling today?  How are those precious emotions?  I pray you are feeling healthy and confident.  I am alone here and pining for you as usual, because I love you, and I need you.  Please take good loving care of yourselves.

As my wives inshaAllah, you automatically become professional endorsers of food products.  Your outstanding qualification is that you are MY girls.  Mine, mine, MINE.  So please be sure to go with your buddies to your favorite and trusted restaurants and enjoy your favorite foods and non-alcoholic beverages.  For a more potent impact, try to go together.  Julia already knows the limits, so I will state the broad guidelines for your knowledge Erin, if you didn't already know.  No pig, no blood, no carrion, and most importantly before the first bite, say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful."  Do not eat of food on which the name of Allah has not been pronounced.  Study verse 5:3 of the Qur'an for a more detailed prohibition, but please know that if you are forced to eat thus by necessity, then Allah is Most Forgiving.  Please be pure and good women, role models for the world, whom Allah has blessed with beautiful souls as well as physiques, inshaAllah.  Although there can be no more secrets in our public life, please know that you are loved.  I love you, and I will help protect you, inshaAllah.  And if God loves you, God is the Best to Protect.  Bon Appetit!

Qur'an 20131110

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

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 6:114-117
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Shall I seek for judge other than Allah?  When God it is who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail.

Letter to Julia 20131109

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

YOOOOOOOLIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!

Hi there, my most precious gorgeous darlings.  Yes I know I said it's my week of isolation, but I gotta have my Sweeties, because I love you and I need you so much.  Plus I had to blog the Qur'an.  Oh Erin, the meaning of the password is that you have to give a donation of one dollar (or more if you feel like it) in the name of Allah to whatever deserving charity.  You will discover that people will make a big stink over a lousy dollar, because it didn't go to them.  Isn't that right, Julia?

There's a new mosquito in town.  I had never seen this type of mosquito before I returned here to Malaysia from the USA, so it wasn't here 30 years ago.  Climate change.  It's about a tenth of the size of an average mosquito, it's so tiny you can't feel the bite.  But it leaves a nasty, red, itching welt that can last for days or forever if you don't treat it with rubbing alcohol.  So please be careful about mosquitoes here.  I don't any nasty critter leaving any horrible marks on my precious girls.  I'll kill them!  Please be ready with the bug spray when you're here, but please try not to kill any spiders.

Speaking of bugs, there will always be people who have no faith, no matter what God shows them.  It is not God's plan to guide them, so just avoid these people.  Don't even listen to them.

Qur'an 20131109

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 realize 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.

The Cattle 6:109-111
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Certainly, Signs are in the Power of Allah, but what would make you realize that if Signs came, they will not believe?

Letter to Julia 20131107

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

Hello there, my most precious beauties.  How are you feeling today?  I think I've been talking too much lately, so it's about time for another week of isolation.  Please dn't take it personally, or feel slighted, for it has nothing to do with you.  In fact, i love you, and I need you, and I wish you were here with me to share my isolation.  I occasionally take a week off to stay away from the Internet and the crowd as much as possible, so I won't be blogging as much as I usually do.  But like I said, I wish you were here with me, so I could just whisper in your ear instead of having to communicate in this public place.  I love you so very much.

For a basic understanding of the supernatural, you must accept that there not one but two dominant races on Earth: the human race (made of earth and water) and the jinn race (made of fire).  Both races are banished to Earth until Judgement Day.  Satan is a member of the jinn race, but not all jinns are evil, just like not all humans are evil.  There are good jinns just like there are good people, and there are jinns who worship Allah just like there are humans who worship Allah.  Allah is the Creator of both races, so it is a mistake to place the jinns on the same level as God.  Allah has Power over all, so if you feel fear towards the supernatural, then seek your refuge with Allah.  Allah comprehends all, and God's Grasp is over all vision.  It is the humans who create false worship.  But do not revile their gods lest they revile Allah out of spite.

