Monday, January 20, 2014

Letter to Julia 20140121

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

Well, today I am typing in this letter live,  so please forgive me if I seem a little brusque. To be honest with you, I hate using Internet cafes.  It's not as if I have any privacy anyway, even in a crowd.  And now, everyone's a director.  Phooey!!  I pray you both are keeping healthy and staying patient.  I won't be in to blog tomorrow.  I bought a scad last night.  I filleted half of it, and I'll grilling the rest.  Would you like to join me?  Anyway, please take good loving care of yourselves, and please know that I love you.

Qur'an 20140121

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

81. Those who were left behind rejoiced in their inaction behind the back of the messenger of Allah. They hated to strive and fight, with their goods and their persons, in the Cause of Allah. They said, "Go not forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could understand!

82. Let them laugh a little. Much will they weep, a recompense for that they do.

83. If then, Allah brings you back to any of them, and they ask your permission to come out, say, "Never shall you come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me, for you preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion. Then sit you with those who lag behind!"

84. Nor do you ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave, for they rejected Allah and God's messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion.

85. Nor let their wealth nor their sons dazzle you. Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls may perish in their denial of Allah.

The Repentance 9:81-85
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The fire of hell is fiercer in heat.

Never shall you come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me, for you preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion. Then sit you with those who lag behind!