In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
46. Say, "I do admonish you on one point: that you do stand up before Allah, in pairs or alone, and reflect. Your companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible penalty."
47. Say, "No reward do I ask of you: it is in your interest. My reward is only due from Allah, and God is Witness to all things."
48. Say, "Verily my Lord does cast the Truth. God that has full knowledge of what is hidden."
49. Say, "The Truth has arrived, and falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything."
50. Say, "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul. But if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me. It is God Who hears all things, and is near."
Sheba 34:46-50
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I do admonish you on one point: that you do stand up before Allah, in pairs or alone, and reflect. Your companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible penalty.
No reward do I ask of you: it is in your interest. My reward is only due from Allah, and God is Witness to all things.
Verily my Lord does cast the Truth. God that has full knowledge of what is hidden.
The Truth has arrived, and falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything.
If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul. But if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me. It is God Who hears all things, and is near.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120601
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my precious Julia. It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV. Those wings can get rather heavy, can't they? It pains me to see the strain on your beautiful legs as you walk. But I'm sure you are well aware of that, and you are the consummate professional, and a lady. It's not as if you're dragging a tree of light cans on your back. Oh, you've done that? Yes, I know you have. My poor Julia. You are strong, my love. And I love you so.
And when you are alone in your home, please recite the Qur'an out loud. Just a little bit, the English translation will suffice if you don't know Arabic. Compare the little bit that you read with what happens to you at the time. You will discover in part that you are never alone, that you are being listened to, for Allah Understands the finest mysteries, and is Well-acquainted with them.
Hello, my precious Julia. It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV. Those wings can get rather heavy, can't they? It pains me to see the strain on your beautiful legs as you walk. But I'm sure you are well aware of that, and you are the consummate professional, and a lady. It's not as if you're dragging a tree of light cans on your back. Oh, you've done that? Yes, I know you have. My poor Julia. You are strong, my love. And I love you so.
And when you are alone in your home, please recite the Qur'an out loud. Just a little bit, the English translation will suffice if you don't know Arabic. Compare the little bit that you read with what happens to you at the time. You will discover in part that you are never alone, that you are being listened to, for Allah Understands the finest mysteries, and is Well-acquainted with them.
Qur'an 20120601
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
34. Never did We send a Warner to a population but the wealthy ones among them said, "We believe not in that with which you have been sent."
35. They said,"We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."
36. Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom God pleases, but most men understand not."
37. It is not your wealth nor your sons that will bring you nearer to Us in degree, but only those who believe and work righteousness. These are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they are in dwellings on high.
38. Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment.
39. Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of God's servants as God pleases, and nothing do you spend in the least but God replaces it, for God is the Best of those who grant Sustenance."
40. One Day God will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you hat these men used to worship?"
Sheba 34:34-40
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Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom God pleases, but most men understand not.
Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of God's servants as God pleases, and nothing do you spend in the least but God replaces it, for God is the Best of those who grant Sustenance.
34. Never did We send a Warner to a population but the wealthy ones among them said, "We believe not in that with which you have been sent."
35. They said,"We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."
36. Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom God pleases, but most men understand not."
37. It is not your wealth nor your sons that will bring you nearer to Us in degree, but only those who believe and work righteousness. These are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they are in dwellings on high.
38. Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment.
39. Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of God's servants as God pleases, and nothing do you spend in the least but God replaces it, for God is the Best of those who grant Sustenance."
40. One Day God will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you hat these men used to worship?"
Sheba 34:34-40
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Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom God pleases, but most men understand not.
Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of God's servants as God pleases, and nothing do you spend in the least but God replaces it, for God is the Best of those who grant Sustenance.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120531
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Yes my beloved young lady Julia, it's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV. Say Julia, who's the boss model over there at Victoria's Secret? Yeah, there's management and all that, but who's the boss model among the girls over there at Victoria's Secret? Yeah, I know you're a family, and I don't want to stir things up maybe, but like my Mom bosses me around all the time, and I have to let her, mostly because I love her. Then I observe how Chee Chee is the top cat of the yard for the simple reason being that she's the only cat allowed in my house, while any other cat that tries to make an illegal entry would get a swift whomp with a broom I hang by the front door. This results in a whole squadron of cats hanging outside my front door waiting to earn their stripes (the most persistent one being a striped cat). Therefore there has to be some sort of a pecking order among the models there at VS. Back in the Jurassic period, the fearsome T-Banks and the motherly Mrs. Klum were clearly the first hogs to the trough. Nowadays it seems that a member of the Brazilian Bureau is Queen Chicken of the henhouse, an educated guess would be Alessandra. But even Brazilian models can grow old, so there inevitably will be a power struggle soon. You people better start taking sides! I'm casting my vote now. I nominate my sweetie Julia to be Boss Model at Victoria's Secret because she's the sexiest, the prettiest, the most beautiful, and the most everything else! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! You go, girl! Please maintain your prayers, and try your best to cover your skin and hide the great beauty that Allah gave you.
And Allah knows those who are our allies, and the ones who are all talk and no positive action. I love you, Julia!