Letter to Julia 20131106

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

Hi Julia!  How are you feeling, my beautiful beloved Queen?  I had to climb up onto the roof to fix a leak this evening.  I didn't actually stand on the roof, because the shingles are too brittle.  The section where my toilet is is made entirely of brick, and has a flat top with no shingles.  I hate working on the roof.  I'm afraid of heights.  For dinner it was chicken and bamboo shoot stew again, because I had just bought some chicken breast at the night market.  I usually use the bones for soups after removing the meat.  Chicken stew is a no-brainer: while still dripping with sweat from physical labor, I fried up lemongrass, garlic, onions, chicken, bamboo shoots, added water, put curry leaves and bouillon, and brought the water to a boil while I took a shower.  Then I left it to simmer while I prayed the sunset prayer, so my grub was ready after I finished worship.  I have some left over, do you want it?  I love you, Julia!  Say, did you see the squid at the night market?  It was going for RM6 a kilo, and that's a hefty helping of squid!  The squid was about the size of half a pinky each, which made them difficult to process.  The beaks were negligible, the ink sacs weren't a problem as long as I didn't rupture them, but the spines were obnoxious.  They would get stuck in my teeth, so I had to get rid of them.  Not all the squid were tiny, so only half of my fried calamari was a disaster.  I still have half a kilo of squid left, so I think I have a better plan for my next batch of fried calamari.  Want some?

Erin my dearest Queen, I'm not upset with you.  I just want you to be healthy and happy.  It's just that I was so worried when I saw those photographs, I just want to be sure that you eat properly, and take good loving care of yourself since I can't be there with you to take care of you and embrace you and help shield and protect you.  Please don't allow the words and actions of hypocrites make you feel bad or doubt.  I love you and I need you, and I want to look after you, and I want you to be healthy and beautiful.  So please take tender loving care of yourself until the time comes when we are married inshaAllah, and I will be able to guard and caress you and Julia with all my love.  I look forward to seeing you all healthy and confident when I watch the next Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Letter to Julia 20131104

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

As I told you before my dearest Julia, when Allah grants me the wealth I need to be married inshaAllah, I will proceed to buy the land for this little house I live in now, plus the land for Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  Then I will renovate this little house to make room for you, then I will send someone to get you, and we will marry inshaAllah.  Then we will stay in this little house while we supervise the building of Casa de Julia.  When Casa de Julia is completed, then I will marry Erin inshaAllah.  Let's see: I need to build a master bedroom, Julia's bathroom, tile the entire floor, do some roof repair, replace the ceiling because it's hideous, paint outside and inside, make the doorways taller, install a washer and dryer for Julia, put in a new sink and counter top with a new stove top and ventilation system, do some basic furnishings, and I think that should do it for this little house inshaAllah.  I have to confess that I love this little house.  When Allah grants me ownership inshaAllah, I wont ever part with it until I die.  When Casa de Julia is completed inshaAllah, I'll use this little house as my studio and to house my cats.  I really love my cats, Julia.  I'm a lonely person but hey, I gave the music to Allah, so there it is.  I love you and I need you Julia, and I beg you to please be patient with my cats.  And please be constant in your prayers.

Ah Erin!  It's nearly time for this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show.  I had to stop watching that show because my Julia wasn't in it anymore, but now I'm going to be marrying Erin inshaAllah, I have to start watching that show again.  I'm looking forward to seeing you, Erin.  I want to make sure you're taking good care of your health, that you're not too thin.  I had some photos where your face was so gaunt, I thought it was photo manipulation.  I has to delete them, because I couldn't look at them, because it broke my heart.  we all want you to be beautiful, and you are beautiful, but I want to make sure you are healthy.  Please take good care of yourself and your body, OK?  Please eat properly, and get sufficient rest.  I love you, and I need you.

Qur'an 20131104

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 worshipers.  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.

Letter to Julia 20131102

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

Happy Birthday, my dearest, beloved Julia.  It was wonderful to see you again.  You are so very beautiful, and have become even more beautiful.  I love you so much.  I wish you a most happy day, and life, and it is the meaning of my life while I work my cause for Allah inshaAllah that I look after and help protect you and Erin and our children, and that you age with grace and dignity inshaAllah.  Allah is the Best to Protect.  You are so precious and valuable to me, you are my life, you are my heart.  I want to thank you for your love and patience.  I truly and deeply appreciate it.  I love you, Julia.  I love you, I love you, I love you.  I love you with all my heart.

Happy birthday, Julia.

