Letter to Julia 20140918

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

Hi there, my dearest Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling, my love?  My love!  I pray you are feeling healthy and confident.  I'm still feeling slightly feverish, but functional, and working.  Everyday, working.  InshaAllah, I will be granted the wealth I need soon to give you a happy and secure marriage.

I had a lot of milk and cauliflower in the cooler, so I decided to make cream of cauliflower with chicken soup.  It turned out OK, but it was so thick and rich.  I added ramen noodles to it, as well as seaweed, for a black and white soup.  Hey, it was good!  Alhamdullilah.  But I was stuffed.  I was so full, I could barely move.  The only problem is that I'm lactose intolerant.  Oh, well.  At least it tasted good.  Want some?  I have leftovers.

Qur'an 20140918

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

51.  The answer of the believers when summoned to Allah and God's messenger, in order that he may judge between them, is no other than this: "We hear and we obey."  It is such as these that will attain felicity.

52.  It is such as obey Allah and God's messenger, and fear Allah and do right, that will win.

53.  They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only you would command them, they would deploy.  Say, "Swear you not.  Obedience is reasonable.  Verily, Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do."

54.  Say, "Obey Allah, and obey the messenger.  But if you turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him, and you for that placed on you.  If you obey him, you shall be on right guidance.  The messenger's duty is only to preach the clear."

55.  Allah has promised to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds that God will, of a surety, grant them in the land inheritance as God granted it to those before them; that God will establish in authority their religion, the one which God has chosen for them; and that God will change the fear of theirs to one of security and peace.  They will worship God and not associate any with God.  If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked.

The Light  24:51-55
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Swear you not.  Obedience is reasonable.  Verily, Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.

Obey Allah, and obey the messenger.  But if you turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him, and you for that placed on you.  If you obey him, you shall be on right guidance.  The messenger's duty is only to preach the clear.