Qur'an 20220314

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

30.  Thus We have sent you amongst a people whom have peoples passed away, in order that you might rehearse unto them what We have sent down unto you by inspiration.  Yet they do reject the most Gracious!  Say, "God is my Lord!  There is no God but God!  On God is my trust, and to God do I turn!"

31.  If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak.... But truly, the Command is with Allah with all things!  Do not the believers know that, had Allah willed, God could have guided all humankind?  But the unbelievers, never will disaster cease to seize them for their deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to pass, for verily, Allah will not fail in God's promise.

32.  Mocked were messengers before you, but We granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally We punished them.  Then how was Our requital!

33.  Is then God Who stands over every soul, all that it does?  And yet they ascribe partners to Allah.  Say, "But name them!"  Is it that you will inform God of something God knows not on earth, or is it a show of words?  No!  To those who believe not, their pretense seems pleasing, but they are kept back from the Path.  And those whom Allah leaves to stray, no one can guide.

The Thunder 13:30-33

Sunday

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today?  How are the mountains?  Ah, I kind of miss mountain weather.  I hope you are having a marvelous time, and keeping yourself safe and healthy.  It's Sunday over here for me.  I had an interesting morning.  Early morning, about 4 am.  I always wake up early to do some extra worship then computer work.  I hadn't turned anything on yet, and I always flip the switches on the power strips as well so nothing is dormant.  But the speakers had life to them though, they were crackling and buzzing even though there was no power going to them.  No, they don't run on rechargeable batteries.

I have a feeling you like jicama, Natty.  It's a refreshing flavor, and yet people seldom use them in salads.  I think the trick is to use them as the body of the salad, like lettuce.  So I made a jicama and tomato salad.  I cut the jicama into strips like the photo above, and the tomatoes into thin slices.  I julienned kaffir lime leaves for punch and added them into the mix.  I suppose you could use basil, but it's not the same.  I have a kaffir lime tree in my yard.  It never fruits, but I'm not interested in the fruit.  I like the nice tender shoots.  Anyway, that's all there is: jicama, tomatoes, and kaffir lime leaves.  For dressing is soy sauce and some lime/lemon juice, with a dash of black pepper.  Mix it up and serve immediately, don't let it sit and get soggy.  It's an awesome salad, I think you would like it.

Whoops!  I forgot to turn on ALM (Advanced Light Model) for the snapshots!  Mary's outfit today is:

Dark Angel necklace by Earth & Sky Designs

Natural lips gloss II by Katt Yeetly

Alli&Ali Designs Wendy Hair

GSC Periphery Dress with front ruffles

Pure Poison - Artizan Cloud Pumps

Here are my picks from the AZ Factory SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection: