Letter to Julia 20110810

Oh, hi Julia! Are you staying busy, my dearest? Of course you are, as you are very popular! Well, there is no need to seek more popularity. I certainly don't do so, in fact I don't think that popularity even exists: there is only slander, and the reaction to slander. Like those people who bitch about the lousy dollar you occasionally give out as a donation: they whine because the dollar didn't go to them! So they become indignant! During this fasting month, I often partake of the food donations available at the local mosque. What if some charity had been exclusively for me? Regardless of my situation, there would be slander. And that slander would come primarily from the wealthy! I'm sure they even slander me for partaking some of the food donations that's available for everybody. What hypocrites, huh?

People like to find a reason to bitch anyway, that's imperfection for you. But we must be grateful with what Allah gives us, and make the best of it. Someone with global and spiritual connections who is as gorgeous as you would do best to hide her beauty, but you have to work. There can be no blame on you if you appear before your closest kinfolk, your female buddies, and your servants. Just put your fear in Allah, not in humans. Allah sees everything. You are my love, you are my love, you are my love, and I love you.

Qur'an 20110810

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

51. Say, "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us. God is our Protector." And on Allah let the believers put their trust.

52. Say, "Can you expect for us other than one of two glorious things? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send God's punishment directly, or by our hands. So wait: we too will wait with you."

53. Say, "Spend willingly, or unwillingly. Not from you will it be accepted, for you are indeed a people rebellious, and wicked."

54. The only reasons why their contributions are not accepted are that they reject Allah and God's messenger, that they come to prayer without earnestness, and that they offer contributions unwillingly.

55. Let not their wealth nor their sons dazzle you. In reality, Allah's Plan is to punish them with these things in this life, and that their souls may perish in their denial of Allah.

56. They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you, but they are not of you. Yet they are afraid!

The Repentance 9:51-56
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Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us. God is our Protector.

Can you expect for us other than one of two glorious things? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send God's punishment directly, or by our hands. So wait: we too will wait with you.

Spend willingly, or unwillingly. Not from you will it be accepted, for you are indeed a people rebellious, and wicked.

Letter to Julia 20110808

Certainly you see it, don't you Julia? In a business where the norm is greed, evil, machinations and sluts, having spirituality and righteousness would give you an edge way over the top above every other girl. A Muslim, too. What a special girl. Keep your faith sincere and give your best, my love: my understanding is that Allah will double your reward, more than any others in your field, in this life as well as the hereafter, and your sustenance will be most generous.

Your situation is not the same as mine. I have to undergo different tests of faith than you. Sure, I'm not in the States right now, and there is a Muslim majority here, but since I do what I do in the global music business, a Muslim too, it's still basically me and my kitty, hiding in a cave, adrift on a sea of enemies. Now if this journey were easy and the gains immediate, then people in general would be more helpful and receptive. But since the task is difficult, what I get is, "If only we could, we would help you." Allah knows these lies, and so do I, because I've heard it all before, when I had to walk alone among the drunk atheists and the Satan worshippers. I have been doing this work and have been giving it all I have for many, many years now, with Allah as my witness, and it suits me just fine if Allah is my only friend.

Letter to Julia 20110806

Hi Julia! How is my lovely sweetie today? Are you in a fighting mood? Well, please put all that energy into something constructive. I tell my students (and myself) to put their anger into the drums. When I listen to my own drumming, I realize that there is nothing but great rage in it! But since I'm not drumming at this particular moment, I don't feel any anger at all. Oh, but how I would love to plug into a 100W tube stack, crank it up, and shatter some windows! Ah, weapons of intimidation and destruction! Oh, restraint, restraint!

I've been glancing at my table covers (in this case, it's the newspaper from March 9, 2011), and I see many madcap things have been happening in the fashion biz. Y'know, like John Galliano getting fired from Dior, etc etc. But mostly, I was aghast at what the fashion designers call "ready-to-wear". Anyway, I usually ignore the mass media because they never have anything good to say, so I'm generally apathetic about the age of the news I get. Sure, humans love gossip and bad news, but I get that anyway without having to make any effort to even click on a link. Sure, I don't have as many buddies as you, and having buddies means indulging in gossip. But I do have all that yard work to do, and I haven't even started on my interior decorating. Oh no, the restroom needs cleaning! I'll just flush the whole room out with a hose and some bleach. Oh no, water pressure has been so low lately!

What were we talking about? Anyway, I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss priesthood in Islam. Well, there is no priesthood in Islam. At least, there's not supposed to be. There are in Islam learned people, and clerics who lead the prayers, bilals who call the prayers etc, but no priests. The thing is that each human has a direct connection with God, and does not need a mediator. In Islam, having a mediator with God is actually forbidden. There are prophets, like prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) who was the final prophet, but otherwise everyone is to take his/her problem or plea directly to Allah. But I'm certain you've seen people of some sort of position who behave like priests who push their rank and weight around, accumulate wealth from God knows what source, and flash that wealth around, from Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Worse are the people who put them on that pedestal derogatory of Allah.

