Qur'an 20161119

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

106.  And most of them believe not in Allah without associating with God!

107.  Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the wrath of Allah, or of the coming against them of the Hour, all of a sudden, while they perceive not?

108.  Say you, "This is my Way.  I do invite unto Allah, on evidence clear as the seeing with one's eyes, I and whoever follows me.  Glory to Allah!  And never will I join gods with Allah!"

109.  Nor did We send before you any but men, whom We did inspire, living in human habitations.  Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them?  But the home of the Hereafter is best, for those who do right.  Will you not then understand?

110.  Until when Our messengers give up hope, and think they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help,and those whom We will are delivered into safety.  But never will be warded off Our punishment from those who are in sin.

Joseph 12:106-110
----------------------------------------------------------

Rice

I won't abandon you Erin, inshaAllah.  You're my girl.  So please have faith and pray.  I don't do acupuncture, but I can give a fair massage.  Musician's fingers.  I don't have the luxury of others doing relaxing therapy upon me, I have to doctor myself.  Plus this music gives me a spiritual responsibility that nobody else has, so I have to get my assurance and instruction directly from Allah via the Qur'an.  The Prophet (peace be on him) has visited me 6 times in my dreams already, so I have also received instructions from him.

Speaking of spirituality, I was putting around on the roof this evening, adjusting the shingles and covering up the holes.  Then an eagle with a white head flew low above me from the west.  No, it wasn't a bald eagle.  We don't have that here.  But an eagle with a white head here is most likely a sea eagle.

Natty, if you choose to stay in New York then you will be subject to what other New Yorkers endure.  The best way to avoid the crash is to stay away from America when it happens, and since you are Canadian then you have an easy escape.  No, I don't know when it will happen.  God always tests humans from directions they do not perceive.  If you choose to stay in New York, then please make preparations for crisis like I have been instructing Erin.  Have your bosses relocate you to London or France or something.

Before you start cooking, say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful."

Lunch today was pan-fried hummus with eggs and sauteed onions.  I prefer hummus fried in oil in some way, because it tastes nuttier.  If you were to make hummus cakes like I did today, then you must cook it with the lid on so they cook all the way.

My rice pot is to be part of an electric rice cooker, but the power cord shorted out.  Darned technology.  So I just cook rice in it on the stove top.  It is about 7 inches wide, and has a lid that fits snugly.

One cup of rice.

I wash the rice 3 times (mostly to remove debris and bugs if any), then measure the water level with the first phalange of my index finger.

On a medium-low fire, cook off the water without the lid until the water level reaches the rice level.

Then put the lid on and reduce the heat to low.  Cook it until it stops steaming, then shut off the heat.  Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.