Friday, July 2, 2021

Qur'an 20210703

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

64.  Say, "O people of the Book!  Come to common terms as between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, that we associate no partners with God, that we erect not from among ourselves lords and patrons other than Allah."  If then they turn back say you, "Bear witness that we are Muslims."

(The Family of Imran 3:64)

God's gift

 Hi Natty!  How are you feeling today?  I hope that all is well with you, and you are having a wonderful time.  You are the most beautiful girl to me and I love you with all of my heart.  Please don't worry, everything will work out well for us inshaAllah.  What did I do today?  Today is Friday, and I went to Friday prayer for the first time in over a month.  That's because of another lockdown, and the mosque was closed.  The lockdown is still in effect nationwide, but this state has had a very low Covid infection rate.  So low that the king allowed Friday prayers again.  Islam commands precaution of course, but such a low infection rate is clearly a gift from God.  The locals should give thanks to God and use this opportunity to build up some economic muscle, especially in food, agriculture and Internet businesses.

In the evening I prepared the chicken for tomorrow's BBQ.  Ah, it's been a while since I made BBQ.  I hope I don't overeat, but I like my cooking.  Allah gave me some knowledge in cooking, alhamdulillah.  My approach to BBQ chicken is pretty standard.  I precook the chicken in the BBQ sauce the day before, refrigerate it, then grill the chicken until the insides are hot and there's a nice char on the outside.  Dripping with BBQ sauce, of course.  Eaten at the grill!