Qur'an 20120805

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

23. O you who believe! Take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith. If any of you do so, they do wrong.

24. Say, "If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, your kindred, the wealth you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, or the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah and God's messenger, or the striving in God's cause, then wait until Allah brings about God's Decision. And Allah guides not the rebellious."

The Repentance 9:23-24
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If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, your kindred, the wealth you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, or the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah and God's messenger, or the striving in God's cause, then wait until Allah brings about God's Decision. And Allah guides not the rebellious.

Letter to Julia 20110804

YOOOOOOLIIIIIEEEEE!!!!

Hello there, my beloved precious beauty. How are you feeling today? I assume you are staying busy, as you should. I am quite busy too, it could be that I'm busy loafing... Far from it! I'm up most of the night, so I sleep all morning. Sounds like a rock anthem, huh? I spend a lot of time in the garden. Hey, life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around sometimes, you might miss something! I suppose I've been having one extra long "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Is Ferris Bueller a German? It sounds like a German surname. My situation feels eerie. It feels like I will go from having all this time to having no time at all. Well, I guess that could be true for anybody.

Anyway, I love looking at the many levels of flowers in the garden. Sure, we all notice the big flashy blossoms, but since I have the time, I pick through the many species of grass to expose the many types of flower vines growing underneath. Tiny little flowers growing on vines, blue, white, pink and yellow, all just about 1mm to 3mm. I have started to cut away the big, chunky grass to allow the little flowers to breathe and multiply. Oh my God, I just increased my workload! I also came across some clover vines, which I plan to transplant. It's like looking through a microscope at a miniature universe. So now when I ponder upon my garden, I see all this unsightly and ugly grass I have to clear out, plus all that crap at the back and on the roof of the house. It's kind of like listening to my own music.

Not having my laptop sucks. I have to admit that playing GTA San Andreas is a guilty pleasure of mine. I like to type in the MROEMZH cheat, and everybody turns into a gang member: it's like having a shootout at a political rally! But I mostly use my laptop to write music with. I know my work is important, so I will have to get my laptop repaired eventually, insyaAllah. Or find some other way to produce music. But others (besides Allah) don't see my work as important enough to help me get the technology I need to work with, or even survive and have a home, but that's fine. Seriously, it's fine. Allah is the Only One I really trust, anyway. But it's not always that people disbelieve that I strive to please Allah with music. The proof of that is my electric guitar, which happens to be a gift from a mosque, which is otherwise unheard of. I suppose one could call my work a "jihad". Most idiots assume that a "jihad" is to slaughter innocent people in the name of Allah. It's not entirely their fault that they think so: it is also due to the conditioning of the enemies of Allah. A "jihad" is a striving and self-sacrifice for the purpose of justice and compassion for the sake of Allah, and that happens to be my work: not just from theory, but from what has happened to me. No I'm not Gandhi, I'm a Muslim! My Boss is Allah, and my leader is prophet Muhammad (peace be on him). I also work towards you, my Julia. What a magnificent looking woman you are, my love. Allah is the One Who will bring us together, insyaAllah.

Letter to Julia 20110801

How are you, my beloved Julia? Ah, you sexy thing. You certainly are at your loveliest when you smile. Some people look their best when they are serious, but you are just absolutely endearing to me when you smile. No, not one of those "I don't feel like smiling" smiles, but a sincere expression of happiness. I guess I want to make you sincerely happy.

Oh no! We're stuck in the real world right now, and it's far from perfect! There's no denying that I need some solid wealth to marry you properly. I certainly wouldn't want to give you the life of poverty of this musician, and to keep you out of touch with your beloved buddies. But Allah is certainly the Miracle Maker. Ya Allah, please grant me the means to give Julia and I a happy life and marriage together.

It's the beginning of the fasting month for us Muslims. I have grown to enjoy the fasting month, for some reason it suits me. I wouldn't want to be fasting all the time, I just like the fasting month. I seem to have time under my control right now, and that makes me feel like the wealthiest human on earth. Alhamdulillah. So, for the fasting month, I spend most of the night awake. I would like to be working, but my laptop is down and out right now, and this ancient computer I'm using is only good for writing love letters, and for watching Shadowplay TV. That puts "Woo Hoo" on hold for the time being, but I need to slow it down anyway. For this month, I eat a full meal before dawn, and eat lightly for breakfast at sunset. There is extra prayer activity at night, which is very social, but it only takes up about 1 1/2 hours of time, tops. My greatest challenge in my routine is to be able to tend the yard when it's not blistering hot, because I plan to spend most of the morning asleep. Oh, you! Busybody! How would YOU fit all this Islam into your routine? Well, that's what makes you a supermodel, huh? Just do the best you can with what Allah gives you, and do it in the way which makes you feel no resentment. Allah does not place a burden on any soul greater than it can bear.

Obviously, the Pagans are bolder and more obnoxious where you are. I'm sure you've come across blatant witchcraft, Satanism and vampirism, and they practise so under the guise of "civilization". It's their money, right? Here, there is a Muslim majority, and we are not allowed to do the Pagans any harm without just cause. The world is a tightrope nontheless, with all these humans. But Allah doesn't like the Pagans, and has planned punishment and isolation for them, regardless of what you and I try to do.