Monday, February 3, 2014

Letter to Julia 20140203

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

My Batty-Watty Bat Cat came home to visit me!  This made front page headlines all over the country!  It was wonderful t see my kitty again, after so long since he grew up and didn't need me anymore.  He didn't stay to chat though.  He just came to mark his territory (pee on  my lawn), then he took off.

As you know, I like sleeping on the floor.  I'm not going to force you to sleep on the floor with me, I just like to sleep on the floor.  When we marry inshaAllah, we'll get a big, soft bed for you/us.  I don't sleep directly on the floor: I have this rug I lie on to dull the contact with the cold floor.  I vacuum this rug often, but apparently it's not enough.  So today, right before I had to voice train of all times, I took it outside to shake it.  Big mistake.  There was a stiff breeze blowing as usual, so I thought the wind would blow the dust away from me.  There was a huge cloud of dust or course, but behold!  It froze in the wind!  It was a trippy sight but worse, all that crap got on me, up my nose, etc.  One logical explanation I can think of is that cloud of dust was actually a colony of living organisms able to swim against the air current.  Another possible explanation is that the dust particles were charged with static electricity, and were attracted to each other and the rug.  Gag!  I had to suffer through voice training, and my nose is still running now.  Lesson learned, inshaAllah.  I won't do that again.

Qur'an 20140203

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

17.  Who does more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, or deny God's Signs.  But never will prosper those who sin.

18.  They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not, nor profit them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah."  Say, "Do you indeed inform Allah of something God knows not, in the heavens, or on earth?  Glory to God!  And far is God above the partners they ascribe!"

19.  Humankind was one nation, but differed.  Had it not been for a Word that went forth from your Lord, their differences would have been settled between them.

20.  They say, "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?"  Say, "The Unseen is only for Allah.  Then wait you.  I too will wait with you."

21.  When We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity has touched them, behold!  They take to plotting against Our Signs!  Say, "Swifter to plan is Allah!"  Verily, Our messengers record all the plots that you make.

Jonah 10:17-21
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Do you indeed inform Allah of something God knows not, in the heavens, or on earth?  Glory to God!  And far is God above the partners they ascribe!

The Unseen is only for Allah.  Then wait you.  I too will wait with you.

Swifter to plan is Allah!

Qur'an 20140202

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

15.  But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this, or change this."  Say, "It is not of my own accord to change it.  I follow nothing but what is revealed unto me.  If I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty of a Great Day."

16.  Say, "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, or would God have made it known to you.  A whole lifetime before this have I tarried among you: will you not then understand?"

Jonah 10:15-16
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It is not of my own accord to change it.  I follow nothing but what is revealed unto me.  If I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty of a Great Day.

If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, or would God have made it known to you.  A whole lifetime before this have I tarried among you: will you not then understand?