Letter to Julia 20131031

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

Running hot water!  Julia my queen, how dearly are you attached to running hot water?  There's a water heater in my shower which I never use.  It's electric.  There doesn't seem to be a reservoir, so I assume the water is heated in real time.  All the showers I take are cold.  Well, I use a hose.  Force of habit.  Spartan, not barbaric.  I don't like using running hot water here in Malaysia because I'm sensitive to fungus.  The option to an electric water heater is of course, a gas powered boiler.  Propane again!  Assuming we can get propane-powered appliances, that will be at least 4 active tanks at any given time: boiler, stove top, oven, and clothes dryer.  At least a boiler doesn't need a vent.  I examined the pipe for the faucet in my toilet, and it seems to be running inside the wall through solid brick.  Whether or not it is solid brick or a cavity, it seems that we can run pipes inside the walls.  Pipes here in Malaysia are either steel or copper.  I haven't seen much plastic being used here for water or waste.  We would need a separate pipe system for hot and cold water.  Plus a pump or two to get the water up to the second level and reservoir of Casa de Julia.  Do you really want or need running hot water, Julia?  There won't be running hot water here in my little house.  No room for a boiler.  Well, you can have the electric water heater.  InshaAllah.

It's time for you to get your own Qur'an, Erin my queen.  This is a serious matter, so please be serious about this, for every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts.  Shop for a bilingual Qur'an at an Islamic bookstore, so you can browse among many publishers for one that's easy for you to digest.  Buy your Qur'an from Muslims only!  Hard copy, not digital!  Make sure it has the original Arabic text as well as the English translation, so you can naturally learn Arabic, Mrs. Global.  Let's start by doing a simple daily reading.  Offer a prayer first thing in the morning, say "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected", say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful", and say "Ya Allah, increase me in knowledge".  Then close your eyes and choose a random verse.  If you have a question to ask God, then formulate your question silently before you choose a verse.  Then compare what you read with what happens to you and what you observe during the day.  Only ONE verse, ONCE a day for now.  Take it slow!  Don't be in a rush!

Ya Allah, please protect and guide my Julia and Erin.

Qur'an 20131031

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

70.  Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world.  But proclaim this: that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts.  It will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah.  If it offered every ransom, none will be accepted.  Such is those who deliver themselves to ruin by their acts.  They will have to drink boiling water, and for punishment, one more grievous; for that they persisted in rejecting Allah.

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 6:70-71
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131030

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

There is another issue connected to your clothes dryer Julia my beloved, namely ventilation.  Clothes dryers emit hot exhaust, which in the West is generally channeled through aluminum tubing.  Of course, we can punch a hole in the wall (with the proper contractors and material), but I think it would be wiser and more economical to have a system of ventilation for the entire house.  The kitchen would need a vent for the stove top and oven, which could be connected to the clothes dryer vent.  In Malaysia, rooms are generally divided by brick, not dry wall panels with frames.  I don't know why, but every house here is like that, except for the houses that are made of wood.  So, any ventilation tubing will have to punch through brick, so I think you should plan your kitchen and laundry room side-by-side for minimal construction issues.  We can probably experiment with a kitchen and dryer vent system in this little house, but once installed it cannot be removed, so we would have to install a separate system for Casa de Julia.  InshaAllah.  Perhaps you might want to add a fireplace for cold nights and indoor BBQs.  No BBQs when you're pregnant!  Burning animal fat is a mutagen!

Erin my dearest, the Qur'an is more powerful than any book of magic.  This is because it is not magic, but the Word of God.  Allah is the Reality, just as much as there be people who believe in Allah is reality, as much as there be people who reject Allah is reality.  I find it funny that humans would rather believe in sorcery over God.  Allah has Power over all.  Glory to Allah.  Both of you please do not socialize with people who babble ignorantly about Islam unless they turn to a different topic.

Qur'an 20131030

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

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 6:63-66
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131029

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

This matter of how you maintain your clothes is actually a very serious one, Julia dearest.  It needs to be resolved.  The reason for this is because you are Boss Model, living a married life in the public eye.  I want you to age beautifully, and you shouldn't have to dry your expensive lingerie outside on a line.  Worst comes to worst, we'll string up a line inside the house.  But I have seen ads in the paper for electric clothes dryers, but they are not that many.  The other option is to help create a market in Asia for propane powered clothes dryers.  Propane tanks here are very common: every house has at least one, and they are at least twice the size of propane tanks in the USA and Europe.  They supply propane to gas-powered stove tops via a regulator, which creates an even flow of gas.  Now if I were to buy a gas dryer in the USA and get a plumber to hook it up to a propane tank, he would refuse.  But if I were to negotiate with Maytag or Whirlpool and/or the like to design and build a dryer that runs on propane tanks to be marketed in Asia, that would be more realistic, especially if I have money and influence.  I don't think it's too far fetched.  What do you think?  While they're at it, they might as well make a propane-powered oven.  Could be a billion dollar business!  I just want you to do your laundry in convenience.

