Letter to Julia 20130601

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

YOOOOOOOLIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!

This family business that is Shadowplay is like an oasis in the desert.  It's also like walking into the lobby of a mall, and it's bright and bustling, the crowd is excited, and the stores and kiosks are packed.  But only 2 spaces away from the lobby, the stores are empty.  A group of teenage girls drive around to the other side of the mall, but it's in complete darkness.  Nothing is happening anywhere else.  This is something you and our bosses need to understand: if it's not directly connected to the music, it's not going to be profitable.  InshaAllah.  It's like sitting at a cafe that's out of earshot to the singing: if you're there to listen to the music, then you're going to have to move closer.  Closer to where the music is.  Glory to Allah.  Don't mess with the situation, people.

I have made a commitment to marry you, Julia.  I mean it, Julia: I love you.  Therefore, right now I am unmarried, and I have never been married.  Now I'm old.  I can't marry you yet because I don't have the wealth to give you a good married life.  Please understand, that I cannot take any other position than to put your well-being in top priority.  MashaAllah.  Therefore, I can't take the responsibility for the lives of all the women who kill themselves for the love of the music, because I have made my commitment to marry you.  Ya Allah, please forgive me for my shortcomings.

Qur'an 20130601

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

79.  Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say, "This is from Allah," to traffic with it for a miserable price!  Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.

80.  And they say, "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days."  Say, "Have you taken a promise from Allah, for God never breaks a Promise?  Or is it you say of Allah what you do not know?"

81.  Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins- they are companions of the Fire: therein shall they abide."

The Heifer 2:79-81
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Have you taken a promise from Allah, for God never breaks a Promise?  Or is it you say of Allah what you do not know?

I believe verse 2:71 is a warning to those who write something, then claim that it is from God, to try to make money, or gain some power, whether it be Muslims, Christians, Jews, or otherwise.  I believe this clause also includes the people who add unnecessary stuff to the Commandments of the Qur'an and the teachings of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him).

The rationale of some "believers" is to take for granted that they will be Forgiven by God, and that they will only reside in the Fire for a short time if they commit a sin.