I am writing this letter earlier than usual, because I intend to be at the mosque by sunset. Alas, after a day's break the rain started falling again, and it's still raining now. I might not be able to leave the house. Last night, while I was watching "Slumdog Millionaire" (great movie by the way, which could never be created by a director from India), it hailed. The stones were small, so the tornado was mild. This town would not be able to handle a big tornado, there is no place to go underground. Can't dig a cellar, it would get constantly flooded. A tornado here is definitely a weather distortion. I've experienced persistent weather distortion in my life. Allah is the One Who controls the weather. I'm just a servant. I've never been in a big tornado. I almost did, once. In Tempe, the desert, it was summer, I was out on my bicycle doing laundry, and large hail (the size of golf balls) fell in copious amounts. So much that it looked like a blanket of snow. In the desert. In summer. But the twister never touched down. I guess it can hail without having a tornado. This town isn't supposed to have tornadoes nor earthquakes. I guess if God wants to run a tornado through here, God Will.