Ah, did you enjoy those TV shows I asked you to watch, Erin dearest?  I have a feeling that we have similar tastes in TV programming.  When you join this family inshaAllah, we will be watching a lot of sports, but I think we can have 2 TVs going at the same time.  Multi-tasking couch potatoes!  Now check out the Discovery Channel's "Unsolved History: the death of Marilyn Monroe".  My theory is that Marilyn made a disgusting mess when she killed herself, and the people who loved her moved her body around in order to clean her up, so the body would be found in a more dignified state.  What do you think?

Qur'an 20131029

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."

The Cattle 6:56-58
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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.

Letter to Julia 20131028

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

Ach!  I have to do ironing.  I hate ironing!  I hate doing laundry!  But I can do my own laundry, Julia.  You don't have to do it for me, but if you want me to always look immaculate, after all I will be married to high fashion, then you'd better have the maid do it.  Since I don't pass anymore, I don't really care much about my clothes as long as I don't have to go around naked.  After all, it's OK for a man to be butt ugly.  I was thinking about washers and dryers, and your laundry.  Malaysia doesn't have natural gas supplied to homes via pipe lines.  So there is no heat in a typical house, because there is no gas supply.  Which is generally not a big deal in a tropical country, because it hardly ever gets cold.  I actually like it slightly cold, because I don't sweat as much and therefore don't have to shower as much, but most women hate the cold.  I think it's easier to heat up than to cool down.  Anyway, heaters, ovens, hot showers, and clothes dryers in Malaysia are electric.  I dry my clothes indoors on a short line and on the window frames, but in your case, you would probably want a clothes dryer.  I can't envision your displaying your expensive clothes outside on a clothes line.  But be warned, my love!  It may be difficult to find and expensive to maintain an electric clothes dryer.  Gas here in Malaysia is propane, packaged in tanks sized for home or industry.  Perhaps heating elements that use gas can be modified to input cooking gas tanks.  Where there's a will, there's a way.  InshaAllah.  But we can't store all those gas tanks outside, because somebody might pinch them.  I love you, Julia!

Erin my dearest, I need to discuss with you about the public eye.  You are very brave, and Julia is also very brave.  But courage alone is not enough, and life is a trial for every human being, that's why we need the protection of God.  I hope you are aware by now that the crowd is not your friend.  The public eye is unforgiving, and I feel that you should study it.  After all, what use is intelligence without data?  When we are married inshaAllah, I can help protect you and distract them away from you inshaAllah, but I must marry Julia first.  So please study the public eye.  I don't want to post any depressing videos here because I want you to stay positive, but I also want you to know how to be cautious.  So please go into YouTube and study the lives of Andy Gibb and Sharon Tate.  I do however have something positive to post, and this is for you.  I love you, Erin.

Qur'an 20131028

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

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 6:50-51
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Peace be on you, those who believe in the Signs of God.

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?

Qur'an 20131027

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?"

The Cattle 6:39-47
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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?

Letter to Julia 20131025

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

Hi Julia, my dearest heart!  How are you feeling today, boss?  It's been raining everyday lately, and I've caught a bit of a sniffle.  But I'm not out of action, alhamdulillah.  I need to remind you to maintain a list of doctors and other labor that you trust, and never to lose those connections.  I don't know any doctors that I trust for some reason.  Being dirt poor is part of it, so I've had to rely on interns, because they're cheap.  Otherwise it's self-diagnoses and treatment, and Allah has been kind to me health-wise so far.  I do know a private dentist that I trust, but I haven't seen him in nearly 30 years, because again, I'm dirt poor.  When Allah grants me the wealth I need to be married inshaAllah, we could refer to more private medical services, but money doesn't buy trust.  Therefore, please maintain your medical connections, because we may have to import labor in that respect.  I could become fanatically aggressive towards those who mistreat or misdiagnose you.  Better yet, please maintain your good health, and pray.

Of course I haven't forgotten you Erin.  My dearest heart.  Julia is the boss in this case because she's been playing this global romance game with me much longer than you.  That's why the house is Casa de Julia.  How is your Islam coming along, by the way?  Have you learned how to pray yet?  Just take it slow and easy.  Keep it simple, sincere, and just do the best you can with the situation that Allah had given you.  You too should also keep a network of doctors you trust.  With all due respect, healers not cosmeticians.  You and Julia are already more beautiful than most people.  Didn't you know that?  MashaAllah.

Qur'an 20131025

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.