Yes my beloved young lady Julia, it's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV. Say Julia, who's the boss model over there at Victoria's Secret? Yeah, there's management and all that, but who's the boss model among the girls over there at Victoria's Secret? Yeah, I know you're a family, and I don't want to stir things up maybe, but like my Mom bosses me around all the time, and I have to let her, mostly because I love her. Then I observe how Chee Chee is the top cat of the yard for the simple reason being that she's the only cat allowed in my house, while any other cat that tries to make an illegal entry would get a swift whomp with a broom I hang by the front door. This results in a whole squadron of cats hanging outside my front door waiting to earn their stripes (the most persistent one being a striped cat). Therefore there has to be some sort of a pecking order among the models there at VS. Back in the Jurassic period, the fearsome T-Banks and the motherly Mrs. Klum were clearly the first hogs to the trough. Nowadays it seems that a member of the Brazilian Bureau is Queen Chicken of the henhouse, an educated guess would be Alessandra. But even Brazilian models can grow old, so there inevitably will be a power struggle soon. You people better start taking sides! I'm casting my vote now. I nominate my sweetie Julia to be Boss Model at Victoria's Secret because she's the sexiest, the prettiest, the most beautiful, and the most everything else! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!! You go, girl! Please maintain your prayers, and try your best to cover your skin and hide the great beauty that Allah gave you.
And Allah knows those who are our allies, and the ones who are all talk and no positive action. I love you, Julia!
Qur'an 20120531
27. Say, "Show me those who you have joined with God as partners... by no means! No, God is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise."
28. We have not sent you but as a universalist to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them, but most men understand not.
29. They say,"When is this promise, if you are telling the truth?"
30. Say, "The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour, nor put forward."
31. The unbelievers say, "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in that before it." Could you but see when the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the word on one another! Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones, "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!"
Sheba 34:27-31
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Show me those who you have joined with God as partners... by no means! No, God is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour, nor put forward.
28. We have not sent you but as a universalist to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them, but most men understand not.
29. They say,"When is this promise, if you are telling the truth?"
30. Say, "The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour, nor put forward."
31. The unbelievers say, "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in that before it." Could you but see when the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the word on one another! Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones, "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!"
Sheba 34:27-31
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Show me those who you have joined with God as partners... by no means! No, God is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour, nor put forward.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120529
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**sniffle** Yes, it's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV!!!! **sniffle** Hey, it's been a while since I've had the sniffles, hasn't it? I think it's been about 6 months, would you know? Why it's an issue is because I can't sing when my nose is stuffed up. Now only do sinus fluids ruin my voice, but a lot of my voice comes out through the nose. So the entire Shadowplay train comes screeching to a halt when I get a cold. It was that raging storm from the west yesterday! Plus the dust from my parents' bedroom. But I am still able to sing. For now. InsyaAllah.
Anyway, The Boss instructs me to make a comment about the 2006 show, in particular the last walk titled "A Winter Wonderland of Glacial Goddesses". What's in a word? In this case, "goddesses" which is "pagan", is placed as equal to "angels", in the context of "Christmas", which pertains to "Christianity". Perhaps people have forgotten back in ancient Rome what the pagans did to the Christians in the name of "entertainment", thus "so what?" But in 2006, "goddesses", an element of paganism, is being infused as an element of Christmas, a celebration by Christians, in a popular form of mass media. Oh, it's not Heidi's fault: it's the fault of the person(s) who wrote that line. No, it's not trivial: do they have any respect for God? But I'm not even a Christian, so I suppose it's none of my business. But it does bother God, which makes it everyone's business.
**sniffle** Yes, it's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV!!!! **sniffle** Hey, it's been a while since I've had the sniffles, hasn't it? I think it's been about 6 months, would you know? Why it's an issue is because I can't sing when my nose is stuffed up. Now only do sinus fluids ruin my voice, but a lot of my voice comes out through the nose. So the entire Shadowplay train comes screeching to a halt when I get a cold. It was that raging storm from the west yesterday! Plus the dust from my parents' bedroom. But I am still able to sing. For now. InsyaAllah.
Anyway, The Boss instructs me to make a comment about the 2006 show, in particular the last walk titled "A Winter Wonderland of Glacial Goddesses". What's in a word? In this case, "goddesses" which is "pagan", is placed as equal to "angels", in the context of "Christmas", which pertains to "Christianity". Perhaps people have forgotten back in ancient Rome what the pagans did to the Christians in the name of "entertainment", thus "so what?" But in 2006, "goddesses", an element of paganism, is being infused as an element of Christmas, a celebration by Christians, in a popular form of mass media. Oh, it's not Heidi's fault: it's the fault of the person(s) who wrote that line. No, it's not trivial: do they have any respect for God? But I'm not even a Christian, so I suppose it's none of my business. But it does bother God, which makes it everyone's business.
Qur'an 20120530
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
22. Say, "Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah. They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth. No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah."
23. No intercession can avail in God's Presence, except for those whom God has granted permission. So far that, when terror is removed from their hearts will they say, "What is it that your Lord commanded?" They will say, "That which is true and just, and God is the Most High, Most Great."
24. Say, "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?" Say, "It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!"
25. Say, "You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do."
26. Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all."
Sheba 34:22-26
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Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah. They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth. No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?
It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!
You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do.
Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all.
22. Say, "Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah. They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth. No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah."
23. No intercession can avail in God's Presence, except for those whom God has granted permission. So far that, when terror is removed from their hearts will they say, "What is it that your Lord commanded?" They will say, "That which is true and just, and God is the Most High, Most Great."
24. Say, "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?" Say, "It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!"
25. Say, "You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do."
26. Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all."
Sheba 34:22-26
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Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah. They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth. No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?
It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!
You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do.
Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all.
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