Letter to Julia 20131023

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

Hello there, my precious darlings.  It's getting late here at the kampung, I mean I'm starting this letter later than I usually do.  I normally write right before or right after the sunset prayer.  I do everything everyday in sync with the prayer times, that's one thing you need to get used to.  For example, if you want to go to the mall in Alor Setar, we would have to leave immediately after the dawn prayer, do our shopping, and be back home by the midday prayer.  The kids here stay active all night long, though.  Not us.  I have to lock up you valuable  people with me at night, for our protection.  Just don't ever forget, that Allah is the Best to protect.

I don't want to be talking about heavy stuff all the time.  I think it's unromantic.  The mundane is much more romantic.  Like planning our meals and shopping.  Like brushing your hair, and examining your bodies regularly to make sure you are staying healthy.  Like sitting on the futon and watching TV together.  So I might take a break from blogging Thursday, and I don't usually blog on Fridays.  Then again, I might come in anyway, because I love you.  I want you to take good care of yourselves in my absence, stay fit, eat properly, get sufficient rest, pray and be positive.

Qur'an 20131023

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

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 it 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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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.

Letter to Julia 20131022

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

Ah, my precious soulmates!  How are you feeling?  How are those raging emotions today?  Are you a hurricane or a whirlpool?  Are you a spring dripping from a desert rock, or are you a suffocating, humid day?  Are you a passionate and super-sexy Julia, or a sensitive and super-feminine Erin?  As for me, my heart is a nuclear bomb that has been converted into an energy source, and my faith being the control rod.  Do I need your love?  Yes, with all my heart.  My heart is a nuclear bomb.

I just bought half a kilo of cuttlefish at the night market.  I've never handled cuttlefish before, so this is the first time.  But I know that pretty much every other creature in the sea eats cuttlefish, so it can't be too bad to eat.  It's like a chewier squid, with a backbone.  It took me a while to get a system going in prepping my cuttlefish.  I can't seem to get any rings because the backbone is in the way, so it's going to have to be strips.  Looks like it's fried calamari on the menu for tomorrow night.  Or maybe even for a midnight snack tonight.  I have some excellent hot sauce.  How about it, ladies?  Wanna come over for some munchies?  Suddenly I got hungry, so I'm not waiting for you this time.  Mmmm mmm.  Very tender.  Not chewy at all.

Oh Julia, how's your Mom, by the way?  Please give her my regards.  Please say hi for me to your parents, Erin.  Tell them I'm going to marry you, if God Wills.  On second thought, keep it a secret for now (if you can).  Wait until I can afford to get you a nice ring.  Both of you, please pray.

Qur'an 20131022

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, "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."

The Cattle 6:8-14
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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.

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.

But I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah.

Letter to Julia 20131021

Hi there again, my beloved beautiful ones!  How are you handling those emotions today?  Would you like to make some babies with me?  Oh no, don't get me wrong: I'm not asking strictly out of lust.  You see, I'm old, and I have no children.  (Consciously or unconsciously) I never had any children, and I focused on nurturing the music that Allah gave me.  It's been a wild life and I'm still alive alhamdulillah, and now I want to make some babies with you.  Sound good?  I have no heirs or partners, and the music will dissipate when I die.  So for more reasons than this, my business now revolves around my home and family.  You.

It's a global party, and Islam takes the relationship between husband and wife very seriously, so much so that a marriage is legally not valid if it is not consummated.  Sure your position as mothers to my children is heavy, but inshaAllah you are ready, and may Allah subdue those who give you grief about it.  But I am old, and I have probably a third of the libido I had 20 years ago.  But there's no point in wishing I had met you then, because you would have been 9 and 5 years old.  I suppose it's physical, but not physical strength, because I still seem to have a little bit of that.  We all know some dirty old men who grow old and do nothing but follow their lusts.  I can't do that.  I'm in it strictly to love you and to take care of you and our children.  My pleasure is in the love, inshaAllah.  But I am old, and I will need to be on drugs just to keep up with one of you, let alone both of you.  Sex, Viagra, and Rock and Roll!!

I'm not worried about Julia.  She's so brave and sure of herself.  I love that about her.  Erin, you seem a little shy.  Perhaps you are sometimes indecisive.  I'm like that too sometimes.  Yesterday, my Mom asked me, "Do you want some rice?", and I replied, "I don't know what I want," and I got screamed at.  I love you, Mom!  But this isn't about dinner.  Please be ready to be a mother.  I assure you and Julia, with Allah as my witness, that my intentions are purely honorable.  I will love you, and raise a family with you.  InshaAllah.